[CenturyTel] Ping is ridiculously high and is up and down
I live about 45 miles from Dallas, Texas where my ISP centurylink is located. I am using pingtest.net to calculate my ping, jitter, and packet loss. Everything is so bad that it can't calculate packet...
View Article[Embarq] Is CenturyLink pulling the Netflix extortion card?
So my family and neighbors on CenturyLink DSL in the Las Vegas market have been having problems with Netflix and YouTube. I first thought it was an issue with their equipment (smart TVs, set-top boxes,...
View ArticlePing times double between 10 pm and midnight every day
See my monitor results here: http://www.dslreports.com/monitored/report/255870 Starting around three weeks ago, the pings between SW Florida and New Jersey jump late in the evening until midnight, then...
View ArticleWithin the last two weeks I've had to reboot my router ten times
I've got bonded DSL running over the Technicolor C2000T. It's been nearly flawless for close to a year. However, within the last two weeks I've started getting complete loss of Internet access once or...
View Article[Qwest] Solving low speeds on a specific phone jack
Just recently moved our computers (and router and modem) to our new basement office - and our internet is much, much slower! :( We're paying for either 12 or 20 Mbps down (can't remember), 896k up....
View Article[CenturyTel] Can I get my TP-Link TD-W8960N to run at 7Mb/sec with CenturyLink?
I've owned a TP-Link TD-W8960N DSL modem for 3 months. When I purchased this modem, I subscribed to CenturyLink 5Mb/sec ADSL service, here in Fort Lupton, CO. During the initial modem configuration,...
View ArticleDMCA notification from Centurylink
Hello, I received an email from Centurylink on 10/4/14 : "Notification of Acceptable Use Policy Violation of Multiple DMCA Infringements" for multiple copyright violations dating back to 2012. This is...
View Article[CenturyTel] ESPN3 and Centurylink
this topic has not been brought up in awhile so I recently made and account for another issue. Was wondering if anyone has heard anything at all?
View ArticleIs my modem quitting or something else?
I have a Westell 6100 modem, have had it for ages and i'm having two big issues with it. The first one being, anytime it disconnects it will reconnect like normal except for my upload speed. For some...
View ArticleHelp setting up Embarq modem
I am tired of paying Centurylink over $5/month to rent a modem and $7/month to upgrade to a modem/router, so I purchased an Embarq EQ-660R ADSL Router off of ebay, identical to mine. I am trying to set...
View ArticleFrequent downtime at 4:00am that requires modem reboot
In the past year that I've had Centurylink DSL service, I frequently wake up to no internet connectivity several times per month. None of the lights on the DSL modem indicate that there is a problem....
View ArticleCan't quite get gigabit speeds on CenturyLink
Hello, I've been using the gigabit fiber service from CenturyLink for a few weeks now. I've been very happy with the service. However, the best speeds I am able to obtain are around 830 Mbps. I've...
View Article[Qwest] CL modem buy one renting or cheaper one on ebay
Total newbie here but smart enough to find this site. I currently lease Q1000z modem/router from Century Link. Want to buy one to save $ and based on this site and one other considering Q1000z instead...
View ArticleCat5e connect to rj11 for DSL
Hello, I recently had centurylink come and install our phone and Internet service. We have structured wiring in the house. The tech used the cat5e cable for our internet. When he came inside he said...
View ArticleCentury Link Hades?
It's rare that I complain after a day of service. That's why I'm dismayed, in that I haven't got the "day," of service. I live in a limited access area for the internet which is maddening to begin...
View Article[Qwest] Line Overprovision Gone
So my line had been overprovisioned since about spring time (I'm on 40/20 dry line). I was syncing at 50.129 up until this past weekend. Sunday, I lost service for about 30 minutes then it suddenly...
View ArticleQuestion about house wiring for DSL service
Ill be getting CenturyLink DSL in a couple of months, and they want to provide a separate line to my house for the DSL feed (separate from the POTS feed I now have). I have a new demarcation box (with...
View Article[CenturyTel] fiber
when will they be upgrading their entire footprint to fiber. using cox because of the 10Mbps limit that century link has. http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3820759671
View Article[Embarq] Over-sold DSLAM common now in Las Vegas because of Prism?
So my conspiracy theory about CL and Netflix seems to be off, http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r29584151-Embarq-Is-CenturyLink-pulling-the-Netflix-extortion-card- . Everything Internet-wise comes to a...
View Article[Qwest] Solving low speeds on a specific phone jack
Just recently moved our computers (and router and modem) to our new basement office - and our internet is much, much slower! :( We're paying for either 12 or 20 Mbps down (can't remember), 896k up....
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