5G antenna in Eichberg

@balord1

It’s best to ask the local government!

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@balord1 wrote:

….Hence my question as to whether and when this antenna will be built.

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We are just customers like you here and have no access/no insider knowledge of Swisscom’s expansion plans….

You can ask Swisscom directly:

www.swisscom.ch/kontakt

@balord1

As I said, you have to ask a different question. Here in the community we cannot provide you with an answer to your question. A building permit is usually valid for 2 or 3 years. The antenna should be built safely, but this is usually not done within a few days of approval, but rather a certain amount of time passes.

So yesterday (June 10, 2024) I noticed that the antenna is now (finally!) up; But it doesn’t seem to be in operation yet, because even right before it I only have 1-2 bars of reception.

I hope Swisscom switches the mast on soon. 😃

PS: Did anyone happen to notice when the antenna was set up/mounted?

Hi,

yes that is correct. We were also on the roof yesterday and took photos of the antenna and the assembly.

As we have been informed, it will be put into operation by the end of July at the latest.

lg

it was installed yesterday. The crane was with us on June 10th, 2024.

Interesting! Then I hope that they will put the system into operation in the next few days and not just on July 31st! 😉

Now I’m wondering if the antenna is even switched on anymore; it has been lying idle for more than a month now. Sad.

Please Swisscom: finally turn on the power. 😄

This should be put into operation by the end of July at the latest. Lg

Good day

I don’t know what it’s like at Swisscom. But in Telekom Deutschland’s network construction podcast, as an example, it was mentioned that new antennas are only integrated into the network on 3 or 4 fixed days a year, since when an antenna is put into operation there are always adjustments to the surrounding antennas, since they are have to work together.

It may well be that the antenna has been technically and mechanically ready for a long time, but has not yet been integrated into the network.

Incomprehensible for impatient customers, but probably necessary in order not to lose track.

Dosc

Good evening,

I don’t know that either. All I know is that the antenna on our roof already uses a lot of power. So I think this is already in operation.

Lg

Hello everyone @Wiheupau19

The antenna was put into operation, I saw the technician at the headquarters where the signal was coming from and he told me that they had just put the antenna into operation.

Greetings Lorenz

Yes, indeed! I finally have full reception in Eichberg. But to be honest, I’m a bit - actually quite - disappointed.

I was expecting a lot more speed via 5G (tested several times on/at different days/times of day, always about the same; directly at the mast, clear view of the transmitter modules, perhaps around 50m distance as the crow flies).

My subscription allows up to 2Gbit, for example in Oberriet (Swisscom mast near Coop/Piazza) I can achieve a good 1.2Gbit down.

@DerEichberger

The performance depends in part on the load on the number of users.

Yes, that is of course clear to me, hence the various measurements on different days and at different times.

The conclusion is that either the transmission performance of the system is rather poor or the antenna is not connected particularly quickly: (Yet) no fiber optic in the sense of “FTTH”.

The topic of “number of users” was once an issue and perhaps still is today at the main station in Zurich. Otherwise, probably no. All locations are also connected via fiber optics. Hence no. Remote diagnosis is therefore difficult. The transmission power may be significantly reduced or or or.