Billing: "Internet install charge" vs "Internet activation charge"
Hey guys, I'd like your opinion before embarking on a credit request journey. I chose CenturyLink with self-install/activation, bought the kit at Best Buy and set everything up myself. No technician...
View ArticleFacebook very slow
For the last week or two, maybe a bit longer, Facebook has been very intermittent, some times extremely slow, never finishing loading of a page. At other times, it's pretty normal. This happens on...
View ArticleOpinion on my speed.
Just looking for an opinion on what my dsl speed should be. I'm currently at 1.760Mbps down and 0.288Mbps up. Numbers from my modem are as follows. SNR 36.9 dB 28.0 dB Attenuation 24.6 dB 31.5 dB Power...
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[Qwest] phone Service and transparent bridging
hello i want to know since i am thinking about adding phone service and i have transpartetn bridging woudl imporsbile to use my phone /fax machuine pluged into my router and or would i need to buy an...
View ArticleWhat are the chances a GPON port is over subscribed.
Hello, So I have not had to deal with being on a line that is oversubscribed in a long time. I recently moved over to CL in a newer sub division that has GPON service. The connection is great in the...
View ArticleCenturylink "loyalty department" resorting to cheap tricks
Sorry if this is a bit long, but it's unbelievable to me how Centurylink's so called "loyalty department" is now resorting to cheap tricks to retain customers. My current Internet plan was ending, and...
View ArticleC1000/C2000 support console
Could anyone kindly share the username & password for the Support Console of C1000/ :(C2000? Thanks a lot!! :)
View ArticleWorst customer service
Last week we moved into a new house. So I decided to go with CenturyLink for internet service. I talked to Jared and he was very friendly and got me all schedule for last Friday to have the technican...
View ArticleNot getting full gig downstream
I've got centurylink's gig speed here in Arizona, but the downstream speed isn't up to par: Anybody know how I might resolve this? I'm using some enterprise grade equipment, so I know it's not a CPU...
View ArticleModem + Router?
We're buying a rather large house in NW Wisconsin and I bought a TPlink Archer A7 AC1750 to use, then discovered they provide a modem/router combo for $99.00. I'm unclear on what modem I should buy....
View ArticleNew router or all in one?
I am getting ready to cut cable and go all online. To do that, I need to get faster Internet and a new modem or router to provide that speed. What would be better, getting a router and bridging it with...
View ArticleCentury Link: SNR / ATTENUATION
I have a Centurylink 7mbps connection and im happy with the bandwidth but my ping is just bad... i would like to know if i can have centurylink turn off interleaving and put me on fastline and if that...
View ArticleCenturylink DSL intermittent noise/ variable SNR
I have a CenturyLink DSL connection using a PK5001Z modem/router. I am in a rural location with maybe 10 houses within a few square miles of me. It worked for a long time with typical download speeds...
View Articlehow to monitor and log SNR for PK5001Z?
I notice this router/modem is running (old) Linux 2.6. Is there a command line utility like adslctl that I can use to query and log my SNR? Maybe CL just renamed it something else? I was thinking about...
View Article[Prism TV] Technicolor C2100T - Cannot renew DHCP Lease on Fiber
Got the CenturyLink Prism TV and 1GiG in Seattle all setup. Was running great with a external ONT through their modem the Technicolor C2100T. So I updated the firmware to the latest version off the...
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 Article[Qwest] Devices to measure interference on a phone line?
I'm dealing with an off and on issue of some kind of interference turning my internet access off and on again. What often happens is that my downstream SNR will suddenly drop to 0, my modem (Actiontec...
View ArticleCan't add range extender
I currently have Q1000 actiontec router and purchased a netgear range extender. I tried doing the WPS and also setup with genie. It finds the network and creates a 2.4 and 5 new network. The extender...
View Articlemodem locking up
anyone else having problems with their old pk5000 locking up? i wake up some mornings and the modem is unresponsive... nothing has changed and this never happened before. happening a few times a week....
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