Good knowledge, but there is a little RJ11 cable which probably goes out to a PSTN phone line for backhaul. I would agree with the other comments that this kit looks pretty old and I would expect is no longer providing any service. The cost to recover is probably too high so it will likely never get collected.
Any suggestions how to measure mobile mast output on the village hall?
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No as established earlier the RJ11 goes to the phone triggered power adapter straight from the "Cisco" box - you can see both ends of it between the two photos.
Any suggestions how to measure mobile mast output on the village hall?
My Co-Driver is quite a socialite within the confines on the village and during one event, I have been nominated to look into whether the mast on the village hall is actually doing anything. Most villages cannot get a signal indoors and generally the outdoor service is patchy. I don't really...
I've pinged a couple of the field team guys I know socially to see if they recognise the kit, I suspect it's before their time.
Yep before their time but consensus is likely old 3G picocell.
Thier advice is similar to this thread, probably defunct, turn it off and see if anyone turns up or rings.
Thier advice is similar to this thread, probably defunct, turn it off and see if anyone turns up or rings.
Update:
The chairman has been in contact with the villager whom helped get it installed in the first place, whom has been in contact with Vodafone.
Apparently they were planning to upgrade it to 4G last year but that seems to have stalled.
They’ve said the contractor should be getting in touch with us in the next couple of weeks to confirm an install date.
Looks like it slipped off someone’s schedule so hopefully this will resolve things.
I’ve still suggested we turn it off unless they are paying the electricity bill.
The chairman has been in contact with the villager whom helped get it installed in the first place, whom has been in contact with Vodafone.
Apparently they were planning to upgrade it to 4G last year but that seems to have stalled.
They’ve said the contractor should be getting in touch with us in the next couple of weeks to confirm an install date.
Looks like it slipped off someone’s schedule so hopefully this will resolve things.
I’ve still suggested we turn it off unless they are paying the electricity bill.
It's unlikely to be using significant power, it's 2 network devices and low range radio (and the one in your phone runs for a day off battery) so I'd anticipate around 100w - a bright lightbulb in old money -but it's reasonable to ask Vodafone how much it does use.
100w would be 2.4 kWh a day or 876 a year, so that many units of electricity. At the current price cap of 24p that's £220 a year - though I suspect your hall like the one I help look after is on uncapped energy as a non domestic account (something our hirers pay no notice of when they turn all the lights on and prop open all the outside doors "to be welcoming" and then complain the heating isn't working...)