Roof phone things

[GWVillager]

A very crude way of describing them, I know, and it may seem a little ignorant (it probably is), but what is the purpose of these things that are commonly fitted to interior roofs? They reassemble a landline phone handset vaguely, but I have no idea what they are there for.

 

[Grumpy Git]

I don’t know, but it looks like a WiFi unit to me?

 

[GWVillager]

I don’t know, but it looks like a WiFi unit to me?

Oh it might be that.

 

[driver9000]

It's for the WiFi.

 

[saxsux]

I am certain it's actually for emergency lighting.

 

[43096]

I am certain it's actually for emergency lighting.

It’s not. It’s a wifi transmitter/receiver.

 

[Bletchleyite]

It's for the WiFi.

It is indeed.

I am certain it's actually for emergency lighting.

No, unfortunately not.

 

[LowLevel]

I am certain it's actually for emergency lighting.

Really? It's an opaque grey box for the WiFi that was retrofitted, that's a WMR 170/5.

 

[Scott1]

As others have said it is for the WiFi, but now you've said it, your spot on it does look like a 90s house phone!

 

[jamesst]

Defo for wifi

 

[GWVillager]

Thanks for the help! That's one thing more I'll know, it's always bugged me.