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#277340 8-Oct-2020 17:29

I maintain a gallery with photos of cell sites around NZ and the world.

I'm setting up this thread so I can post updates whenever I add photos.

Auckland
- Howick
  - Ormiston - 13 new photos (2degrees/Spark/Vodafone)
- Maungakiekie-Tāmaki
  - Penrose - 7 new photos (VF)
  - Rarotonga (Mt Smart) - 18 new photos (2d/S/VF)
- Ōrākei
  - Stonefields - 10 new photos (2d/S/VF)
- Ōtara-Papatoetoe
  - Puhinui - 6 new photos (VF)
Otago - 7 new photos (Chorus/2d/S/VF)
- Alexandra - 8 new photos (S)
- Dunedin - 9 new photos (2d/S/VF)
- Middlemarch - 4 new photos (Chorus)
- Queenstown - 7 new photos (2d/S/VF)
- Ranfurly - 16 photos (Chorus/S)
Wellington
- Lambton - 1 new photo (S)

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#2581536 8-Oct-2020 17:38

Are you doing before and after the technophobes set them on fire?

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#2581541 8-Oct-2020 17:47

lucky015:

Are you doing before and after the technophobes set them on fire?

I was in two minds whether to do this thread or not given these attacks... I'll see if there is any positive interest here. May ask for this thread to be deleted if not.

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#2581564 8-Oct-2020 19:17

@kiwiSurfer I like looking at new sites that have gone up for some odd reason

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#2581566 8-Oct-2020 19:23

Would you be open to accepting photos from other users? I would imagine the gallery would populate fairly fast.

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#2581574 8-Oct-2020 20:05

DjShadow:

Would you be open to accepting photos from other users? I would imagine the gallery would populate fairly fast.

Sure thing that would be awesome. Suggest dropping the photos into a Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or similar (as long as I can easily export it out as a Zip) and sending the link to james@pole.net.nz.

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#2581595 8-Oct-2020 21:03

KiwiSurfer:

Sure thing that would be awesome. Suggest dropping the photos into a Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or similar (as long as I can easily export it out as a Zip) and sending the link to james@pole.net.nz.

I've got a couple of photos of the towers on top of Mt Pauanui if you would like them.

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#2581597 8-Oct-2020 21:06

Bravo2020:

KiwiSurfer:

Sure thing that would be awesome. Suggest dropping the photos into a Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or similar (as long as I can easily export it out as a Zip) and sending the link to james@pole.net.nz.

I've got a couple of photos of the towers on top of Mt Pauanui if you would like them.

That'd be great, send them to the address above. :)

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#2638700 20-Jan-2021 12:06

Auckland
- Albert-Eden Board
  - Kingsland (from #6 onwards)
- Manurewa Board
  - Clendon (all)
- Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Board
  - Panmure (from #4)
- Ōtara-Papatoetoe Board
  - Manukau (last 3 photos)
- Waitematā Board
  - Newton (last 3 photos)
  - Parnell (last photo)
  - St Marys Bay (last photo)
  - Universities (from #2)
- Whau Board (last 3 photos)
Christchurch (last 2 photos)
Waikato
- Hamilton (last 2 photos)

Interesting observations:-

Vodafone is relocating their Symonds Street site a few doors down. There they will join 2degrees and Spark. (photo, new site on left, old site on right)
Some lovely artwork on 2degrees (left) and Vodafone (right) cabinets at Bond Street Overbridge. (photo)
2degrees have been replacing antenna panels at several sites including Manukau Junction. I believe the new ones are 700 MHz (Band 28) capable. (photo)
First photo I have of both Vodafone (centre) and Spark (right) 3500 Mhz antennas for 5G at St Marys Bay. (photo)

[Edit: Added Christchurch.]

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#2638704 20-Jan-2021 12:08

making your town porn more well known eh!

might have to throw you my collection.

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#2638717 20-Jan-2021 12:48

Need some of the stealth ones to surprise people how hidden some are :) Traditionally the first ones to go up with Telecom/Spark in the day. Resource consent relaxed since and many more beside them now.

Christchurch:

Clock / Sign tower at Bishopdale

Tower at Railway crossing on Wairakei Road near Z

There use to be, and maybe still - Fake Chimneys on historic buildings

Early in the day of the Casino many were covered up or masked as chimneys etc to give it a better location appearance to high rollers

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#2638866 20-Jan-2021 13:46

There are a few stealth ones in my gallery:-

Muzim Negara, Malaysia
Cockatoo Island, NSW, Australia
Venice Beach, CA, USA
Queenstown, NZ
Epsom, Auckland
Farm Cove, Auckland
Mellons Bay, Auckland
Dannemora, Auckland
Pakuranga Heights, Auckland
Ellerslie, Auckland
Glendowie, Auckland
Conifer Grove, Auckland
Hillsborough Road, Auckland
Oneroa, Waiheke Island (two here)
Surfdale, Waiheke (two here)
Glen Eden, Auckland
Britomart Underground, Auckland
Newmarket North, Auckland (look about 1/3 down the middle column)
Newton, Auckland (the old bank site, plus the Vodafone trial of putting antennas on top of a bus shelter)

Enjoy. :)

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#2638871 20-Jan-2021 13:55

I think 2degrees are slowly upgrading their Gen 1 sites, I was in Auckland recently and noticed their tower on the corner of Tristram Ave & Forrest Hill Road had new antennas (plus some new boxes under them) as well as a new control box next to it

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#2731626 20-Jun-2021 18:52

Spark/Vodafone/2degrees at Chartwell Mall, Hamilton, Waikato.