[CenturyTel] Is this a normal ping on the first hop? Modem > dslam 80ms Average
Pinging the dslam gateway: Ping statistics for 184.156.145.1: Packets: Sent = 742, Received = 740. Lost = 2 , Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 46ms, Maximum = 189ms, Average =...
View ArticleIf Centurylink's wasn't such a joke I'd cry...
Hi guys, I found this at http://downdetector.com/status/centurylink more people with the same problems. I am thinking about contacting my city council, state and federal representatives and find out...
View Article[CenturyTel] Phone and internet off and on
Phone and internet are up and down for 3 days and won't be done for 3 more. Service Guy NEVER SHOWED OR CALLED as century link doesn't seem to care about customer service.
View ArticleCRC errors: What's the acceptable threshold?
Hi all, I am pleased to say that after living without wire-based broadband Internet access for over 5 years, I finally have a 10 mbps DSL connection at my home! Getting it set up would not have been...
View Article[Embarq] help with cat5e from NID to new phone jack
Hello all. I need some help. We got 10M DSL installed in eastern NC. The tech hooked to the Nid and I told him we would run cat5 to a phone jack. Got 100 feet of cable and hooked from the NID to a new...
View ArticleSetting up a Guest SSID with a valid subnet
I have an update to this older post: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28636982-Help-Configuring-2nd-SSID-on-CL-Actiontec-PK5000 I experienced the same issue being told that the subnet was invalid. It...
View ArticleModem question
What modems can I use on my dsl line now? After all of the issues that I went through just to get my line tested in the other post they changed the isp protocol to IPoE via dhcp. When they did that my...
View ArticleDSL works from NID but not working via phone jack
I recently bought a brand new build and there have been several "kinks". Basically, no phone lines were installed in our house. I called an electrician to have one installed and they were able to put...
View Article[CenturyTel] Century Link problems.
New Modem, C1000A, whole house filters installed. Rude CL guy. Here are my numbers for about 3 days. It was working better on the old filters and the old modem. I wish we had a alternative but there...
View ArticleHas anyone been able to get gigabit service in Vegas?
Just wondering if anyone has actually been able to sign up. I've all but given up.
View ArticleI can get DSL! But wait, I can't!
Hey guys, I live in a rural area where there are no good high speed Internet options. I couldn't even get satellite installed due to trees blocking the view of the satellite. CenturyLink (I live in an...
View ArticleWiFi connection
My WiFi disconnected. Randomly From my phone I went and looked at modem everything was fine. I had to forget network and reconnect. Hasn't happened since should I be concerned of modem
View Article[CenturyTel] Odd Attained Speed
What would cause a 12MBPS connection to `train' at Page 11768 instead of 12 meg? DownStream Connection Speed 11741 Kbps UpStream Connection Speed 892 Kbps Line Attenuation Downstream 34.0 dB Upstream...
View Article[CenturyTel] Youtube Playback Issues and General Quality of Service Problems
I have had centurylink internet for over a year now and up until now the quality has been great. Around a month ago youtube videos stopped loading, as in they would just never load. If i press refresh...
View Article[Prism TV] Closed Caption keeps quitting on Prism TV
I have Prism TV and I have to say it is quite nice. Picture quality far exceeds DirecTV. That being said both my wife and I are hard of hearing and depend upon Closed Caption to enjoy watching our...
View ArticleBest enterprise router for 40/20 VDSL?
I'm looking at moving into a house that's capable of 40/20 VDSL from CenturyLink, and it has ethernet ran to all the rooms but no router in the patch panel, so i'm thinking of getting an enterprise...
View ArticleVDSL Setup for non-centurylink modem/router
Hi, I have my service upgrade set for this week from existing ADSL 20Mb/896 to the new 40MB/5MB which I'm guessing is VDSL. I have gone through the forums and centurylink site looking for required...
View Article[CenturyTel] Zyxel P873HNUP
Thinking about getting this modem to future-proof. What do you all think? It's both ADSL2+ and VDSL2 bonding compatible http://www.zyxel.com/us/en/products_services/p873hnup.shtml?t=p
View Article[CenturyTel] Laughable customer service response
I called up customer service today about how an unlimited internet service account can have "limited" usage. After escalating the call, the rep tried to tell me that there is a glass ceiling limiting...
View Article[Embarq] Upload problems;Pack loss for ~2 weeks. (long)
I'm going to make this as detailed as possible to hopefully find a solution. Alright...here's the story. I've had Centurylink for 4 years. (Well, embarq for some of it). I've had very little problems....
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