what is Centurylink installing?
I live in a rural/ semirural area in Kansas (near Perry) and have had Centurylink dsl. Yesterday, a contractor was digging with a backhoe in on the edge of the road right of way and installed...
View ArticleComtrend 3100u/3101 modem?
About to sign up for 80Mbps prepaid service, which I assume is bonded. See lots of info about people using these with windstream, but that's all. Will these work with century link? product description:...
View ArticleInvitation to participate in Measuring Broadband America
I have been participating in Measuring Broadband America for seven years. The program provides you monthly reports on the quality of your Internet service. I encourage you to participate. I received...
View ArticleC3000z
Does the c3000z use a hidden 5G wifi that cannot be turned off (like the C2100t).
View Articleprepaid vs postpaid and bonding
Currently in my area prepaid is $10/month cheaper than postpaid. Customer service rep tried to steer me towards postpaid, saying advertised speeds were "guaranteed" 90% of the time vs 50% of the time...
View Article[CenturyTel] upload speed not disclosed
comparing upload speed. I need the upload speed for work from home. will cox gig have faster upload than Clink.
View Article[CenturyTel] ZyXel c1000z port forward fail
I have used RemoteDesktop for years, and the are a few hoops to jump through, but I've always been able to make it work from outside my home network, until now. To recap: 1. Port forward is set in the...
View ArticleHow to change PPP username for CenturyLink Gigabit?
I've been getting the runaround on the phone when I tried to have a nasty typo corrected in my PPP username on my CenturyLink fiber account. The PPP username is "lastnamefirstname"@qwest.net but they...
View ArticleWiFi slower than expected
Just switched from Comcast to CenturyLink VDSL2 bonded. I have an Asus RT-AC68U router (stock firmware) that was connected to the cable modem. Comcast service was 55 down/5 up. Speed tests over wifi...
View Articleturning off igmp proxy on century link actiontec c1900a router
apple airplay isn't working between my phone and my denon A/R. this happened to me when i had FIOS, and i had to disable IGMP proxy for this to work. trying to do the same with the c1900a router but i...
View ArticleMount Vernon MO-area construction?
Hello all, was wondering if there was anyone on this forum that was familiar with any of the new construction I have been seeing in the Mount Vernon, MO area? Specifically I have been seeing cabled...
View ArticleHappy CL customer
So, back at the end of January, to the start of February I switched to Centurylink from Cox (do I even need to make up epitaphs for them with that name?). Cox had progressively increased my speed,...
View Article[CenturyTel] Port Forwarding no longer possible
Back some time ago, months maybe, I went through the steps to install a new wireless router to work in tandem with my Centurylink modem/router (Actiontec PK5001A) and had nothing but trouble with the...
View ArticleCancelling PrismTV --> Upgrading Internet... What to expect?
Well, CL rate increases to PrismTV finally broke me. Pushed me to cut the cord and convert to Vue. I decided to try sticking with CL for internet since they have 40Mb for $45 PFL. Should be plenty for...
View Article[CenturyTel] Not just the last mile
Know someone in Central OH with bonded 25; she can't watch TeeVee at night because the throughput is so awful. Turns out the area's inter-Office link is (wait for it....) OC-3. Think about that.......
View ArticlePostpaid/Prepaid Prices
Has anyone been able to get their CL postpaid PFL HSI for the same price as CL'S prepaid PFL HSI ??
View ArticleBilled for a returned Modem with late charges
CenturyLink I believe is trying to run a scam or they're so inept, year after year after year when modem get returned they try to bill customers for the returned modem as if it wasn't and if you don't...
View ArticlePort forwarding not working or intermittent
I've posted on this before, but I think I've zeroed in on the problem and it must be the ISP (CenturyLink) or the router (ZyXel c1000). I can always get remote desktop to work inside my network, and it...
View ArticleSimplepay price drop gigabit service--available to existing accts?
I signed up for 'price for life' $80 gigabit simplepay CL internet service in late June, and just saw that the price dropped to $75 (and other tiers seem to be lower as well). Has anybody gotten CL to...
View ArticleAm I going to regret switching?
I've been through the ringer with comcast, had 3 techs out and all say everything seems fine despite my documented repeated brief outages on and off throughout the day. The last guy told me he could...
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