A better satellite signal
Category Technology
Finally!!! My internet connection has been unstable for several months and despite my complaining nothing that was tried remotely worked. Yesterday, the guy I bought the system from made the 8 hour round-trip drive, and discovered that the dish was out of alignment. When the dish was originally ordered, it was supposed to be approximately 48" in diameter, and when it arrived they sent the 60" dish instead. It would have taken over a month to get it exchanged, so some of the installation hardware was modified to fit. The arrangement has worked pretty well, but the pipe which I had embedded in 6 feet of cement should really have been larger in diameter for the larger dish. At any rate a 6' dish presents a pretty large area to the wind, and over time it appears the dish had turned slightly to the east. After a few adjustments everything seems to be working much better. It's still a satellite connection with all of the inherent problems, but at least it now works as advertised.
Finally!!! My internet connection has been unstable for several months and despite my complaining nothing that was tried remotely worked. Yesterday, the guy I bought the system from made the 8 hour round-trip drive, and discovered that the dish was out of alignment. When the dish was originally ordered, it was supposed to be approximately 48" in diameter, and when it arrived they sent the 60" dish instead. It would have taken over a month to get it exchanged, so some of the installation hardware was modified to fit. The arrangement has worked pretty well, but the pipe which I had embedded in 6 feet of cement should really have been larger in diameter for the larger dish. At any rate a 6' dish presents a pretty large area to the wind, and over time it appears the dish had turned slightly to the east. After a few adjustments everything seems to be working much better. It's still a satellite connection with all of the inherent problems, but at least it now works as advertised.