What's this on the lamp post?

[Spidersleg]

Mods please move if this is not the right place.




This appeared the other day. Does anyone know what it is? Are we being showered with 5g covid rays or is it China listening in on the kids in the playground?

[cliffords]

I have seen a fellow putting one of those up near me . He had an openreach van. BT ?

[768]

5G is my guess.

[Alorotom]

Potentially an air quality particulate sensor - doesn’t look like any of the 5G masts I’ve seen so far as they look way more substantial than that.

[cliffords]

Here is quality service for you

The one I can see has Entis written on it . Just been out with the dog and looked at it again .

[anonymous-user]

Either your house is going to get burgled or your dog is going to get bummed.

You're welcome, from Facebook.

[Chipstick]

cliffords said:

Here is quality service for you

The one I can see has Entis written on it . Just been out with the dog and looked at it again .

First hit on google suggests, ENTIS: England’s National Traffic Information Service.

The National Traffic Information Service (NTIS) is operated on behalf of Highways England –the Highways Authority for the English strategic road network. NTIS provides information and data including raw and processed traffic data, messages relating to incidents and events, and variable message settings.

Information is provided across multiple dissemination channels, and is used for journey planning and informing journeys in progress. Information is provided to subscribers and partners continuously, and is also provided in a tailored form as strategic responses to events on the network. These responses have a measurable benefit to road users, mitigating the impact of events and improving journey time reliability.

[Spidersleg]

cliffords said:

I have seen a fellow putting one of those up near me . He had an openreach van. BT ?

Spoke with a neighbour this morning and yes it was openreach who installed it.

[zedx19]

Activates the mind control chip placed within the COVID vaccine, you will comply.

[somouk]

Definitely not 5G, looks like some form of radio signalling equipment.

I suspect they will be along to install another sensor at some point that will then use that as a communication point.

[rfisher]

Couple of years ago I saw a geezer in a high viz jacket up a ladder retrieving something from a similar device on a lamp post near my street.

Asked him what the device does and he said that he wasn't allowed to say.

Nice living in a democracy isn't it?

At least I wasn't arrested for asking.

[FourWheelDrift]

Chipstick said:

First hit on google suggests, ENTIS: England’s National Traffic Information Service.

Mine was:

ENTIS was founded in Milan in May 1990.

The general objective for ENTIS is to coordinate and collaborate the activities of the different Teratology Information Services (TIS), and to collect and evaluate data in order to contribute to the primary prevention of birth defects and developmental disorders.

[Getragdogleg]

EmailAddress said:

pocketspring said:

Either your house is going to get burgled or your dog is going to get bummed.

You're welcome, from Facebook.

Do we get to choose?

I think I have a preference.

Doesn't sound like its going to go well for the dog.

[jfdi]

Getragdogleg said:

EmailAddress said:

pocketspring said:

Either your house is going to get burgled or your dog is going to get bummed.

You're welcome, from Facebook.

Do we get to choose?

I think I have a preference.

Doesn't sound like its going to go well for the dog.

That all depends on the dog's preferences.

[anonymous-user]

rfisher said:

Couple of years ago I saw a geezer in a high viz jacket up a ladder retrieving something from a similar device on a lamp post near my street.

Asked him what the device does and he said that he wasn't allowed to say.

Nice living in a democracy isn't it?

At least I wasn't arrested for asking.

I don't think an employee of a private company declining to disclose information to a passer by has anything to do with democracy. Unless I'm missing something?

If was working on my laptop in public and you asked me what I was doing, I would likely tell you it was confidential. Not because I'm being a dick, just because I am obliged by my employer to ensure the privacy of my work.

[rfisher]

Lord Marylebone said:

rfisher said:

Couple of years ago I saw a geezer in a high viz jacket up a ladder retrieving something from a similar device on a lamp post near my street.

Asked him what the device does and he said that he wasn't allowed to say.

Nice living in a democracy isn't it?

At least I wasn't arrested for asking.

I don't think an employee of a private company declining to disclose information to a passer by has anything to do with democracy. Unless I'm missing something?

If was working on my laptop in public and you asked me what I was doing, I would likely tell you it was confidential. Not because I'm being a dick, just because I am obliged by my employer to ensure the privacy of my work.

He worked for the Highways Agency according to his van.

There are loads of devices attached to lamp posts that interact with cars and people using the roads and streets.

We should know precisely what all of them do.

That information is probably publically available, but equally probably not.

[boyse7en]

rfisher said:

Lord Marylebone said:

rfisher said:

Couple of years ago I saw a geezer in a high viz jacket up a ladder retrieving something from a similar device on a lamp post near my street.

Asked him what the device does and he said that he wasn't allowed to say.

Nice living in a democracy isn't it?

At least I wasn't arrested for asking.

I don't think an employee of a private company declining to disclose information to a passer by has anything to do with democracy. Unless I'm missing something?

If was working on my laptop in public and you asked me what I was doing, I would likely tell you it was confidential. Not because I'm being a dick, just because I am obliged by my employer to ensure the privacy of my work.

He worked for the Highways Agency according to his van.

There are loads of devices attached to lamp posts that interact with cars and people using the roads and streets.

We should know precisely what all of them do.

That information is probably publically available, but equally probably not.

I expect he did know what it did, he just didn't want to tell you, as is his democratic right.

[Castrol for a knave]

boyse7en said:

rfisher said:

Lord Marylebone said:

rfisher said:

Couple of years ago I saw a geezer in a high viz jacket up a ladder retrieving something from a similar device on a lamp post near my street.

Asked him what the device does and he said that he wasn't allowed to say.

Nice living in a democracy isn't it?

At least I wasn't arrested for asking.

I don't think an employee of a private company declining to disclose information to a passer by has anything to do with democracy. Unless I'm missing something?

If was working on my laptop in public and you asked me what I was doing, I would likely tell you it was confidential. Not because I'm being a dick, just because I am obliged by my employer to ensure the privacy of my work.

He worked for the Highways Agency according to his van.

There are loads of devices attached to lamp posts that interact with cars and people using the roads and streets.

We should know precisely what all of them do.

That information is probably publically available, but equally probably not.

I expect he did know what it did, he just didn't want to tell you, as is his democratic right.

More likely he wanted to exercise his democratic to say fk off you nosey , but couldn't because he was leaning against his sign written van

[dlks151]

The lantern on top of the column has a CMS node therefore there is a 24hr supply available in the base. Its a UHF/VHF antenna that's strapped to the pole, and my guess is that its a repeater base station bouncing a signal on between devices and it's taking a feed from the column. It could be for a whole load of purposes.

[zedx19]

rfisher said:

He worked for the Highways Agency according to his van.

There are loads of devices attached to lamp posts that interact with cars and people using the roads and streets.

We should know precisely what all of them do.

That information is probably publically available, but equally probably not.

He was probably startled by your tinfoil hat.

Edited by zedx19 on Thursday 23 February 15:04