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Speedstream 6520 Firmware Help!

Cable/Satelite, DSL, Routers

So all of you guys cruising google and finding my site for speedstream 6520 firware know…..

Their really isn’t any public versions, it is a private firmware not help under the GPL. Firmware believe it or not would be issued by your ISP not siemens and their is rarely an update!????

The only firmware update I have heard of was for BIGPOND in australia because it was uber slow. Call your ISP and complain to let you use????your own dsl modem and belly up the????$70+ DOLLARS???? to get a reall router! I love my 6520 because it does just what I need. If you need help or have a question your ISP won’t answer contact me, sign up and post a comment w/e you want. I use this daily so I will responf unlike your ISP!

????Unite and fight the power!????

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How to make a low loss cable for better sattellite reception?

Cable/Satelite

So you think there is no difference in sattellite reception, you either get it or you don’t? Well your wrong! When it rains or snows if your satellite has a high signal with low loss you won’t experience those outages!

The first step you need to take is call a sat technician if you don’t understand me! Be careful this may void your warranty or break your stuff.

Measure to see how many feet of cable are between your dish and reciever; write that down.

Go to your local radioshack or hardware store and here is what you need:

Quad shield cable rated at 3Ghz (Gigahertz) or higher get how ever much you need from the previous step.

Cable ends (compression type) ask someone if your not sure. they are around a dollar each………………it’s worth it!

The compression tool.

A wire stripper.

Use your wire stripper and strip back 3/4 of inch of outer wire coating.

peel back shielding and push down on lower outer shield.

cut out 1/4 to 1/2 inch of inner insulation around inner conductor.’

push on connector and crimp it!

Repeat for other end!

In most cases you will see around a 10-15 percent gain in signal!

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