Q1000 working on 2 differents lines/locations??
I live in Colorado in the summer and Arizona in the winter. I have Centurylink DSL accounts in both locations and move my Q1000 modem back and forth. I have a different ppp username and password in...
View ArticleNeed help choosing new wireless modem.
We have moved permanently to our lake place where we have CenturyLink DSL. We upped or speed but are still using an old Westell 327W which is not handling it well and (I'm an amateur radio operator) RF...
View ArticleHow to replace my Cisco 678 modem?
I am using Century Link DSL with a Cisco 678 modem and and Linksys WRT610N router. The modem is so old that I can't connect a computer to it (it has a serial connection only). Nothing is fundamentally...
View Article[Embarq] Bonded DSL Worth Getting?
I received a flier in the mail from Centurylink stating that faster speeds were available in my area, up to 20Mbps. I confirmed that the 20Mbps was offered via bonded pairs. Currently I have the 10Mbps...
View ArticleIs there anything with these line stats indicating unstable ping?
I've dealt with this for what I feel like is far too long now, since it legit magically appeared one day and has not gone away since (which was almost 1 years ago) Basically my ping is usually unstable...
View Article[CenturyTel] Q1000 VDSL Modem/Router: New Firmware Available
New Version: QAQ003-31.20L.5 as noticed of 4/12/2015 No change log I could find so I do not know what is fixed, removed or added.
View Article[Qwest] Centurylink Iowa letter
Anyone get one of these letters I heard it's getting sent out to Iowa. They aren't providing the service SLA's they should.
View Articlesporadic high latency
I've been fighting slow connections off and on for a while now. It seems like even when my download and upload speeds are normal according to a speed test, I still get very flaky connections and find...
View ArticleWith Fiber coming my options are slowing
I am in the area of current fiber rollout in St Paul and have been randomly checking to see if magically, fiber becomes available. =) Well today I checked available services and instead of 12 and 7 as...
View Article[Qwest] Recommendations for upgrading from an Actiontec C1000A?
I'm getting a bit worried about my current modem, but rather than just replace it with another C1000A, I wondered what folks had found success with, if they moved away from that model? Thanks!
View Article[CenturyTel] PK5001Z modem retrain ?
I recently upgraded to PK5001Z and have a problem. I am at least 2 mi down Cu wire from DSLAM. Once a day my line becomes 'unstable'. When this happens my pk5001z drops speed down to 1mb from normal...
View ArticleConnection fails miserably when it rains
Back when I first signed up with Embarq (now CenturyLink), my connection worked great except for when it would start to rain locally. At that point, the connection would totally fail, and while the...
View ArticleCenturyLink Minneapolis - Stable & Fast Router Recommendation 12mb
I have seen and read about countless poor experiences with the leased CenturyLink routers. It seems like any decent recommendations I find are for models that are no longer in production. I have a...
View ArticleVPN on Centurylink C2000A?
I am new to Centurylink and need to find out how to set up VPN through a C2000A modem. I have a Server in my small home Network that I Need to Access from the outside. I used to be on Comcast, and that...
View Article[CenturyTel] C1000z
I forgot my admin password so I had to do a complete reset on a c1000z. My question is I wrote down the WiFi password on the bottom of the modem and connected it to my cellphone. So is normal for the...
View ArticleSpeedtest
I'm wondering about the test at http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest What exactly does 'buffer bloat' mean? I ran it I got 13.4 down and 0 (zero) kilobits/s up. 0-30ms BB down 300-1000+ up PS Here are...
View ArticlePK5001Z speed and disconnect problems
Hi, i am posting for another's service in my house. The first problem is that im getting VERY frequent disconnects(i get kicked out of video games whenever it happens). From what i see, these...
View ArticleRant - Credit check to change service
I called Centurylink a month or so ago. I was trying to change my service to something less expensive. I went through the motions of talking to the rep, finding out what was available, etc. He told me...
View Article[CenturyTel] UPnP Actiontec Q1000
Every time I try to click on UPnP in the advanced settings of the modem, it displays that the page cannot be found. It does not matter whether I use Firefox or Explorer. I restarted the modem, and it...
View Article[Qwest] how to get increased or over provisioned on a 20/2 bonded pair?
Hey! I am a new contributor, but a long time reader of the forum. CenturyLink just placed fiber into our subdivision and has it connected to a VDSL2 DSLAM. Much improved over our ADSL DSLAM fed off of...
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