C1000A fails several times a day, has to be power cycled
For a little over a year I've been using a C1000A VDSL2 modem configured to transparent bridging. Several times a day it stops working, in that it passes no traffic, even though it claims that the DSL...
View ArticleCenturyLink charging me for modem that I returned 4 months ago.
When I signed up for new service in Nov 2013, Centurylink automatically shipped me a rental modem, even though I had checked the box for "I already have my own modem" when I filled out my registration....
View Article[Prism TV] Prism & Internet Speeds
IÂ’m in the Phoenix, AZ metro area and wanted to sign up for Prism now that itÂ’s available in my neighborhood. Unfortunately, itÂ’s turning into a nightmare and I cancelled my order. It started when a...
View Article[Qwest] How to set up new Asus router with my Actiontec Q1000 modem?
I just bought a new Asus RT-AC66R wireless router and am having trouble figuring out how it's supposed to be set up with my Actiontec Q1000 modem provided by my ISP. Up until this point, the Q1000 has...
View ArticleNewbie but Oldbie
New to the forums, joined to get some answers about Century Link. We are having a townhouse built in central Colorado, and we just arranged to have CL 40mbps service bundled with DirecTV thru Sam's...
View ArticleDisconnections several times every day
Hi, I'm signed up for 40/5 FTTN service with CenturyLink. So far I've had nothing but trouble. The modem will constantly retrain tens of times a day. My speeds will jump all over the place as a result....
View ArticleCenturylink fiber coming to Orlando area!
I just received the flyer on our door today. Our brand new neighborhood is fiber ready, apparently. I called and they said for $78 a month, plus $59 install, we could get 40 Mb down / 20 Mb up. That...
View ArticleIntermittent Internet dropouts
I have been using an Actiontec PK5000 with CenturyLink for about 4 years. Recently, my modem has been experiencing dropouts (Internet light goes out or flickers) for from about 20 seconds to 3 minutes...
View Article[CenturyTel] Can someone help?
Can anyone help? our internet is really slow in NW Wisconsin. Centurylink It has been 3 months now with no bandwidth help. Zip code is 54874
View ArticleMy most recent CL experience
We've been CenturyLink customers off and on for the better part of 7 years. I played with computers on 10 ISPs in 4 four states over 20 years. Generally speaking the first level tech support sucks....
View ArticleActiontec c1000a faulty firewall?
I am trying to get facetime to work with our new actiontec c1000a. We had some problems with the voice line, when the tech came out he offered to replace our old PK5000 with a new c1000a while he...
View ArticleC1000A question
Since installing my C1000A, I have observed my iPad and iPhone5 disconnects from the C1000A all the time... At least 3-5 times during a 30 internet session. The web pages won't load, so I have to go in...
View ArticlePacketloss in Arizona
[CenturyTel] Packetloss in Arizona I live in Mesa, AZ and have been getting packet loss. This is impacting every service I use online, email, web surfing, video streaming, and gaming. I have had a...
View ArticleC1000A and Bit-torrent Blocking
The C1000A has under the Advanced Setup/ Service Blocking menu Bit-torrent is listed. Has anyone used this and successfully blocked bit torrent apps from running? Both Actiontec and CL says it will.
View Article[Qwest] C2000A - VoIP ports?
My C2000A has two ports on the back marked "VoIP". The Actiontec brochure mentions that it has built in VoIP, but no info on how to configure. I've logged into the modem and gone through all the menus...
View Article[Qwest] don't be afraid to buy non-CL supported DSL hardware
I'm certain this has been covered before, but this is my story of having finally arrived in the promised land of DSL after many years in the wilderness. I've been through a very long phase (14 years)...
View Article[Qwest] luck recently in customer retention?
I've got 40/5 for $30/mo in Seattle, but my contract will be up in a few months. Any recent stories/tips as per Centurylink customer retention? If they won't do another 12mo @ $30, then I think I'll be...
View Article[Qwest] CenturyLink modem return not acknoweldged
Seems like a common problem with CenturyLink. I was a customer with them for a year and that ended about an year ago. I returned their leased modem through the return slip that they provided. Recently,...
View Article[CenturyTel] dry copper pair / dry loop / unbundled loop
Hi Guys! Has anybody been able to order a dry loop from Century ? I'm out of range for a normal ADSL service for Century, but I've got a friend 3 miles away I could connect to with SDSL or something...
View ArticleCenturyLink - Wet lines?
So had a CL tech at my house to investigate the unstable Internet service I've had for the past 3 weeks. He replaced the guts of the box outside because he said it looked like it might have got hit by...
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