[Qwest] How do I get pair bonding on a residential account?
I currently have 40/20 DSL service. Several months ago I was informed that the service at my address qualifies for 80/40 with pair bonding, but I declined to order it due to price. With their price for...
View Article[CenturyTel] New CL service, modem suggestions
So about two years ago, Centurylink was canvassing our condos for new service. At that time they could only offer like 20mbs down or something, and pretty dismal upload. I was (am) currently with Cox...
View ArticleCL Gave Proactive $30/mo Discount
I was pleasantly surprised to see that CL is giving even existing customers a $30/mo discount off of Gigabit fiber speeds here in Seattle. My $79.99 tier is now only $49.99 for the next 3 months. Never...
View Article[CenturyTel] Outdoor ONT vs Indoor ONT
Question: Why does Centurylink and other ISPs put outdoor ONTs in some locations and indoor in some locations?
View ArticleMount Vernon MO-area construction?
Hello all, was wondering if there was anyone on this forum that was familiar with any of the new construction I have been seeing in the Mount Vernon, MO area? Specifically I have been seeing cabled...
View Articlenew 100mbit install in Sierra Vista AZ - which modem?
I just signed up for new service in Sierra Vista. Was a bit distressed to learn no Cox in the area (not that they're exactly stellar, but the reviews of CL are downright frightening!). We are only...
View Article[CenturyTel] Fiber Newbie Questions
Hi All: Thanks for helping me with the bridging of my C1100Z. Some questions I have (all of these are over a wired connection not wireless): 1. Yesterday I tried recording a BB game from ESPN3....
View ArticleGig availability in Gilbert, AZ
Does anyone know when Gig will be available in Gilbert, AZ? Does anyone have Gig "anywhere" in the Phoenix area? Thanks, Greg
View Article[Qwest] C1100T vs C2000T
I have the C1100T currently being leased from CenturyLink. I have the 40/5 service but experience some instability sometimes with wifi or ping spikes. Would the C2000T be an upgrade? I am not very...
View ArticleCenturylink email on windows 10 app
Can someone pls tell me the correct way to set up my centurylink mail on my Windows 10 desktop app - I have tried and tried with no avail. thanks.
View ArticleCenturylink walled garden
I have two questions: 1. Are any of you seeing walled garden when accessing internet? Usually it's for security issues in corporate networks. CL claims my router must be upgraded and they sent the...
View ArticleFiber in Rogersville, MO
Hello all. Last month, CL contractors pulled fiber down my highway. I stopped and talked to the workers, who were very friendly and happy to share what they knew. They told me it was indeed fiber and...
View ArticleResidential Trouble - secondary DSL circuit drops primary...
One of my business customers got me involved in a residential issue and I'm getting no results from CenturyLink. The location had an existing adsl2 but they were maxing out the downstream bandwidth...
View ArticleCenturyLink Fiber - Is the provided modem required?
Backstory: 2 months ago we wired our house with ethernet and set up some Ubiquiti hardware (EdgeRouter Pro + EdgeSwitch). I supplied the router with the PPPoE credentials and tagged VLAN 201 as...
View ArticleHow to extend or replace fiber from box to ONT
Hi im hoping someone can help me. After the install of gigabit fiber i kind of want to move the ONT. At the moment a fiber line is going from the side of my house where the line comes out of the ground...
View Article[Embarq] host smtp.embarqmail.com[206.152.134.66] refused to talk to me:
I see this almost constantly now when postfix is sending an hourly syslog snippet message. The complete error is: host smtp.embarqmail.com[206.152.134.66] refused to talk to me: 421 4.3.4 allocated...
View ArticleWhat does bonded service cost?
Centurylink is upgrading this area with new dslams. I was told bonded service would be offered. I was wondering what the cost has been for this service compared to a single line. I currently pay $45...
View ArticleWill Centurylink run fiber directly to my house from splice box?
Centurylink is currently installing DSLAM's in my area. They ran fiber optic lines in between the 3 DSLAM's. They placed what I was told is a BD7 fiber splice junction box 50 yards from my house. I was...
View ArticleDynamic DNS
Just got CL and exploring the C1100T DSL Modem and it seems it only works with DynDNS. Is there any way/workaround for me to use instead No-IP with this? Alternatively, could I use instead my TP-Link...
View Article[Qwest] Should I use the Qwest/CenturyLink DNS servers?
For many years I used Google's DNS but gave Quad9 (9.9.9.9) a go. In my Minneapolis neighborhood Quad9 seemed slow, so I ran Steve Gibson's DNS benchmark utility. After running this benchmark, Quad9...
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