Trouble w/C2000T firmware rev. CTH003-4.12.0.100
I'm having trouble due to a shared memory leak in the technicolor C2000T firmware version CTH003-4.12.0.100. With this firmware the router loses 1-2 KB of shared memory every 10 min., eventually...
View ArticleBest modem from this list?
Actiontec PK5000 Actiontec PK5001A Zyxel PK5000Z Zyxel PK5001Z CL says these are the only modems they sell that are compatible with my 3 Mbps ADSL service. I don't know anything else about them.
View ArticleQuestion for anyone in Twin Cities who has 40meg DSL
I've had Qwest/Centurylink before when I lived in St. Paul in the west side neighborhood and had 40/5mg service and would regularly hit 800-900 gigs a month. I had that service until I moved to another...
View ArticleBest Internet bundle and modem?
Hello, I am thinking of upgrading my Centurylink 7mbps speed to 20 or 40, and I would like to know what is the best price/bundle Centurylink has right now? My location is fully capable of 40mbps. Also...
View ArticleCenturyLink DSL buffer bloating - wild latency
I always had my PING time being unpredictable - it was getting very bad sometimes, but other times, it was ok. But recently I read about phenomen called "Bufferbloat", and found, that this was exactly...
View ArticleSeparate ADSL2 and VDSL2 circuits?
I would check from time to time to see if my DSL speed can be upgraded specifically the upload speed. I'm on ADSL2 which means it's not capable of better than 1mbps upload (unless bonding which would...
View Article1000mb service wiring
I am having 1000mb service installed at my house in Wake Forest, NC. As far as I know the house only currently has phone and cable service. I will be doing DirecTV and fiber. If I recall correctly,...
View ArticleCenturyLink modem
So I ordered CenturyLink a couple weeks ago and told them I did NOT want to buy their modem, that I had my own. I installed mine and service has been fine. THEN I got charged $130 for the modem and...
View ArticlePing to first hop ~10ms higher with pk5001z vs. 660
Kinda noticed this anomaly since i've been monitoring my pings via pingplotter with great anger due to bandwidth exhaust. Anyway, i've got 2 modems- the embarq 660 and the centurylink pk5001z. I've...
View ArticleCenturyLink leaving town?
Need to return my DSL modem to CL. Got a new one of my own. Monthly lease just got too expensive. Last week I used their web chat to ask where to return it so I can get a receipt. Wife just went there...
View ArticleWhy is my 3rd hop latency so high?
Tracing route to www.dslreports.com [64.91.255.98] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.1.1 2 2 ms 2 ms 1 ms 192.168.0.1 3 50 ms 50 ms 49 ms oh-71-51-112-1.dhcp.embarqhsd.net...
View ArticleTalktous no longer responding
Hello again, ***Please read first. I have no intentions on upsetting anyone and I really don't enjoy writing this as I have other things to do. This is not meant to allow others to bash centurylink....
View ArticleCenturylink throttling Neflix.
I am on CL Fiber (Gpon) 40 meg package. I should have Zero problems streaming UHD from Netflix. Netflix's requirements are: "A TV compatible with Ultra HD streaming from Netflix. A plan that supports...
View ArticleIs there anyway to get CL to change a route along backbone?
Im located in VA, and connecting to Dallas sends me down a route that is 20 hops. This is far too many and my latency is suffering because of it; I used to have a route of 12 hops (a few months ago)...
View ArticleModem showing bonded/connected but only getting single stream?
For my sanity, does someone have an easy explanation as to why my modem is actually connecting bonded and showing the full bonded speed yet my speed tests show as if only one stream? Is there hardware...
View ArticleFiber (semi)unavailable to current customers but available to new?
If I look up my address at https://www.centurylink.com/fiber/plans-and-pricing/minneapolis-minnesota/ it tells me that yep, I'm good to go for gig fiber. If I tell them I'm a current customer and log...
View Article[Prism TV] Centurylink gigabit fiber in Orlando
Does anyone have a list of communities, or towns in the Orlando area that have had Centurylink fiber installed? It's been over a year and a half since they launched there, and Centurylink are touting...
View Article[Embarq] Pair Bonding Question (Mainly how to order)
Hello all, I've been trying to order pair bonded service. So far I've been unsuccessful. Everyone from chat and phone support I've talked to had no idea what I was talking about. One chat rep I talked...
View ArticleActiontec Q1000 Ping Times Skyrocket
Today I noticed a problem with my Actiontec Q1000 wireless router / modem. Internet slows to a crawl, and I did a ping test using 8.8.8.8 from 3 linux machines on my network, and my windows 7 desktop...
View Article[CenturyTel] Bridging C2000T for VPN, need 2nd router
Ok, so after a week of googling, youtubing etc, I finally got my C2000T bridged to a Linkysys WRT54GL and it is working. I updated the Linksys to DD-WRT so I can use VPN on my wireless devices. It took...
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