is this a satellite dish??????

jambofc

hi,need a bit of help googled the death out of it to try and find out so asking for boards help,the pic i have below is it a satellite dish or some sort of wireless internet device??

the reason i ask is the neighbours put it up 2 days ago and my internet is now at a snails pace,need to no what it is before i either go ringing my internet provider or knocking next door,any input?????

mike65

That picture is almost useless its so large (make it smaller!)

It looks like a fixed wireless receiver (very like diginet design)

Tony

Looks a little small to be a satellite dish but I'm not sure as to how it could affect your internet service unless your both with the same provider and they have split your bandwidth. Maybe a post in the broadband/midband forum might be a better bet.

puzzle factory

thats a mystery box.

jambofc

Tony wrote: »

Looks a little small to be a satellite dish but I'm not sure as to how it could affect your internet service unless your both with the same provider and they have split your bandwidth. Maybe a post in the broadband/midband forum might be a better bet.

wasn't sure where to put the thread,maybe a mod will move it??

just seem's strange that the box goes up and my internet slow's down maybe just pure coincidence but it's strange.

mad muffin

Its a wimax box...

johnciall

mad muffin wrote: »

Its a wimax box...

Nope, Wrong shape & Doesn't have "Imagine" written across the front of it, Also looks like the wrong type of bracket

jambofc

johnciall wrote: »

Nope, Wrong shape & Doesn't have "Imagine" written across the front of it, Also looks like the wrong type of bracket

would you no if it would interfere with my eircom line,it points directly at the phone line coming into my house?

PogMoThoin

jambofc wrote: »

would you no if it would interfere with my eircom line,it points directly at the phone line coming into my house?

Very doubtful any wireless device on any frequency would do this. It could be interfering with your wireless signal from your router, but not the phone line.

You say phone line, do you have DSL broadband from the phone line? Can you login to your router on 192.168.1.254 and post your line stats.

jambofc

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Very doubtful any wireless device on any frequency would do this. It could be interfering with your wireless signal from your router, but not the phone line.

You say phone line, do you have DSL broadband from the phone line? Can you login to your router on 192.168.1.254 and post your line stats.

sorry not the best with this sort of thing,how do you mean line stats?

edit : i have page open,this what your looking for?

eircom broadband: Connected
DSL Mode: ADSL_G.dmt
Speed: 8160 kbps /512 kbps
Line Attenuation (Down/Up): 26 dB /14 dB
DSL Noise Margin: 12 dB /22 dB

icdg

The ill-fated British Satellite Broadcasting did use diamond-shaped dishes (called "squarials") of similar size, but that is over twenty years ago.

PogMoThoin

jambofc wrote: »

sorry not the best with this sort of thing,how do you mean line stats?

edit : i have page open,this what your looking for?

eircom broadband: Connected
DSL Mode: ADSL_G.dmt
Speed: 8160 kbps /512 kbps
Line Attenuation (Down/Up): 26 dB /14 dB
DSL Noise Margin: 12 dB /22 dB

Your line stats are fine, nothing wrong there.

Please better describe the issue your having, whether it happens intermittent or all the time, wired or wireless.

jambofc

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Your line stats are fine, nothing wrong there.

Please better describe the issue your having, whether it happens intermittent or all the time, wired or wireless.

pages sometimes taking ages to load up,xbox keeps losing connection,this has only started happening since that box was put up on the neighbours wall

B bopp

The item posted looks like one of those " high gain digital outdoor aerial" like the ones 4life make or those mux monster things from the UK. I've seen them alto latelylately i installed one on a camper not too long ago...doubt if that is the source of the interference you are getting unless the radio channel that your wifi is transmitting on is picking up something.

Cesium Clock

icdg wrote: »

The ill-fated British Satellite Broadcasting did use diamond-shaped dishes (called "squarials") of similar size, but that is over twenty years ago.

No it not

You can buy one at DID


http://www.did.ie/4ife-amplified-digital-outdoor-aerial-dvb-t45

watty

Cesium Clock wrote: »

No it not

You can buy one at DID

Not a Satellite dish. A gimicky overpriced TV aerial for Analogue or Digital UHF.

Perhaps the OP is using WiFi rather than a cable between the PC and ADSL modem/Router. In which case it's a WiFi issue, nothing to do with Internet.

Disable WiFi on your PC/Laptop/Xbox and try a cabled connection to the Modem/Router

Seaneh

Did you try resetting router? Also, have you checked what is connected to your wifi network. Some Eircom routers gave very poor security and are easy to gain access to. Check what devices are actually using your network. Your neighbours could be leeching your bandwidth. Change your ssid and password/wepkey. Also, if you are dling torrents they can eat up your bandwidth.

kippy

watty wrote: »

Not a Satellite dish. A gimicky overpriced TV aerial for Analogue or Digital UHF.

Perhaps the OP is using WiFi rather than a cable between the PC and ADSL modem/Router. In which case it's a WiFi issue, nothing to do with Internet.

Disable WiFi on your PC/Laptop/Xbox and try a cabled connection to the Modem/Router

That is most likely the issue.
Your your neighbours may be using a wireless connection in their house operating on the same channel as your wireless router/AP. This would cause interference and would lead to weaker/dropping signal.
As Watty has said try a wired connection to rule that issue in or out. If the connection is good on wired you need to chance the channel of you wireless router/ap, you can get instructions for this via google - but it usually involves logging onto the device (like you have above) and looking under the wireless settings.

zg3409

It does look similar to the DID one. It does not look like the Imagine Wimax.

Can you get a clear image of the logo at the top of the device?

It's probably not the reason for your problem. Connect you PC/Laptop direct to your DSL modem using a cable, and turn off the wifi on your laptop etc. Does the problem go away? If so then it's wifi interference. If so try to always use a cable. If wifi is essential then post a new thread in the correct area.

Cesium Clock

As the unix in the background is pointing north, and the OP is in Trim, the 4life aerial thingy is pointing south towards Kippure.

jambofc

thanks for all the idea's and help on this,i just knocked next door and asked wtf it was,it is an aerial,i asked them to turn it off to see if my internet got any better,it didnt i asked them what internet provider they have,they dont have any.
a friend of mine set up my internet for me settings and the like so highly doubtfull anyone can piggy back of my router.
it is the same wired or wi-fi so waiting on eircom to check it out.
thanks again will update when eircom have checked it out for me.