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<blockquote data-quote="slas" data-source="post: 3172411" data-attributes="member: 39669"><p>We were on the Shawnee tower (Hwy 177 and Garretts Lake Rd) and have the 5 mb package also. The guy said they never should have sold us that one, said they don't even offer it now because the Shawnee tower was so saturated we'd never get close to that speed. At the end before we lost signal we were getting less than 3. He told me if I got the 50 ft. he could connect me to Tecumseh and that it was far from saturated and we could get 50 mb if we wanted to pay for it. After getting the antenna up and honing in the signal he said, "Oh man", I thought it was bad. I asked what's wrong, he said nothing, the signal was great. After all was done we're now getting about 4.6 when he tested it and said that was the best we'd had based on the history. With overhead I'm happy with that speed. No problem with two tv streaming netflix and the boy on the online games.</p><p></p><p>My biggest problem with the antenna set up was it was all new to me and there was very little on the internet about specific setup instructions, which is strange because the internet has everything...right? I made a few mistakes, ordered the wrong antenna first, only was 36' so had to eat a couple hundred there. It'll be on craigslist soon or if you know anyone looking for a great deal. We set the base in a 2x2x2.5 hole. I learned that 10 80lb bags of cement is just shy in covering that. Had to learn how to figure out all the geometries and distances to put the guy wires out 120 degree from the base distance(used visio). Again, not much on the internet to help, and believe me, I searched. In the end it all cost around $800. The AtLink guy told me it was the best setup he'd seen yet since I used 5 sets of guy wires (every 10 feet) compared to the one set they use when they set one up. I told him I didn't know any better since I was just following the direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slas, post: 3172411, member: 39669"] We were on the Shawnee tower (Hwy 177 and Garretts Lake Rd) and have the 5 mb package also. The guy said they never should have sold us that one, said they don't even offer it now because the Shawnee tower was so saturated we'd never get close to that speed. At the end before we lost signal we were getting less than 3. He told me if I got the 50 ft. he could connect me to Tecumseh and that it was far from saturated and we could get 50 mb if we wanted to pay for it. After getting the antenna up and honing in the signal he said, "Oh man", I thought it was bad. I asked what's wrong, he said nothing, the signal was great. After all was done we're now getting about 4.6 when he tested it and said that was the best we'd had based on the history. With overhead I'm happy with that speed. No problem with two tv streaming netflix and the boy on the online games. My biggest problem with the antenna set up was it was all new to me and there was very little on the internet about specific setup instructions, which is strange because the internet has everything...right? I made a few mistakes, ordered the wrong antenna first, only was 36' so had to eat a couple hundred there. It'll be on craigslist soon or if you know anyone looking for a great deal. We set the base in a 2x2x2.5 hole. I learned that 10 80lb bags of cement is just shy in covering that. Had to learn how to figure out all the geometries and distances to put the guy wires out 120 degree from the base distance(used visio). Again, not much on the internet to help, and believe me, I searched. In the end it all cost around $800. The AtLink guy told me it was the best setup he'd seen yet since I used 5 sets of guy wires (every 10 feet) compared to the one set they use when they set one up. I told him I didn't know any better since I was just following the direction. [/QUOTE]
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