Should we agree to install a cellsite on top of our house?

Question

hi guys,

just today Bayantel (our country's telco company) made a visit to our three storey house. they were interested in installing a 9 meter high cellsite (for wireless landline and internet services) on our roofdeck. w

they have a contract ready and they would pay us $300 a month for the "rent" and would pay the electricity bill. sounds good enough, a concern though is radiation. how safe is this going to be?

the contract states that we must agree to a 10-year plan. they will cover all costs regarding it's maintenance and building.

what do you guys think? should we agree? if it is safe, i guess the extra income wouldn't hurt.

Answer 1

10 yrs ....hmmm thats about the length of time the "experts" are saying that it takes for RF energy to give you cancer..If they will throw in a clause, that will cover your medical bills/funeral expenses from cancer then maybe it's worth it....but maybe not, cancer is not fun at all....

Answer 2

sounds enticing

i'd do it, tell them to throw in free internet as well as phone bills

=D

Answer 3

Of course it's RF -- that's how mobile phones work!

By design, most of the RF energy goes out sideways, not straight down.  So directly underneath the mast is probably the safest place you could be -- if it was even dangerous.  Note also that strength of signal varies inversely with the square of distance (at 2m. it's a quarter of what it was at 1m., at 5m. it's a twenty-fifth of what it was at 1m. and at 10m. it's just a hundredth).

See if you can talk them into giving you all handset upgrades, unlimited free any time / any network minutes and unlimited free text messages!