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  • 'It’s just flopping around': T-Mobile accused of using flimsy ratchet

    From Bill Horne@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 7 15:37:22 2022
    'I mean, this is heavy freaking stuff here, and it's just floating around in the wind'

    By Braden Bjella

    A user on TikTok has gone viral after alleging that T-Mobile used
    ratchet straps and "no other supports" to hold their cabling on a 5G
    cellular tower.

    In a video with over 595,000 views, user Cam shows the cables in
    question. The 3G and 4G coaxial cables are held in place using ratchet
    straps, while the new 5G cables appear to not be secured to the tower
    at all, barring "the top strain relief," writes Cam.

    https://www.dailydot.com/irl/t-mobile-flimsy-straps-5g-towers/

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Bill Horne on Fri Oct 7 18:21:00 2022
    On 10/7/2022 11:37, Bill Horne wrote:
    'I mean, this is heavy freaking stuff here, and it's just floating around in the wind'

    By Braden Bjella

    A user on TikTok has gone viral after alleging that T-Mobile used
    ratchet straps and "no other supports" to hold their cabling on a 5G
    cellular tower.

    I wouldn't be surprised if that was temporary to hasten the 5G roll-out.
    Hopefully contractors will be rolling back through with permanent
    supports. If not, this publicity will probably be a kick in the seat
    for them.

    Either way, some people might be surprised how strong ratchet straps
    are. I once drove to Washington DC from eastern Ohio in a '65 Ford
    Galaxie with the frame *held together* in the rear with a heavy-duty
    ratchet strap.

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