Modem 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 ArticleDSL type and tier question
Hey guys, got a couple of quick questions. My mom is about to buy a new house and she's moving from a U-Verse area to a CenturyLink area. CL's website shows she can get 10Mbps down, which is more than...
View ArticleSlow Speeds Good Stats.
MY Dsl speed is 11774 Kbits/sec by 891 Kbits/sec. My line stats look good. Downstream Margin is 25.3 DB, Line Att is 11.0 DB, Transmit power 0 DB. Upstream Margin 18.6, Line Att 3.6, TX power 10.3. But...
View ArticleDSL Works, no Land Line dial tone
My DSL works fine. I cannot get a dial tone on my land line. I tried direct and other phone line cords I only have the one phone. I have one thats corded, but I cannot find it. I contacted talktous and...
View ArticleUsing my own router with Actiontec Q1000 DSL modem
I got Centurylink Internet installed today. I had my own Q1000 from previous service and am using it. Before installing I had done some research about using my own router and found that I am supposed...
View ArticleCenturylink Tech
Is there a Centurylink Tech that watches this forum? If so, could he please message me. Thanks, James
View ArticleAdvice on getting a used dsl modem for new service
I haven't had DSL in a few years and I am moving to a new place soon. Centurylink is the only prodiver in the area. Rather than buy a new one from them for $100, I was thinking about purchasing a used...
View ArticleSavvis Direct - CL CoreConnect Entitlements
Just signed up toe CoreConnect, and with it comes some Savvis Direct packages which they call "CenturyLink Entitlements". I have just gone through and activated several entitlements, I think the server...
View Article[Qwest] List of blocked ports?
Is there an up to date list of the ports blocked by CL? Just switched to CL (small business line) and now found that my own private webserver is blocked, as are other ports I use for my security system...
View ArticleJust switched to 40mb service...questions about upload
We are trying out the 40mb service and it was turned on today. Before I was getting roughly 14mb/896kb....now I am getting 35mb/1.05mb. I am very happy with the downspeed...that was quite a jump. I am...
View ArticleDSL/Prism Deployment
I live in Glendale, AZ and currently can only get COX Intenet and satellite TV. What are the deployment plans for DSL in areas that currently don't have DSL? I am tired of the endless price hikes by...
View ArticleBest DSL wireless Modem?
I currently use the qwest Motorola 3347 and it drops the connection when using netflix or tivo. If the problem is the modem, I would like to know a good replacement I could buy. I will not skimp on...
View Article[CenturyTel] Connection issues in Northern Indiana on 1/23/2014
Since around 12:47 AM eastern time, I've been having trouble staying connected in Warsaw Indiana, the connection is pretty spotty and while ping seems low and consistent when it's working, it will...
View Article[Embarq] What to do, What to do......
After 17 years of no access (not cost-effective to serve), COX followed up today on my previous calls (last April) about Business Internet service. The prices quoted in the past were more than double...
View Article[Qwest] CenturyLink ZyXEL PK5001Z - How to set Channel bandwidth to 20MHz?
CenturyLink ZyXEL PK5001Z Wireless Gateway Firmware Version: CZP002-4.3.009.16 (latest as of this writing) Hardware Revision: A0B PROBLEM: with Channel set to 1 in router, inSSIDer shows channel 1+5...
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 ArticleCan the PSTN port on the modem/router be made active?
Prism router is conveniently located near where we'd like a fax machine and using the phone line on the device would be great. Alas, building phone demarc is outside and apparently split off before the...
View ArticleQos setup on PK5001Z
I need to figure out how to limit my sons xbox and for the life of me i cant find any info on how to set up qos on this router. i can access the page and then it all goes to hell. Any help will work...
View ArticleRecommended Modem
Hey guys, I've never had DSL before, but I'm considering getting CenturyLink now that I see they've got 12mb service in my area. I've already got a netgear wireless router - what would the best choice...
View ArticleCenturyLink :: ZyXEL Q1000Z, becomes slow everyday
Hello, I have CenturyLink and a ZyXEL Q1000Z modem. For some reason, sometime during a 24-hour period my speed will drop from 32Mbps to about 10-15 Mbps. If I reboot the router, it jumps back up to...
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