Connection getting dropped
My connection has been fine until a few days ago where my connection has started to drop it's connection until it reconnects or if I refresh the connection by disconnecting and then reconnecting....
View Article[Embarq] pk5001z firewall times out ssl certs
I ping the addresses and they stop at the modem IP ... never had this problem with my linksys router, but now with new pk5001z, many SSL web cert sites will not load, all say timeout, no matter what...
View Article[Qwest] Ping issues for gaming?
Hello, I've been having some ping issues lately. I don't know if it's my ISP or the routing I use (which would be CenturyLink) but this has been going on for almost a month and I want to find out where...
View ArticleWhy is getting anything done at Century Link a nightmare ?
Ok so after 7 years of service with Century/Tel/Link I made the decision to upgrade my speed and go naked DSL. Big Mistake on my part apparently, my speeds were supposed to be upgraded to 10mbs...
View ArticleTechnical Provisioning Question For Anyone In The Know
I am curious, How does CL control your provisioned speed remotely. If I call up and upgrade my service, how exactly is that accomplished (is it a software function and or mechanical function or what) ?...
View Articlebeing charged for modem i returned
Century link could not carry service to my new house so after returning the moden with the mailing labels they sent me i get a rather large bill of 108 dollars. I contacted centurylink and explained my...
View Article[Prism TV] Misleading Advertising
Prism TV, like others, make claims about their service that can be misleading. Their claim that you can record four shows while watching another is only correct if you do not watch in HD. With HD you...
View ArticleNeed to stream video content, uploads are to slow
I am currently on a 20mbps plan. I need to call tomorrow and see if I can upgrade my upload speeds in any way. Comcast seems to offer about 10mbps upload speeds for about the same price that I am...
View ArticleDistance to Dslam
Can anyone determine my distance to the DSLAM with the following information? : 40/5 VDSL2-8a service Down / Up SNR: 16 dB 25 dB Attenuation: 14.5, 1.6 Power: 17.1 dBm 6.9 dBm
View Article[CenturyTel] what causes massive Far End RS FEC Interleave
I am getting some crazy numbers from my ZyXEL Q100 modem and it started happening a couple of days ago. Watching the WAN Status page from the modem, looks like it's recycling through these values Far...
View ArticleModem claims much higher speeds might be available
Im in a former Qwest area and am currently provisioned at 1536/896 kilobits/second. All attempts to get CenturyLink to tell me when the VDSL2 that the other side of town has will show up have been...
View ArticleAnyone know if CenturyLink can bond in Sprint/Embarq area?
My sister is thinking of buying a house in a former Sprint/Embarq area (Mount Sterling, OH) and hates Time Warner Cable as much as i do. She currently has AT&T U-Verse 24/1.5Mbps VDSL in Columbus,...
View Article[CenturyTel] So what all do you get with the CenturyLinkInstaller?
I was trying to check out the @home app and it seems that I have to install software from their installer?
View Article[CenturyTel] 4 DSL Lines (bonded or load balanced) vs MOE Circuit?
I live in rural Peyton, Colorado. Up until now, we've been stuck on 12m/896k VDSL2+ for the last year and a half. I've been terrorizing CenturyLink every few months to see if there is anything they can...
View ArticleTraceroute Results
How does this traceroute to Dslreports look? Should the hops be faster? Test conducted @ 7:30 am Traceroute Results Hop Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Host / IP Address 1 21.604ms 21.533ms 21.604ms...
View Article[Prism TV] Why do they put QOS on upload?
Had prism installed on adsl2+ getting 20mb down while not watching Tv. Only getting 1 mb upload modem says I have 2 x 896 but when I check qos settings my technicolor 2000t has a upload limit...
View Articlecenturylink Avilla,IN bad again. Fixed 1st time by FCC
During peak hours 5pm-12:30am. I'm pinging yahoo at an average of 500ms. Google @ 150ms. Bandwidth ranges from .7 to 10 down and .3 to .76 up. I usually will ping 30-40 to chicago,google, yahoo with 10...
View ArticleMax speed for residential is 20M/896k but for business it's 40M/2M
I'm moving to a suburb of Salt Lake City (Kearns) which unfortunately doesn't appear to be serviced by UTOPIA. As such, I'm looking at different DSL and Cable options. When I look at residential...
View ArticleGigE-fed DSLAM
If I have a 40/5 VDSL2-8a connection, does that mean I am serviced thru a "GigE-fed DSLAM" ? If so, what exactly is a "GigE-fed DSLAM" ?
View Article