Lag being caused by Level3.net.
I'm getting large increases in latency while connecting to certain services in the evenings because of Level3.net, the tier 1 provider Centurylink seems to be using. Has anyone else experienced this? 6...
View ArticleVLAN Tagging on Tomato for FTTH
Good day, After messing with the setting for a few days as well as on the phone with Centurylink tech support for more than two hours, I thought I would post here to get some advise... I am in...
View ArticleThe only way to surf
Look, I know this site exists primarily as a place to vent about poor service, shoddy updates, etc. As a resident of Black Forest, CO that cannot get anything faster than 5 meg down and 864k up, and...
View ArticleDSL century link speeds lowered after fuse replacement
So I used to get 7mb down and 896k up before a recent storm fried a couple fuses that messed up my phone line. Now that they have been replaced I can only get 5mb down and 896k up. Can a century link...
View ArticleSan Juan County, Washington State telephone/911 outage
Just received a text message that 911 service in San Juan County (outside of San Juan Island) is down. I am outside of San Juan County, so I don't know if people on island received the text message....
View ArticleUpgrade my area already
I live in a newer subdivision in Columbia, MO, about 5-6 years old now. When I moved here, CenturyLink promised me 10 MB down. However, when the tech came out to install service, the fastest stable...
View ArticleNot getting 20Mbps :(
I am getting half the speed I am supposed to. A tech came out and left me a voicemail saying they need to get into my apt to connect one jack? and break away the other one? because they are losing the...
View Article[CenturyTel] most painful service experience in my life
I am a new centurylink customer. We had no problems getting our phone connected, but have had a nightmare with our internet. I faxed in the completed supercedure forms twice in early June thinking that...
View Article[CenturyTel] Bad Landline noise and DSL drops during summer with CenturyLink
Hi all, Been battling this for several years. During summer months Landline and DSL will really act up usually around noon till evening. Landline becomes unusable with horrible noise and DSL constantly...
View Article[CenturyTel] ADSL vs. VDSL151;For CenturyLink Customers in Minneapolis with...
I spent all day working on getting this Netgear N300 Wireless DSL Modem up and running. I wanted to dump CenturyLink's modem. I was on the phone with CenturyLink eight times today. Seven of my calls...
View ArticleNot getting advertised CL speeds, when to complain?
Living in a semi-rural area (Cave Creek), paying for 7 down/850 up DSL. In late May there was a major outage that lasted a few days. Prior to the outage I was getting 6.1 down speed, after the outage...
View ArticleISP-level block of Phantasy Star Online 2 servers?
Basically, I am having some unusual (but apparently not uncommon) accessing the severs of the Japanese MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2. The problems started June 18th, when the servers were taken down in...
View ArticleWhy I left the SamKnows study and why you should too.
This is for anyone that is still a part of the SamKnows/FCC study on ISP broadband performance. I left the study at the end of last week because the NETGEAR router they give us back in 2011 was...
View ArticleCan anyone help me get FastPath enabled please?
Hello, I recently got centurylink and need the lowest pings possible for gaming. Right now I'm on interleaved and get 39-40 ms to the first hop. I have already tried going through centurylinks online...
View ArticleWhen can I get CenturyLink 40Mb/s DSL
I live at [Removed]Kent, WA 98031. I can't get the 40Mb/s CenturyLink DSL. When will I be able to get 40Mb/s CenturyLink DSL??? [Street address removed for privacy. /sashwa]
View ArticleADSL modem
I have CenturyLink DSL, 1.5Mbps (remote rural area), and need a new modem. I'm told by CL that they will only supply the PK5001z modem, for which I've read poor reviews. Are there any reliable...
View Article[Qwest] line noise, fast path
lately i am getting disconnected tons, and lots of smaller problems, how do i get back on interleaved? im on adsl2+
View ArticleHas anyone ever gotten CL to admit the problem is on their end?
I bought my first home in Feb, and unfortunately CL is the only provider in the neighborhood. They do at least offer 40/5 (supposedly), but my modem regularly trains to 30/5 or 20/5. The only answer I...
View ArticleKudos AA99592
I spoke to Naomi (#AA99592) this morning concerning my mothers telephone. I have to be honest, I usually just write the check and move on, but today, I had time to actually look at the bill and I...
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