AT&T LTE Coverage Sucks in Portland Area

Ask for a micro-cell tower. See if that helps.

 

I had trouble getting AT&T at home. They gave me a 3G microcell for free. It works great.

 

Here in Eugene every proposed new cell tower causes a public outcry. AT&T coverage in the south part of Eugene is very poor. AT&T proposed a new tower, found a landowner willing and o host the tower, agreed to disguise it as a tree for aesthetics. But neighbors whine about "radiation" and property values being impacted.

Meanwhile up on Blanton Heights, there are multiple flame throwing TV and radio transmitters only a couple hundred yards from an upscale neighborhood. Nobody complains about that. Children conceived up there should have tails and extra nipples.

 

NINBY... "Not In My Back Yard."
But then they complain when they can't get a signal, in their back yard.

"Why do we need those towers? Everything is wireless now."

Federal gov't requires all radio emitters, cell, broadcast and otherwise, to meet radiation limits.
Cell providers and broadcasters cannot install a site unless it meets the guidelines for Uncontrolled/General Population exposure limits.

The type of radiation that causes cell mutation is called Ionizing Radiation.
Ionization is the process of ripping electrons from atoms. This causes changes on cellular (not phone) levels.
Nuclear bombs and power plants generate Ionizing radiation.

Cell phones and broadcasters generate Non-Ionizing radiation.
The effect on the body is heating. It does not affect DNA/cause mutantion of cells.

Guess how your microwave oven works? It uses Non-Ionizing radiation to heat food.
The radiation generated by your microwave oven is the same as that generated by broadcasters/cell providers.
People who climb towers will experience internal body heating if they get too close to the antennas.

If microwave ovens used Ionizing radiation, would you want to eat something heated up in there?

No one has ever been able to attribute the installation of an antenna support structure with the lowering of property values. Most people, who are not in my line of work, don't even notice the things unless someone brings it to their attention.

 

For all the credible science on this, there's an equal or greater amount of alternative facts. It's like smart electric meters. The local utility wants to install them but there's enormous pressure from diehard opponents. They believe a smart meter on their house will give them cancer, or at minimum, be an invasion of privacy (because the meter tracks usage patterns).