[biker1]

I pay $35 per month for 40 megabits/sec download, 20 megabits/sec upload with my own router. Ooma Voice-over-IP phone runs me another $3.50 a month. Virtually no issues with CenturyLink. Good company.

Originally Posted by John_W

I've had a Linksys E2500 router since the first day. I only said I can plug directly into the wall jack was an option. I have a smart TV and look quite often at both Netflix and Youtube. My computer is an all in one with a 21" monitor, so it's not that mobile and it sits in another room. I just mention all that because so many people are saying CL is making them take a modem, when I didn't need one five years ago.

I've been billed $59.99 a month plus tax since day one for 10 mpbs speed and telephone with unlimited long distance. When I signed up in 2011 that was the quickest speed available and it would only saved $20 to drop the telephone, I thought the convenience of a real phone was worth that.

Since then, they have upgraded to 40 mphs speed in my area. I called and for $40 I could get the faster speed with no telephone and then go with Magikjack. If Century Link had terrible service I would maybe think of changing, but I've only lost my internet once in 5 years and that was for about an hour. Another time I did lose it, but the tech came out that day and said a lightning strike had hit near my garage and the backup battery in the garage had shorted out. He replaced the battery and all was good. So, I guess I'm with 'Don't fix it, if it ain't broke' mentality.