Good point. I'm certainly not condoning AT&T in this case. They could have done a better job at hiding their stuff. Yeah, it would suck AT&T put a box in my front yard.

I was making a point more about the experience I've I had with the general population, not so much defending AT&T. My company just installed a cell network for a major US city. We have about 450 cell towers that we built on top of telephone poles. They are designed to be quiet and be non intrusive. They are painted brown on are really hard to notice unless you are looking for them.

Our teams only need to be in the area for construction and initial setup. When I'm out in the field, I've made a point of treating residents with respect and courtesy. I know that one my coworkers might have to visit the location again at a later date and I don't want the residents to be pissed at them for my actions. (The urban areas are pretty dangerous.)

I've had people come out of their homes yelling at me telling me to remove the tower from the pole. They don't understand what it does and are just unhappy with it. It's funny but I still like my job... it's always interesting.