[CenturyTel] Q1000 VDSL Modem/Router: New Firmware Available
New Version: QAQ003-31.20L.5 as noticed of 4/12/2015 No change log I could find so I do not know what is fixed, removed or added.
View Article[Qwest] Centurylink Iowa letter
Anyone get one of these letters I heard it's getting sent out to Iowa. They aren't providing the service SLA's they should.
View Articlesporadic high latency
I've been fighting slow connections off and on for a while now. It seems like even when my download and upload speeds are normal according to a speed test, I still get very flaky connections and find...
View ArticleWith Fiber coming my options are slowing
I am in the area of current fiber rollout in St Paul and have been randomly checking to see if magically, fiber becomes available. =) Well today I checked available services and instead of 12 and 7 as...
View ArticleConnection fails miserably when it rains
Back when I first signed up with Embarq (now CenturyLink), my connection worked great except for when it would start to rain locally. At that point, the connection would totally fail, and while the...
View Article[CenturyTel] PK5001Z modem retrain ?
I recently upgraded to PK5001Z and have a problem. I am at least 2 mi down Cu wire from DSLAM. Once a day my line becomes 'unstable'. When this happens my pk5001z drops speed down to 1mb from normal...
View ArticleCenturyLink Minneapolis - Stable & Fast Router Recommendation 12mb
I have seen and read about countless poor experiences with the leased CenturyLink routers. It seems like any decent recommendations I find are for models that are no longer in production. I have a...
View ArticleVPN on Centurylink C2000A?
I am new to Centurylink and need to find out how to set up VPN through a C2000A modem. I have a Server in my small home Network that I Need to Access from the outside. I used to be on Comcast, and that...
View Article[CenturyTel] C1000z
I forgot my admin password so I had to do a complete reset on a c1000z. My question is I wrote down the WiFi password on the bottom of the modem and connected it to my cellphone. So is normal for the...
View ArticleSpeedtest
I'm wondering about the test at http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest What exactly does 'buffer bloat' mean? I ran it I got 13.4 down and 0 (zero) kilobits/s up. 0-30ms BB down 300-1000+ up PS Here are...
View ArticlePK5001Z speed and disconnect problems
Hi, i am posting for another's service in my house. The first problem is that im getting VERY frequent disconnects(i get kicked out of video games whenever it happens). From what i see, these...
View ArticleRant - Credit check to change service
I called Centurylink a month or so ago. I was trying to change my service to something less expensive. I went through the motions of talking to the rep, finding out what was available, etc. He told me...
View Article[CenturyTel] UPnP Actiontec Q1000
Every time I try to click on UPnP in the advanced settings of the modem, it displays that the page cannot be found. It does not matter whether I use Firefox or Explorer. I restarted the modem, and it...
View Article[Qwest] how to get increased or over provisioned on a 20/2 bonded pair?
Hey! I am a new contributor, but a long time reader of the forum. CenturyLink just placed fiber into our subdivision and has it connected to a VDSL2 DSLAM. Much improved over our ADSL DSLAM fed off of...
View ArticleDoes anyone have any ideas on this issue?
I have 2 bonded dsl lines (20/2). I have a Actiontec 2000A Modem/Router combo which I bought from Centurylink. The Actiontec is in bridged mode and the wifi is shut off. I have a Apple Airport Extreme...
View Article[CenturyTel] PK5000 Modem
My internet provider is Century Link with a speed of 1.5 mbps using a PK5000 modem. I am informed that 7 mpbs is now available in our area in Wyoming and that I need to upgrade to a different modem...
View Article[CenturyTel] what could be up
i was driving on our rural road and i saw that the cabinets on road had been marked with loc flags for digging, a tech i saw said they were installing new cabinets every 3500' and were going to be...
View ArticleADSL2+ vs. VDSL2 8a stats
Just got 20/2 (pair-bonded VDSL2 8a) set up and have it side-by-side with 20/.896 single-pair ADSL2+ (which requires modifying the target SNR to train at the full 20M downstream). All stats (both VDSL2...
View ArticleHow to replace my Cisco 678 modem?
I am using Century Link DSL with a Cisco 678 modem and and Linksys WRT610N router. The modem is so old that I can't connect a computer to it (it has a serial connection only). Nothing is fundamentally...
View ArticleCoreConnect now starts at $75.
Not sure what areas this applies to, but it looks like CL has dropped the price on CoreConnect for speeds up to 20M (in my experience, the price stays the same even if you choose additional upload...
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