bryanb602

I'm in the same position. My signal doesn't go over 50 or 51 and it's always around 46 during peak hours. Maybe you should call DirecWay and request a free repoint.

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Something tells me that I would have to pay for that repoint.  I have spent many long hours trying to fine tune the dish.  Oh well, atleast I can pass the crosspole. 

Do you know what transponder you were on on the 6000? I went through the same thing when I upgraded; I was on the 1250 transponder (same satellite as you) and went to the 1150 after the upgrade. My signal dropped from mid 50's to mid 30's. After tweaking my dish, I know get 45-50 signal, so it's a little more consistent. Remember, satellite strength doesn't determine speed, it just determines how good of signal it can keep in bad weather.

Hi Bird Fan

I was on AMC3 1250 since May 2004 with the 6000.  That changed to 1150 right around the time I upgraded to the 7000 in december. Signal dropped down in the low 40's. No matter what I never see more than 50 or 51.  I'm pretty sure bad weather will shut me down more so than before, but Amc 3 has been consistent most of the time, at least for me. Only complaint I have is my signal dropping with the new upgrade. Thanks for the reply.

DW 7000

Longitude: 87 West

Receive Frequency: 1150 MHz

Signal  46

xpol  69

 

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 1029 Kbps about 1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 126 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1)

Test Time:: Thu Jan 19 12:56:02 CST 2006

Bottom Line:: 18X faster than 56K 1MB download in 8.13 sec

Diagnosis: Looks Great : 13.2 % faster than the average for host (direcpc.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KLPHM8XBF

signal was always in high 60's with the dw 6000. Never seen higher than 50 with 7000