How to find nearest DSLAM, speed vs distance for VDSL2
I'm looking at some land for sale in Paulden, AZ, and high-speed Internet access is a critical qualifier. The parcel does not yet have a street address. One existing house about 1000 ft from where I...
View ArticleThreats of termination for bot infection, but all scans are clean.
In the last two weeks I've received two emails warning/accusing me of being infected with an iotmirai virus, and generating bot activity. This email threatens to terminate my DSL service. Both times...
View ArticleDo not understand why I can't get higher speeds
I am told that the fastest I can get is 20Mbps. Yet the people kitty corner from me can get higher. I emailed Centurylink and they stated "We show fiber to the switch but not to your address". I...
View ArticleCenturyLink 1GiG Fiber with ASUS RT-AC3200 Speeds and Settings
Got a ASUS RT-AC3200 working with my 1Gig CenturyLink Fiber + Prism TV. However, during some speed tests the most I can get lately seems to be about 200mb down 200mb up. At one point I was able to get...
View Article[Qwest] data loss Centurylink C2000T
About a year ago I started with Centuryling, with a bonded DSL service (20/3 Mbps). They gave me a C2000T modem. After I switched, I noticed that I had some issues with Windows updates (many of them...
View ArticleCenturylink wiring behind my house yesterday
Well, K&J Telecommunications came by and installed the fiber and 12 port tap on the pole behind my house. Curious: Are they wiring the taps 1:1 with the fibers in the trunk line? Otherwise, why in...
View Article[Qwest] More fun with Centurylink billing
This might be good for a laugh or two. Two months ago I forgot to make my payment It was my bad and I take responsibility for it. I got caught up last month (and even overpaid by a few cents when I...
View Article[Qwest] 2 broadcasting routers?
Setup: Century Link C1100Z modem/router + bridged Netgear Nighthawk While I'm troubleshooting a Nighthawk problem that could last at least a week I'd like to turn off the CL bridge thereby turning its...
View Article80/40 over DSL? Is this correct?
I'm moving into a new home (new to me, it's about 10yo now) with both cable and DSL, and was amazed to find out CenturyLink is pushing 80Mbps down and 40Mbps up, better then the cable co! I'm assuming...
View ArticleNew Fiber Optic Pea Ridge Arkansas
Not sure if anyone has or can get any information on this? I see they are running some fiber just a 1/2 mile down the road, hoping they will setup a HUB near so I can upgrade past the 1.5mbps.
View ArticleHow can Centurylink be so bad and still be in business?
I just had to get this off my chest,so please excuse the rant! This is the absolute worst incompetent company i have ever dealt with in my life.How i mean how! do they stay is business??? I have had...
View ArticleWill bonded service work for me?
I have separate Centurylink internet accounts (no phone) at a home in Colorado and a home in Arizona. I carry a Q1000 modem between the homes. The Arizona account is always kept active and the Colorado...
View ArticleLatest Adobe flash (24.0.0.186) breaks CL speedtest
FYI I updated my Flash player this morning (to 24.0.0.186) and the CL speedtest at http://internethelp.centurylink.com/internethelp/zam-speed-test.html now gives a "Latency Test Error". I tried...
View ArticleBusiness IP
I contacted Century Link today to ask them to stabilize and set a static IP. This is so I can bind services, like WWW and DNS. I need the DNS to work properly. I am told by the company that it will...
View Article[CenturyTel] sitting on ass
why does centurylink continue to sit on ass and give plenty of excuses and refuse to upgrade their network when you have cable getting ready to launch Docsis 3.1 and offer gig services.
View Article[CenturyTel] netgear dm200 modem
Would like your thoughts on buying a new netgear DM200 vdsl modem to replace my 9 year old Actiontec M1000 modem which seems to work ok. I am on adsl 12mbps service. I also want to add a router to have...
View ArticleCentury Link Worst Support Evar Worst ISP???
This company has the worst support for ISP I have ever dealt with. Absolute idiot on the phone. How they get away with call centers in the Philippines with people that barely understand english and...
View Article[Qwest] Sync issues, tier 1 boogie (phone and chat) and bridging C1100T
I'm helping a buddy out with a Centurylink install. Package is supposed to be 40 down, 5 up. Status page for the Technicolor C1100T information is pasted at bottom. Installation was on Monday, IP has...
View ArticleThreats of termination for bot infection, but all scans are clean.
In the last two weeks I've received two emails warning/accusing me of being infected with an iotmirai virus, and generating bot activity. This email threatens to terminate my DSL service. Both times...
View ArticleWhat is a near-end RS FEC Correction?
Short version of the story is as follows: I've had issues with Centurylink for years; mostly with slow speeds. Sometimes it works ok for a few months, then goes bad again, but it's never really great....
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