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« on: January 30, 2005, 06:56:36 PM »
I'm new here but have had a dw6000 for bout a year. Does the signal strength have anything to do with the speed? Mine is about 57......thats bad I cant sem to get it any better . Can somebody plz tell me how to tweak the system for faster downloads? thanks

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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2005, 11:19:59 PM »
Rev belives that signal has nothing to do with your speed.. but im not really educated enough on the matter to make a decision for my self, but i can see where he's coming from.
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« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2005, 10:32:49 PM »
no.  Your signal strength has nothing to do with your speed.
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2005, 08:14:19 PM »
Mine at one time was a measly 47.  Still worked okay but, each time a bird farted, I'd lose connectivity with the NOC.
Any bit of rain etc. would make the system go into the red status.  I have since re-pointed the dish and now my signal strength
is around 75 to 80.

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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2005, 09:10:17 PM »
There is only 1 reasons you want to  get a high signal strength so you do not get disconnected when your SS goes down during bad weather.
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2005, 05:09:12 PM »
And that is 1 very good reason!  Do not let em just get you set up with a 45- 55 and leave.  I think want a 75 on a clear day.  Is that reasonable?  My installer says he WILL be here tomorrow.
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2005, 05:10:17 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2005, 05:56:11 PM »
Anything above 70 is good, below that will not help with heavy rain, snow, well actually weather on your end and the other end(NOC, Network Operations Center, Germantown, Maryland).

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« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2005, 06:40:24 PM »
Well I am stuck with a 54 on a crystal clear day:whaa: Just checked it was 49!
Installer did not want to adjust it any.  He just grounded the coax and ran. Did not ground the dish.  Oh well.  Loser!  He tried to use a piece of 20 g al wire to go from the ground block to the ground rod.  I asked him if it was code,  and offfered him some # 10 cu wire :angry3:Dumbass!  I sure wish he would of dialed up my dish.  We get a lot of rain here.
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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2005, 07:41:12 PM »
I should've said the higher the better, when I had satellite my signal was always around 72, and when it rained(moderately) it dropped to 60's, heavy rain will drop even further, usually lost signal at 31.
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« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2005, 07:42:09 PM »
Where are you located? I am in western part of Maryland with a peaked signal of 70 on a clear day....pointed at 127W, Horizons1

so far the lowest I have seen with rain,snow or ice build up is 50....still same speed as 70

I'm told the bigger .98m dish would yield a higher signal depending where in the footprint your located?
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2005, 07:49:16 PM »
I live in Washougal, Washington, was on G11 1370.

Yes the bigger dishes (.98 or 1.2 meter) I believe will help signal wise if you can afford them, not as cheap as the .74 meter dishes(oval), the .98 or larger meter dishes are round.
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« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2005, 09:44:01 AM »
I am in Northern California.  Dway Techie said I should not have a footprint problem.
We have not had any rain since my install.  We got a bit last night and now it is overcast but not raining or windy.  My signal is 41, down from usual 49-52.  Still working normally though.  I think if it ever rains it is gonna drop out real fast??? cry
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2005, 09:44:13 AM »
I will almost promise you during a good steady rain you will not have a signal. My signal peaks out at 72...heavy rain drops into the 30's ! Once it gets into the 30's very unstable...sometimes the red flags begin to show in the system status.  I also understand not only the weather at your site affects the signal, but also at the NOC location. I am not certain if all Dway customers use the Germantown,Md location or not ??

After experiencing the rain issue...I do not understand why the .98 is not standard equipment if the signal is not in the 80's. Each and every rain storm will shut you down until the clouds lets up. My DTV dish picks up in the 90's it seldom has problems unless the storm is extreme. This .74 dish is just another cheap way out for them....and we still pay! I'm surprised with that low of a signal a heavy cloud cover would put you in the low 40's?
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2005, 10:00:15 AM »
my signal is 79 on a clear day Im on g11 1350 I live in the north east the only time my dish goes out is when there is weather in md and in vt...
ive been through some big snow storms up here and still had sat....
My dish is ungrounded will this help me with speed???? if i do it and where do you recommend grounding it to the dish or transmitter or coaxle or all three and how long of a rod in the ground I have some 12/3 wire hanging around will this do the trick
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