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October 29, 2013 at 6:39 pm #609528
pennidoggParticipantMy Qwest/CenturyLink modem just died. Wondering if I really need to buy their $100 modem? Also considering switching service any new recommendations would be great.
Thank you.
October 29, 2013 at 7:07 pm #799426
trickycooljParticipantComcast would probably get you faster speeds (not sure if CenturyLink has fiber anywhere in WSea), and a Motorola surfboard sb6121 modem is about $68 on Amazon or Newegg, saves $7/mo rental fee from Comcast. If you’re not looking for crazy speed Comcast has unadvertised economy internet that you can ask for but might not be speedy enough if you do a lot of Netflix or movie streaming.
October 29, 2013 at 7:52 pm #799427
jwwsParticipantPennidog,
Have you checked with cLink? It should be under warranty, we got ours replaced no charge…..
October 29, 2013 at 8:05 pm #799428
pennidoggParticipanttrickycool… thanks for the advice about Comcast, we don’t stream movies, just need to be able to check email, fb and download music.
jwws… I did call clink but my modem is from 2007 when they were qwest. When I questioned about specials they say there aren’t any right now and I would need to buy a new modem at full price.
October 30, 2013 at 1:21 am #799429
trickycooljParticipantI think they also have DSL modems at places like Best Buy, not sure about model since I’ve never had DSL before.
October 30, 2013 at 1:33 am #799430
dhgParticipantHere’s my experience from setting up a CL line in Minnesota: Purchased a new DSL modem at Best Buy. Could not get it to connect. Call CL and run through settings. CL not at all helpful. I’ve set up a few dozen DSL modems before but this just will not work. After a full day lost, I pick up a CL-branded Zoom modem and it works at first try. I would like to learn the trick to get the first one working but it was not worth the time.
For here, I have the Motorola modem hooked up to Comcast and it works very well.
October 30, 2013 at 1:37 am #799431
BreezyParticipantWe had CenturyLink fiber when we lived in the High Point area. It was expensive and not the greatest. We now have Comcast and while they we’re a p.i.t.a. to get going, we’ve had zero problems with them and we’ve got pretty good speed. Not sure if this helps…
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