Does the size of a satellite dish matters?

Question

i don't really know these things about radiowave and satellite dishes. but does the size of a satellite affect other ppl's receiver of signal to their tv? My neighbour has just install a tv cable with a big satellite dish at their backyard. Whereas mine is the local one which is a smaller size one. And i have problem receiving any signals from my provider. I've missed alot of shows. Especially during night time, i can't receive any signal at all. during the day i only can receive good signal around 11AM and the signal starts to get poor in the evening til the next day. this is frustrating. Pls help me understand what is happening to my tv.

p/s: i tried calling the provider but it took too long for me to wait.

Answer 1

I've been working for Dish Network for almost 3 years. The size of the dish has no real bearing on the strength of the singal you can get, although some dishes do have an easier time getting certain channels (ie international or HD). The only time you really need a lgiant dish is if yo live in puerto rico, hawaii, or alaska. As long as you have tiehr dish or direct, the normal sized dish will be fine. as far as the probvlems your having, it sounds like your LNBF(the "eyeball" of the dish) is going out. You can do whats called an LNBF reset(assumig you have dish). unplug all the receivers in your house, and disconect the cable going from the wall to the receivers, leave everything alone for about 5-10 minutes, then reconnect one of the boxes. let that oe boot up/load, then re-connect the other receivers. If you're still having the problem, cal your compnay, they'll probably have to send you out a new one