Century Link

**cyclone13** · 06-18-2012, 08:42 AM

Any experience with Century Link internet ? I might have to switch from what I have now (Earthlink/Comcast) with Century Link if I want to get DirectTv.

**Tri4Cy** · 06-18-2012, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by cyclone13

Any experience with Century Link internet ? I might have to switch from what I have now (Earthlink/Comcast) with Century Link if I want to get DirectTv.

I have Century Link and love it. I did everything I could to separate myself from MediaCom. They offer varying amounts of upload/download speeds so you can customize as well.

**Ames** · 06-18-2012, 09:00 AM

It's fine. Reliable. Just too slow compared to Mediacom.

**chuckd4735** · 06-18-2012, 09:02 AM

I have had Century Link (formerly Qwest) for over 2 years and have never had a problem. However, all I really do with the net is browse around some sites and watch the occasional video.

**Wallruss64** · 06-18-2012, 09:06 AM

I've got Century Link and its been great. The wireless router you have to use doesn't seem to have the range of some of the top of the line ones you can get but the reason I have problems with it is because the router is in one corner of the house and my ps3 is in the basement on the opposite side of the house. I dont think you will be dissapointed with them especially if you have mediacom right now.

**jeff0514** · 06-18-2012, 09:39 AM

Switched from CenturyLink to Mediacom first of the year and am glad I did. We live on the outskirts of Ankeny and were still limited to 1.5 Mbps speeds. Got tired of it, so I switched when Mediacom had a special offer.

**ruxCYtable** · 06-18-2012, 10:05 AM

Mediacom is currently the only choice in my hood but as it grows I hope Century Link will become available. Speed is nice but reliability is more important to me as my wife works full-time from home. Has anyone had any reliability issues with Century Link?

It would be nice to bundle my internet, phone and DirecTV again.

**cytech** · 06-18-2012, 10:08 AM

I have had century link now for almost a year. While I have not had issues with losing connection all together. At times the connects gets very slow and hard to do things. As soon as my contract is up I will paying the more money and switching back to Mediacom. I will leave my TV with Direct TV in all likely hood.

Saving $15 a month is not worth have crappy internet.

**pulse** · 06-18-2012, 10:12 AM

From an infrastructure perspective, I don't think they know what they're doing.

**cytech** · 06-18-2012, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by pulse

From an infrastructure perspective, I don't think they know what they're doing.

This is the biggest thing right here. Each neighborhood is and can be different based on the type of infrastructure. Where one may be good with mediacom the next one over can be horrible.
Both companies out out adding to and upgrading lines almost everyday of the week. It is not a cheap process and very time consuming. I would imagine within the next 10 years most everyone in metro areas will have fiber going to their homes. Of course by that time it will be time to start the process over again with new technology.

**Hawkeye11en1** · 06-18-2012, 10:22 AM

I have the 12 meg and that's all I need for what I do. It's fast enough for me. Comparable prices to competitors.

**BooneCy** · 06-18-2012, 10:41 AM

My issue is I don't get very close to what I pay for as far as 7 Mbps with Centurylink. I would consider Mediacomm, but I am not interested in drilling more cables into my walls. Also, I went out and got a better router than they offer.

**PhillipJCY** · 06-18-2012, 10:51 AM

My parent's have Century Link and they bundle with DirecTV and home phone. It works just fine when I used it for gaming purposes and internet. It can be noticeably slow sometimes while watching videos, but usually performs well. The biggest gripe I had was the internet would cut off for 20-30 seconds when phone calls came in. It wasn't all the time, but it happened enough that I usually took the phone off the hook when I was using their internet.

**serverguy** · 06-18-2012, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by BooneCy

My issue is I don't get very close to what I pay for as far as 7 Mbps with Centurylink. I would consider Mediacomm, but I am not interested in drilling more cables into my walls. Also, I went out and got a better router than they offer.

I live in one of the few developments in Iowa that now has fiber to the home. The ironic part is that CenturyLink treats it like the rest of their network. The latency is amazing as it is under 3 ms, but that is about the only benefit you get. I ended up switching back to Mediacom do to faster download speeds.

**nj829** · 06-18-2012, 11:39 AM

I have Centurylink with fiber, anytime I have an issue I call in and the initial person taking the call usually has to get a supervisor because they have no idea what fiber is or how to help or where to direct my call. 7 years with it, and it's still "new" to the front-line agents. Still have had minimal problems, and when I do they have been pretty quick to resolve.