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join:2001-06-02
Edwards, CO
| Broadband - hardly quote:
more than two million broadband customers
The term "broadband" is kind of a stretch when describing CenturyTel's DSL service ....  | |
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 | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
 ·Comcast
 ·Qwest.net
 ·magicjack.com
 ·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| Re: Broadband - hardly Are you one of the people sitting on a 256k connection? If so then I pity you if that's all you can get in your area. Otherwise, shush...I'd much rather have 512k over DSL than 512k over a shaky WISP, and 1.5/256 would be great here. Then again, CenTel...er...CenLink won't be taking my area over any time soon so it's a moot point.
FWIW, while service could be better at peak times, my experience of a family member's Embarq connection (3072/640 due to loop length) was enjoyable, even with interleave. Sure, 10/896 isn't next-gen, but the merged entity just might be able to upgrade infrastructure and give better service to everyone in their footprint.
As a potential plus for Embarq customers, CenTel has a regional backbone network (Lightcore) and Embarq doesn't. Then again, Embarq's typical bandwidth mix (Sprint + Level3) isn't bad at all... | |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: Broadband - hardly On the bright side, you could be an area where all you could get is HughesNet or Wild Blue. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: Broadband - hardly Or not have either due to trees in the way of the sat... | |
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| | rabeatz
Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL | That lightcore network also has plans for expansion into EQ territories, and across the US in their territories, throughout 2009-2012 | |
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| | | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | Re: Broadband - hardly Hmm, wonder if that means cheaper local bandwidth for WISPs where CenLink won't reach? | |
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join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | Re: Broadband - hardly That would be cool if they did cause that could mean cheaper bandwidth for the WISP I use. | |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | Re: Broadband - hardly 20/3  | |
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chd176
join:2003-01-10
Winfield, AL | Re: Broadband - hardly thanks lol | |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
1 edit | No such luck here. 5/896k is as much as I will get, given distance from the CO.
Oh well. Service Electric Cable gives 30/2 which beats Embarq hands down. | |
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AlexNYC
join:2001-06-02
Edwards, CO
| The best they have to offer within a 100 mile radius (maybe more) is 1500/256 and even when I had that, I was not getting even half of those speeds due to their utterly oversubscribed and badly managed network. A name change to CenturyHELL would be more like it ... | |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ | Re: Broadband - hardly You know, EMBARQ has a pretty decent bunch of people who have pushed good speeds pretty far out into the boonies. Just sayin'... | |
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| SlyLoK
join:2007-10-19
Sugar Grove, VA
| said by AlexNYC  : quote:
more than two million broadband customers
The term "broadband" is kind of a stretch when describing CenturyTel's DSL service .... Coming from someone who has been stuck with dialup for 25 years.. 256k would be heaven.. The more the better but I wouldnt throw a fit if I could only get 256k. | |
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| bn1221
join:2009-04-29
Cortland, NY | We use them in my Memphis office. Not too bad - 69.00 for a 512KB up 1.5 MB down with a static IP for business class. The equiv plan from VZ would ne 384/1mbit for 99.00 | |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | USF So what happened to the USF reform that was supposed to stamp out billing corporate salaries to the USF? Are these companies loosing USF billing rights, or keeping them? | |
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robl27
Premium
join:2008-07-16
Mary Esther, FL | how about offering competition? I hope this new merger will bring stiffer competition and fiber so that other ISP's will have to stretch out to the 21'st century and hopefully lower prices. if this new century link offered say 50/5 for $50.00 bye bye cox
-Rob | |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
| Re: how about offering competition? said by robl27 :I hope this new merger will bring stiffer competition and fiber so that other ISP's will have to stretch out to the 21'st century and hopefully lower prices. if this new century link offered say 50/5 for $50.00 bye bye cox -Rob Once they take over, it will be them, and Comcast here, now if they can offer something Comcast can't for a better deal, I will think about it. | |
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| rabeatz
Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL | I have heard that there will be market based competition - meaning areas will be divided into regional markets, and the prices will be adjusted to compete with their biggest competitors in the area. | |
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gatorkram
Spelling and Grammer impared
Premium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
clubs:
·Embarq
 ·linode
| Re: The great link said by Gaff :What is it with "link" these days? Cebridge + Cox MAC = Suddenlink Now Embarq + Centurytel = Centurylink What's next? Pepsi + Coke = PepsiLink? Microsoft + Google = MicroLink?  Yeah, and I get both of them here for my services...
