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WARNING!
I am a PC technician in a small town here in Idaho. I have found with more than one Qwest customer that when Qwest changed to CenturyLink, they did something very strange to the connection speeds. ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) is ALWAYS faster on the download than on the upload (which is fine, because of the way the TCP/IP protocol works), but, in these cases, the download speed was LESS than the upload speed!!!
So, a 1.5 Megabit connection was showing something like 449 DOWNLOAD, and 605 UPLOAD!
Needless to say, their internet was performing very poorly. When I called Qwest DSL Tech support (888-777-9569) the woman explained that Centurylink had done some "Network optimization"!!! YEAH. What they did was save bandwidth for 6 MONTHS! I told my customer to call and complain, and she did receive a proper credit / adjustment to her bill. To check your DSL speeds, open your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.) and type in this address: 192.168.0.1. You will get a configuration page, and along the left side, it should show you the connection status. A 7 Megabit connection should show something close to that, like 6743 MBits DOWNLOAD, for example. If your Download is LESS than your upload, you have a problem! Sometimes, turning the DSL modem off, waiting a few seconds, then turning it back on, will help.
If not, call them! 888-777-9569.


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