[Quixote]

The Roku stick you recommended worked out great, and I thank you again. However, ...

The CenturyLink modem constantly drops the signal briefly, allowing watching for only a minute or so, and then it reboots which takes a couple of minutes, and then the same pattern repeats.

When my Internet speed was hiked from 20 to 40, they provided a different modem that I've had problems with since day one.They hiked the bill $10, and I was told I would never again see a rate increase. I finally got through to them on a chat line, where the agent offered to provide a different modem/router and raise my bill by only $10; by the time she was finished upselling, it was up by $23. When I said I needed to look at other options, her tone suddenly changed. She said that I can get my own modem and replace theirs.

I'm not about to spend $300 on their modem. Since 40 mbps is the maximum available on DSL, which is what we're essentially stuck with (package with phone service; we don't want only cell or VoIP), can anyone recommend what basic modem would work with CenturyLink as an ISP via DSL?

I suspect I would need a separate router which would have to be both Mac and Android compatible. Any suggestions for this? If there isn't a router that will do both, then I'd have to stick with the Apple/Mac compatible one (if this is even an issue, which I don't know).

Your thoughts and ideas, please? I know I can count on you. Thank you all once again!