Suddenlink (suddenly your link is gone)
Centurylink (all our equipment is 100 years old)
Woohooo... Oh....wait...
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Give me bandwidth or give me death!
»/testhistory/661871/4f240 | |
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| netposer
join:2003-02-06
Nashville, NC | I currently use SuddenLink and can get Embarq DSL (North Carolina).
Now it's going to be confusing when someone asks me about broadband... "SuddenLink, CenturyLink?, which one did you say again? I'm confused" | |
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Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL |  Will CenturyLink Stink?
 If CenturyLink adopts CenturyTel's pricing for broadband service CenturyLink will stink. On the other hand if CenturyLink adopts Embarq's pricing, smell not so much! | |
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Agent 86
@comcast.net | A company living a century in the past CenturyLink is your connection to 100 year old communication technology...combined with modern customer service. | |
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| NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| Re: A company living a century in the past said by Agent 86 :
CenturyLink is your connection to 100 year old communication technology...
What is with this fixation on denigrating "100-year old" technology? We are still using 100-year old transportation technology. The automobile was invented about the same time as the telephone; and the two grew up together!
And we still use ~800 year-old technology in warfighting on the ground, supported by 100-year old technology for air support.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum | |
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moreinfo09
@centurytel.net
| Map Here is the map of the network, including future 4G wireless coverage (700Mhz)... | |
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Time
Premium
join:2003-07-05 | Re: Map Looks like Vegas is left out in the dark.
Dear CenturyLink,
Please.
Sell.
Us.
Thanks. | |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
·CenturyLink
| Re: Map Unfortunately it seems so. But, with other wireless technologies available and with the size of Las Vegas I'm sure something could be created to make up for the lack of the spectrum in this area. This purchase of the 700Mhz spectrum was done well before Embarq and CenturyTel decided to merge. | |
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| | rabeatz
Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL | That map does not include the proposed core network expansion that I have seen maps of, that expands across into Vegas. | |
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| rabeatz
Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL
·Embarq
| I don't believe that it has been confirmed anywhere that CenturyTel's use of 700mhz spectrum is intended for 4g. The only reports I have seen are that they have purchased 700mhz spectrum, and are looking into potential uses.. so I wouldn't call that "future 4g wireless coverage" just yet.. | |
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| | chelpt
join:2008-05-24
La Crosse, WI
·CenturyLink
| Re: Map I've seen docs stating that we plan on using the 4G, but with internet only equipment. So it is going to be implemented in a non-cellular method... as far as customer equipment is concerned.
I'm sure that CLINK will sell roaming rights and so forth, and that might allow them to expand into LV and Orlando or somthing. | |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
·CenturyLink
| Please check this out...
»ir.centurytel.com/phoenix.zhtml?···ghlight=
" We believe the acquisition and build-out of the 700 MHz wireless spectrum is strategically advantageous for CenturyTel for a number of reasons:
-- It provides CenturyTel the opportunity to deliver wireless voice and broadband data to a significant percentage of our current customer base, making CenturyTel the only on-net provider of both fixed and wireless broadband in many of our markets.
-- Focusing on contiguous spectrum that overlaps existing local exchange and fiber transport assets should enable CenturyTel to leverage existing network, personnel, brand awareness and distribution channels.
-- We expect significant industry and equipment vendor focus on development of 700 MHz broadband technologies."
With talks of it being LTE that would qualify it as 4G.
Also: »telephonyonline.com/independent/···ut-0219/
Thank you. | |
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Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL
·Embarq
| Re: Map As far as I knew, there wasn't anything official. I was in a meeting with the COO of the new company about a month or so ago, and even she said "possibility of wireless data to areas we can't get DSL to" and stuff like that, so even she didn't say what it was for, just what it COULD be used for. | |
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Metatron2008
join:2008-09-02
Stockbridge, GA | Centurylink huh? Why not Embartel or Centurybarq? Either of those wouldn't be as bad.
Or why not call the company Embarq and try to pretend Centurytel never existed...? | |
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| rabeatz
Premium
join:2009-03-21
Apopka, FL | Re: It'll be interesting heck who knows what is to come, Embarq is testing VDSL (max of 52mbps) in some areas. | |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23 |  Re: It'll be interesting
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Embarq & Centurytel = CenturyLink
No more Marq....