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Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by jodrellblank on Saturday August 24, 2019 @04:38PM (#20789562)
Is it not already the expensive option when a cheap microphone+chip can be embedded in a light as The Clapper? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clapper

When you can have a smartbulb and a smartphone app, if you already have a smartphone and wifi access point?

When you can buy a wireless doorbell system for $12 which is a free-floating button and triggers a mains powered doorbell remotely? https://www.amazon.com/wireless-doorbell/s?k=wireless+doorbe...

All of that is cheaper than buying, and paying a qualified electrician to run, 10m of cable to a light switch and then plaster/box/paint over it.

Re:Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to 5G, Citing Health, Aesthetics, ... by criddell on Saturday August 24, 2019 @05:10PM (#20789735)
None of those things have SIM cards.

I wonder over the long run which is better - hard wiring or using batteries?