Slow speeds only in prime time hours

Would really help if you could remember to sign into your davehorwath testmy.net account when doing tests, will be easier to submit results to engineering, and will make the engineers job easier should they request future results.

back to slow speed again.    http://testmy.net/db/dKQWfHG2D
I'm not sure when it happens, because I'm at work, but sometime during the day the internet slows down to 1mg.  I have a tech coming out to the house tomorrow to see if I need re-pointing of my dish.  Still seems like that wouldn't be the issue, unless a squirrel is moving the dish while I'm at work and then moving it back in the mornings

A dish that isn't properly pointed and is loose can cause bad performance, but I personally feel it's not the dish... Still, sending a technician out to check the aiming of the dish as well as all other equipment is part of the troubleshooting process.  Sometimes it fixes the issue, sometimes it doesn't.

I'm sort of in the same boat as you.  I have fantastic speeds during off peak hours, but often my speeds during peak hours can get quite low, as is evidenced below.  However, for me, it's not been much of a problem, as I don't stream.  When it comes to regular browsing, I don't notice any difference between the times when it's the speed below or when I'm hitting 30Mbps.  That's just me, though.  If you are trying to stream or watch a video, I can see how it can be a problem.  



To add, there's nothing wrong with my setup or equipment.  I'm just on a packed beam/gateway, and during peak hours a lot of people are on.  But, again, it doesn't really bother me, but that's just me.  

On Jupiter 1 satellite I can stream at that speed on low def Netflix. Sure, takes a few to load but really no buffering once it catches up.

Also having those low speeds at night lately. My beam isn't overloaded too bad that I'm aware of. Kinda wondering if they're messing with things getting ready for the new satellite. Maybe redirecting traffic to fewer servers and outroutes while they upgrade facilities? Would like to think that could be a reason, I can live with that short term.

That's actually a good possible explanation.  My speeds have always been slower in the evenings, but I've noticed that, at least over the last month or so, they've been a bit lower.  

I can still watch a youtube video on the lowest definition without much a problem right now, so I imagine that streaming on LD would probably be okay for me, too.  I've just never tried it.  

With that said, I wouldn't try downloading the latest Linux Mint distro during this time period unless I didn't mind it taking quite a while.  LOL.  
 

Month or so ago my speed went to total doo doo day and night when they switched my outroute.

Again, would like to think maybe a new path for the new satellite they were testing out. Went back to normal once they put me back to previous outroute.

Has declined the last few weeks again which I can't help but think it has to do with traffic diversion while they upgrade. Kind of like new highway construction, things get worse before they get better.

Just an old man's ramblings and conjecture though.

The tech came and did a re-point, he said that my signal went for 122 to 125.  He didn't think that would make much of a difference.  He said that the new gen5 satellite should help take away some traffic.  But he said my slowest speed should be around 8meg a second during prime time, not 1 or less

still slow at night.   http://testmy.net/quickstats/davehorwath
so now what?