Oddest problem with CTL to date. Please help!
Ok, so many last week I started have issues with my latency. I went from having a fantastic steady ping rate of 19-20ms on every hop, without a drop for over a year. Around a week ago, my mom was...
View ArticleCL PK50001Z prevents sharing wi-fi
Recently got CL. after sending two different modems-all PK50001Z. Problem is I have three laptops. An old Toshiba running XP, a newer HP elitebook running W7, and a MacbookPro running 10.6. I can...
View ArticleHow CentryLink has made my life hell
Grab a cup of coffee, this is a long one. ---------------------------------The good (boring) stuff------------------------ So I recently moved, I wanted to bring my family a little further out of town....
View ArticleCentury Link Data-Cap
I was wondering if it was ever clarified whether or not Century Link enforces a data-cap? I use a traffic monitor that is built into my netgear router/modem and have been watching how much data I...
View Article[CenturyTel] I'm eligible for 12 downstream/5 upstream. But the
Hey All, I'm eligible for 12 downstream/5 upstream. But the Actiontec pk5000 manual says it's only good for 1mps up. But another website seems to say something different. Does anyone know if I'll need...
View ArticleAny centurylink dsl issues in 55347 area ?
In the last week or two have there been any issues with centurylink dsl in the 55347 area ? This was formerly Qwest. I have been having some video streaming issues(Hulu+) and tests show packets dropped...
View Article[CenturyTel] zyxel pk5001z firmware upgrade and Android 4.1.2
Hi all, I recently had my old modem only device replace with the above zyxel modem to attempt to resolve a constantly deteriorating line speed issue. Good news is that it seems to have stabilized but...
View ArticleInternet slowing down at a specific time
Hello all! For the past couple of days around 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m my internet and my close relatives who live next to me is seeing slow speeds at this time. Usually what fixes it is a quick modem...
View Article[CenturyTel] CenturyLink upgrades to my neighborhood
Hello everyone I live in the Rolling Green subdevision of SW Cedar Rapids, near westdale mall and 29th ave. For the past few weeks CenturyLink contractors have been working pulling fiber in the...
View ArticleNovice questions about new modem/router
For 6 years, I've had a NETGEAR-RangeMax WPN824, "802.11g w/MIMO" router, and an Embarq 660 Series modem. I'm not sure what was happening, but previously when I would try to connect my media player to...
View ArticleHow to interpret this Event Report from CenturyLink?
I received the following Event Report from CenturyLink. It has since been resolved. As far as I can tell it never affected me. I'm just curious if there is a way to determine which card/port my service...
View Article[CenturyTel] westell g90 firmware update
i couldn't post a reply to a 2010 OP to this (mancer21) but wanted to say thanks and share what i so far have found. i was given a zyxel pk5001z as a replacement for the 6100/ g90 westell. i begun...
View Article[Qwest] Google TV (Logitec Revue) doesn't work with Actiontec C1
Dear fellow Centurylink users, I live in the Seattle area and recently got a Centurylink DSL internet service (40MBPS download). The modem/router combo that I am using is the Actiontec C1000A. I've a...
View Article[Prism TV] PrismTV package sucks! Avoid at all cost!
I've been using Embarq 10m DSL for a few years, for the most part the service is fine. But when I added the Prism TV to the package, they had to give me a new router (Cisco DDR2200). That router is a...
View Article[CenturyTel] DSL Wireless router
I have the phone line running into the back of the wireless router. Then I have my phone plugged into the back of the router where it says phone. Do I need to put a filter on and if so do I put it on...
View ArticleOddest problem with CTL to date. Please help!
Ok, so many last week I started have issues with my latency. I went from having a fantastic steady ping rate of 19-20ms on every hop, without a drop for over a year. Around a week ago, my mom was...
View ArticlePK5001Z Problems or CL problems?
Hi, I just got CL yesterday - and I have periods of constant disconnect. Today it was a couple times an hour, then a few more times an hour, and now every 5 minutes or so. I can't do things like stream...
View Article[CenturyTel] Speed Drops at 1 PM Daily - Back to Normal at Midni
I have 3 X 8 Mbps Residential DSL lines, one with POTS. Initial install and operation first month nothing out of normal 80% guarantee. For the past several weeks a problem when each line speed drops...
View ArticleMy contract is up on 12/5 $28 a month
Now its $51 a month. What kind of deals can I negotiate for right now.
View Article[Embarq] ActionTec GT874WN Setup on Centurylink (Embarq) N Carol
I live in Hillsborough, NC and have the old 1.5Mbps DSL service (not upgraded) from Centurylink, previously Embarq here. I wanted to switch out my equally old EQ-660 for an ActionTec GT784WN, so...
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