Determining if Q1000 is in bridge mode
I've been pretty happy with my Q1000 until recently. My work laptop and my wife's new iPad Air 2 don't worth with DHCP. I considered trying to get one of the fancy new Technicolor routers but they're...
View Article[CenturyTel] ZyXel pk5001z can't resolve host names
Every single morning since I got this ZyXel pk5001z modem. It can't resolve host names. The only way to get it to work again is to unplug it. Rebooting it in in the GUI doesn't help. Setting the DNS to...
View ArticleCenturylink Gpon Vlan2 without the modem
Ok, so while I wait for CL to figure out the gigabit thing here in Tucson, the 40 meg service is actually quite cheap. Cheap enough that I can justifiy having the 40 meg service at the promo pricing...
View ArticleFrequent down time on Centurylink fiber
Every now and then, I get down time that lasts about 5 minutes at a time. No idea what's causing it. PrismTV live tv viewing works fine during these outages, so it's not a WAN connectivity issue (at...
View Article[CenturyTel] 25Mps just became available
25Mps just became available what is the upload speed
View ArticleWhat is wrong with Centurylink
I have been a customer for several years with no problems,until recently. On July 7 I called tech support about a problem I was having,whenever it would rain heavily I would lose my internet...
View ArticleCenturyLink high ping and packet loss to Level3/OVH Network
I have servers with OVH, the hosting company and I know many other big services/games that are hosted on their network constantly have connection issues only with CenturyLink. But as of today, the...
View Articlecentury link install
Is it normal to attach the phone/internet cable to a chain link fence making it impossible to use the gate? Really not impressed with the installation as it's a hazard and will not last.
View Article[Embarq] Thought I had an upgrade...
And of course I was told no when I called in after I saw on my account page that I could. Granted it was just going from 3mb to 6mb but still that is double speed in the end. Oh well.
View Article[New CenturyLink Customer] Frequent Modem Restarts
hello, searched this forum and found that this is a semi common problem and i'm hoping that i can get some help with my DSL issue here. First off this is not the first time this has happened, first...
View ArticlePings in speed tests/latency are good; in game is bad.
So shown below is my speed test using this website's speed test. These pings are great...the website even gives them an A+. If I was to use speedtest.net or pingtest.net i'd get the same result. I'd...
View ArticleDSL first hop latency is horrible
I've been living with poor latency for gaming (90-120ms) for almost two years now. But that's a price you pay for living in rural America. But today I noticed a jump up to over 200ms. What's going on?...
View ArticleSeattle Centurylink connection drops + slow speeds
I'm on the 50 down 5 up plan. Never saw speeds even approaching this in the 1.5years I've had this; lucky if we hit the 20s. Either way, I am fine with it *IF* the service remains steady, which it no...
View ArticlePrizm TV and internet speed question
I will be as short as possible here, as I think I know the answer. Got Prizm TV. Used to have 40/5 Mbps speed. Now if I do speed test I end up 20/.8 Mbps. What I was reading online, this is what...
View ArticlePower outage now high pings to second hop.
Reply from 207.225.112.6: bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=63 Reply from 207.225.112.6: bytes=32 time=300ms TTL=63 Reply from 207.225.112.6: bytes=32 time=176ms TTL=63 Reply from 207.225.112.6: bytes=32...
View ArticleFAR end FEC errors after local outage
What would cause Far end FEC errors after local outage? Never had any far end errors previously. It does not appear to be affecting anything, I am just curious.
View ArticleLooking for help with DSL speed
I signed up for CL 40/5 bonded service about a month ago. Was getting good speeds (36/4.6), but recently download speed has dropped to the 4-8 MB range using the various speed test sites. Upload speed...
View Article[Prism TV] IPH8005 plays a channel for 15 seconds, then freezes after tomato
I have a Actiontec C2000A IPoE (no PPPoE login) and a Pace IPH8005 HD IPTV for the Prism TV service. I have a router with the Tomato by Shibby firmware http://tomato.groov.pl/?page_id=164 I followed...
View ArticleBridge Mode on Modem vs Wireless Access Point on Router
Hey ya'll, I'm currently using my modem and Asus RT-87U in Bridge mode so that my router handles the PPPoE connection. I was wondering if there was any benefit to changing that up and having my C1000A...
View ArticleCenturylink DSL Down Four Days, Poulsbo WA
So we've been using Centurylink for years (at least five), and generally the service has been good. However, we've been down for the last four days and have not been contacted by a service person after...
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