1 Gig Slow - but techs on it - Columbia, MO
Feels very awkward to complain when only getting 250 mbps down and 50 mbps up - but that is only 25% and 5% retrospectively of what is expected. Anyone in the Columbia, MO area on 1 gig service - know...
View Article[CenturyTel] Stable ac router
Is Dlink ac1750 a stable router I want a stable router that's reliable and don't drop a connection. I've looked at reviews of millions it seems like everybody says their is something wrong with every...
View ArticleSneaky $1 Internet Rate Hike - Another Fee?
So I am currently on Centurylink's 1.5Mbit pure broadband package. Which means I pay $60 for a sync rate of 1472/288 and my phone can't make outbound calls other than 911. Back when I had phone and...
View ArticleNew ZyXEL Gateway with 802.11AC wireless
I don't know if this is for sale anywhere, or if it will be, or if it is/will be, what configuration will be like, but for those among us who want a little more WiFi speed (also 5GHz wireless) with...
View Article[CenturyTel] Getting really slow download speed?
In the speed tests for century link I'm getting 11 mbps download speeds, but when I actually download anything I'm only getting 1 mbps?? (It does this while I'm wired or wireless) Is this right?
View ArticleGetting awfully close to 2 years of bandwidth exhaust.
"permanent exhaust" as they tell me when I call in every month to ask for credit. Internet takes a plummet during peak hours, my hop to my DSLAM starts ping-ponging anywhere from the average 38 to 120....
View ArticleNeed help with router/modem configuration
So I just switched to DSL 2 days ago. My complex is contracted with CenturyLink. So far their service is as bad as I've heard. I have a Zhone 6712-W1 modem, no Wi-Fi, and a ASUS RT-AC87R. I have gotten...
View ArticleI can only get 25 down but a house down the street can get 40?
I just dont understand how two houses in the same neighborhood can't both get up to 40 Mbps. Looking at the map, my house is actually CLOSER to the datacenter but I can only get 25 Mbps while down the...
View ArticleWhy won't CenturyLink let me buy one of their supported modems
I have CenturyLink ADSL2+ service in the mountains of Colorado. My modem is an Actiontec M1000, which doesn't support IPv6. I was interested in upgrading to a modem that supports IPv6, and saw that...
View ArticleUpdated Minneapolis speed test map
I re-ran the addresses contained in the map in this thread: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r29723767-Minneapolis-Centurylink-Speed-map-Including-Fiber-rollout- (Direct link:...
View ArticleQuestions About My New CenturyLink Fiber Optic Internet
I moved into a new development that has FTTH. The fiber optic cable connects to the ONT on the side of my house. It is powered from the basement with a battery backup. From the ONT a cat 5e cable goes...
View ArticleData Caps
Well, looks like I went over CL's 250GB data cap the last couple of months. The reason for the high data usage, as I stated in my previous post, is that I get IPTV over a GRE tunnel from my employer -...
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 ArticleUpgrading Backbone?
This may have been mentioned here before and I just overlooked it and also suck at searching lol. Is upgrading a fiber backbone circuit a matter of exchanging the equipment at the remote DSLAM and the...
View Article[Embarq] High Packet Loss
I'm posting this on behalf of my parents. Their Centurylink connection has been slow the past few days, so I fired up Smokeping and was intrigued by the results....
View Articlecanceled service
I signed up for centuryline 40mb/s service on april 6. guy came out, hooked me up...I bought a modem off ebay, listed on their site...he told me is was old, and centurylink would give me a modem...he...
View Articlecenturylink cancelation problem,,,,now have cox
I signed up for centuryline 40mb/s service on april 6. guy came out, hooked me up...I bought a modem off ebay, listed on their site...he told me is was old, and centurylink would give me a modem...he...
View Articlefirware bug no update or fix for 9 months
Current Firmware Version: CAH004-31.30L.69 Available Firmware Version: CAH004-31.30L.69 Upgrade Status: Upgrade Firmware on the c2000a model
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