There is broadband and there is
BROADBAND
I had been getting some poor performance from the new 3G connection -- large amounts of packet loss so I spent a few hours with my signal strength meter tuning the antenna location. The meter is not calibrated but has arbitrary readings from 0 to 100. I went from 18 to a solid 40-50. Needless to say, the once fast performance with some dropouts is now screaming with zero packet loss... Had to relocate the antenna to another house wall to get it pointed in the right direction.
If you are rural and your only option for broadband is satellite, you might want to see if your cell carrier has service in your location -- ours was outside of the service area but with an antenna and amplifier from these people:
Wilson Electronics I was able to get online and ditch Wild Blue...
Posted by DaveH at August 7, 2011 2:55 PM