How is POTS Disconnected
So i have CL POTS Home Phone and I ported the number to another carrier, so im curious, how does CL disconnect POTS? Does a tech come out or is it done remotely.
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Hi all, currently have centurylink DSL (details below) and am looking for a replacement router for my actiontec GTWN784WN because most of the time I cannot access the GUI of the modem. Sometimes a...
View Articlessh, ftp, ftps, rdp, and http all blocked
Ok, so why is centruylink in my area blocking all these services? its not just a "port" block either. Its a full service block via an edge router. I have tested it to confirm it. I need at least ssh to...
View Articlessh, ftp, ftps, rdp, and http all blocked
Ok, so why is centruylink in my area blocking all these services? its not just a "port" block either. Its a full service block via an edge router. I have tested it to confirm it. I need at least ssh to...
View ArticleWhat would be the max speed my line could handle
I have CL 10MB service and I'm wondering if my line would be able to do more over a single pair. DSL 1 Status DSL 1 Status reflects the status of the GREEN DSL port located on the back of the router....
View Articlemodem showing internet disconnected
modem showing internet disconnected and the internet light is out. what causes this ?
View ArticleCenturylink throttling?
Anybody else experiencing per-connection slowness? Seemed to happen around end-of-year. Everything is at least a tenth of the normal speed except big tech websites. Net neutrality got abolished or...
View ArticleADSL2+ on ZyXel modem #C1100Z -- Overdrive or overprovisioning?
I'll ask this the best way I know how: 1.) I'm paying for 10 down/.7 up mbps. via ADSL2+ 2.) Routine connection is 11.775/0.892. Rock solid/ no CRC errors! 3) For months now connection rate changes...
View ArticleISP battery backup?
Searching the web and I can’t find the answer. We have a UPS, so when the power goes out, the modem and router stay connected to the internet. But...internet goes down at about 2 hours into each power...
View ArticleIs anyone else tired of CenturyLink's terrible peering?
Have had CenturyLink fiber 1 Gbps service for about 4 years now. And while thanks to tech like GPON the latency and reliability/uptime have been good, when I first got the service, websites like...
View ArticleTransparent Bridge Mode Questions
Ok, so I bought a new WiFi 6 router. In the past I used the Zyxel c1100z's routing functionality and had a Wireless AC access point hooked to that. This time though I bought a new Netgear Nighthawk and...
View ArticleActiontec C3000A guest network configuration instructions
Looking for instructions to configure a guest vlan/subnet on my ActionTec C3000A CenturyLink modem. The guest network should have internet access, but not have access to the home default network. Thank...
View ArticleJust pull a connection?
So, story time I guess! This started over a month ago we'll say? My equipment is a C3000Z, brand new wiring installed in my house when I got CL a couple/few years ago. I live in a very middle class,...
View Article"Incorrect password" is Correct!!
Brought my new phone to my vacation home. Centurylink router will not accept the correct password, saying Incorrect Password. Everything else in the house maintained their connection and other phones...
View ArticleWiFi slower than expected
Just switched from Comcast to CenturyLink VDSL2 bonded. I have an Asus RT-AC68U router (stock firmware) that was connected to the cable modem. Comcast service was 55 down/5 up. Speed tests over wifi...
View Article[CenturyTel] Internet Service Speed Mystery
Okay so I live in a what I would call midsize town. Population around 12,000. What I for the life of me can't seem to understand how or why is there is a cherry pick fiber section in the back side of...
View ArticleUbiquiti ER-X IpV6 over PPPoE
I've been running an ER-X router behind a C1900A in bridged mode on ADSL for about a year and it's pretty much trouble free. Before the ER-X I had an old PC running PFSense as my router and with a few...
View ArticleSpeed *significantly* faster than advertised
Please forgive me if i say anything ignorant, i am only starting to attempt to become knowledgeable on all of this I currently have a single line DSL in the phoenix area. My advertised connection speed...
View ArticleAre these line stats good? i've been having intermittent outages
DSL 1 Status DSL 1 Status reflects the status of the GREEN DSL port located on the back of the router. The DSL light on the front of the router provides a visual status of the DSL port. DSL Status DSL...
View Article[CenturyTel] Anything in Centurylink's Operation That Can Block A Specific Web
For the last few days, I have been unable to reach my website using my CL connection. It works fine with everything else and is very stable overall. I can go through a VPN using my connection here and...
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