[CenturyTel] I need help.
I pay for 40mbps, which CenturyLink ALWAYS delivered perfectly, up until two weeks ago. I'm now at 23mbps. Here's my problem: I've tried calling CenturyLink's tech support line six times now, and every...
View ArticleGetting fed up with CL.
In 2007 I signed up for 10/1, and at the time, it seemed pretty damn fast. Well that was almost 10 years ago, and now it feels more like dial-up in the way the internet has changed. I love doing...
View ArticleSE Iowa CenturyLink down since yesterday?
I mean, I have had a few brief outages before, but never this long. Day before last, sporadic internet all day, and yesterday, right after noon, it dropped and still not back up. Anyone else seeing this?
View ArticleActiontec C1000A vs Q1000
I'm looking for a modem to use my 100Mbit VDSL2 connection. I'm buying off eBay and could find those two modems at similar price. Which one is recommended over the other and why?
View Articlefiber map update for Mac Groveland St. Paul MN
At recent conversation promising change is coming, Century Link says last mile is still copper or buried paper twisted pair in the neighborhood near Hamline and St Clair Ave. Fiber has been buried here...
View Article[CenturyTel] S L O W connection (ADSL)... need modem recommendation
Supposedly we have Centurylink's "512" ADSL service. Our modem reports that we are linked up to DSL at 576/288 kbits. Speed tests report a mbit down/up of 0.47/0.23. Modem/router is a Westell...
View ArticleGetting gigabit fiber next week
As I'm one of the lucky bastards who lives in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood -- where CenturyLink is rolling out gigabit fiber -- I eagerly signed up last night. Can't wait to ditch Comcast after like...
View ArticleAnyone been warned lately about exceeding their data cap?
I haven't seen anyone complaining lately about being warned or disconnected for exceeding their data cap. I wonder if they unofficially stopped enforcing it?
View ArticleCentrallinkk making false promises
I have had centerline for a year and a half now when I signed up last year i was told my speed would be upgraded or have the option to upgrade at the end of 2014 to 40 Meg's however that has not...
View ArticleThinking about switching
So I currently have Brighthouse service in Kissimee Fl and have not been impressed at all with the quality of the service or support for the past year. With my Promo getting read to expire, I'm...
View ArticleCenturylink light blinking on C1000A, will not boot
I just got home from vacation and I thought I had unplugged the modem before leaving but apparently not. Upon getting back home I noticed that the Centurylink light is blinking and no other lights are...
View ArticleConnection drops when there is barely any thunder?
Anyone else have to deal with this every time there is a hint of a storm? It is mind boggling to me they can't fix this. We just had a small amount of thunder, barely noticeable, and afterwards I have...
View Article[CenturyTel] Getting pair bonded lines switched to Fastpath
Hi, I was wondering if it would be possible to qualify my pair bonded ADSL2+ 25/2 service running from a Calix E5 DSLAM out in my area. I live in Fall Branch, TN, and the office/CLLI I run out of is...
View ArticleZyxel pk5000z seemingly hijacks name resolution
I wanted to post this in case someone else ran into the same issue. Today I asked Centurylink for a new modem and they happily overnighted one to me, a C1000z. Hopefully it is a better modem. I signed...
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 FTTH Portland, OR?
Hello, Do any of you know how one can get their address checked to see if CenturyLink is installing fiber in their area? I recall lurking here a few months ago and seeing in one of these threads an...
View Article[Embarq] Swapping DSL modems
Hi all, I've been a cable user for life (and still am), however at work we have CenturyLink DSL service at a remote office and an ancient modem that I'd like to swap with a newer one I have on the...
View ArticleCat 3 vs cat 5e phone wire cable
Howdy I had tech out repairing my interest after the last rainstorm shorted out one of those telephone boxes the tech said I had cat 3 phone wire cable I have pair bonded on a residual at 20 megs 2 up...
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