Receiver signal meter upgrade

[nelson61]

Activated a new 722 receiver and I see that they upgraded the signal meter so as to show a lower signal strength and indeed it has been rescaled in some manner to report a lower number. But, I ask myself -- Why?? What was wrong with the old signal range?

 

[tsduke]

Conforming all receiver to same signal metering so it's consistant.

 

[foghorn2]

Conforming all receiver to same signal metering so it's consistant.

Then you would think that all boxes would have a scale from 0-100?

 

[drdish1969]

the best analogy i give to customers, is it is like a fareheit to celcius conversion, same temoperature just measured on a different scale, as long as your green with that high pitched tone your'e good to go.

 

[n0qcu]

Then you would think that all boxes would have a scale from 0-100?

Not really because the spotbeam my locals are on has a signal stength of 124 on the new upgraded scale.

 

[tsduke]

Not really because the spotbeam my locals are on has a signal stength of 124 on the new upgraded scale.

On which receiver? I don't think all receivers have been converted.

 

[peano]

Conforming all receiver to same signal metering so it's consistant.

Not true. Legacy receivers still have the old meter strengths (which actually make sense). I still can't understand why Dish changed the scale so that 80 - 100 is now 30 - 50. I guess they wanted more calls to the Philippines.

 

[tsduke]

Not true. Legacy receivers still have the old meter strengths (which actually make sense). I still can't understand why Dish changed the scale so that 80 - 100 is now 30 - 50. I guess they wanted more calls to the Philippines.

It is true for any receiver E* still sends out on new installs. And that is the stated reason they gave for changing the metering.