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Old 08-31-2020, 07:36 AM
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Iget those all the time. Robo call. If no one answers after the 1st hello, hang up.
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Old 08-31-2020, 08:26 AM
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We finally got disgusted with CenturyLink in early July. Switched to Xfinity and we couldn't be happier with the service.

As a CenturyLink customer, we were limited to 25 MBPS download/1MBPS upload because we were on a double DSL line. It was costing ~$92 per month with a land line.

I called in late June to drop the land line and was told my rate would drop to ~$68 per month, but my internet download speed would be limited to 10 MBPS. That was enough for me.

Switched to Xfinity internet only for $40 per month and I'm reliably receiving 100 MBPS download and 5 MBPS upload.
The service and cost inconsistencies of these providers are amazing. I left Xfinity because my charges were absurdly expensive and I wasn't getting anywhere near your quoted speeds. I switched TO CenturyLink with their twisted pair service for $49 per month. I average around 30 MBPS, which I find is more than adequate for our use.
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Old 08-31-2020, 08:27 AM
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World wide issue....must have been hacks from Russia..China..N. Korea..Iran..??..

Has the cause been released yet?
BTW it was not only Centurylink that was affected.

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Old 08-31-2020, 08:30 AM
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I’ve been with century link for many years pay $40 a month very few glitches very happy with them
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Old 08-31-2020, 09:00 AM
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How did u go on line to find out out widespread outage? It would hv save me trying to get them for hrs. I had internet when I first got up, very early riser, then 1-2hrs later went down. Saw this reflected on my modem. Of course I tried calling tech serv for the next sev hrs but did not get through until around noon when their recording said IP prob resolved. All the time I’ve had century link , I rearly hv a prob.
Data plan on my smart phone.
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I just got it and my service has been ****ty from day 1. I thought it was because too many people at once we're using it but now it's inky been me and it shuts down and needs buffering all the time.
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$49? I was told $65 basic?
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We have Spectrum. No issues this morning. I just did a speed test and clocked 73 mbps WIRELESS.
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Old 08-31-2020, 02:14 PM
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Data plan on my smart phone.
There is only automated service for centurylink on weekends. Mine was out but got thru to automated system to find out about the outage. It was back up and running by 1 pm without issues. Don’t know if this was “isolated” incident -FL, east coast, or entire southeast.
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Old 08-31-2020, 02:18 PM
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$49? I was told $65 basic?
$49 is for basic, "up to 100 mbps"
$69 is for high speed, "up to 940 mbps".

Before the outage, I was getting 700 to 740 mbps on my laptop, according to the Century Link speed test. Since then, I am at 35 to 40 mbps on the laptop. Tech came and said my laptop is not capable of operating 5g speeds like 700 to 740. Couldn't explain why I could get them two days ago. The ONLY thing that changed was Century Link's outage. Our TV, which we use a Roku on, is connected to the 5g network, so we are not getting any buffering. That is why I got the high speed, so I guess I'm okay with it. I don't think I need those kinds of speed on my laptops anyway.
Oh, and before I upgraded myself to the high speed, my TV buffered a lot at the "up to 100 mbps" that I had before.
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Old 08-31-2020, 07:21 PM
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Same here. Rebooted twice. The light was blinking red I.p.o. green. I sent a note to my neighbors I know have CenturyLink. Same thing no connection. I stopped rebooting and waited. I know it was off as I asked Alexa to shut off the light. She couldn’t do it. Sigh I had to go over and shut off the light manually. 😁
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Old 08-31-2020, 09:24 PM
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We have Spectrum. No issues this morning. I just did a speed test and clocked 73 mbps WIRELESS.
No issue here either but Spectrum is only 466A and south I believe.
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$49? I was told $65 basic?
it’s been $43 not $40 sorry
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