Now that my 1 gig is working I get like 930-950..loving it!!! Sent from my iPad > On Aug 15, 2016, at 5:07 PM, steve ulrich <sulrich at botwerks.org> wrote: > > while i enjoy a good centurylink flogging as much as the next guy, i > have to say i've been quite pleased with the service. there was no > $250 charge for installation, so perhaps i just got them on a good > day. though to be fair, it did take a bit longer to get them to add > my split on the OLT since apparently they ran out of capacity on the > previous split. that took no shortage of phone calls. > > given that the interface is a gige phy you're not going to be able to > detect a line rate change, you'd have to actively probe for changes in > throughput. which is an amusing notion. > > although i'm more curious as to what the actual expectation was > relative to the speed tests was? with the encapsulation overhead on > the service you're not going to get a full gigabit of IP throughput > anyway. > >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 4:23 PM, Tom <tompoe at meltel.net> wrote: >> Hi: What software do you use to monitor speeds. Does the software alert you >> when speeds drop? >> >> Tom >> >> >> On 08/15/2016 04:00 PM, Ryan Coleman wrote: >> >> I fought with Century Link over the FTTN speeds and refused to pay a penny >> after the first weekend when only their speed test met the speed >> expectations. >> >> I got my $250 back for the installation. >> >> Twice. >> >> It helps to argue and work on breach of contract to get them to abide by the >> agreement. >> >> On Aug 15, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Brian Wood <woodbrian77 at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I signed up recently with CenturyLink and we agreed to a $50 >> discount off the price of the modem. Now I got the first bill >> and no discount. I called them and they said they could only >> give me a $25 discount -- something about how that was all >> that was available at the time I signed up. I didn't get the >> terms we agreed to in writing so I just said OK. But at least I >> can let others know of what happened and maybe help you >> avoid the same mistake. >> >> -- >> Brian >> Ebenezer Enterprises - In G-d we trust. >> http://webEbenezer.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >> -- >> You cannot be a Republican and support universal health care. Are you a >> Republican? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > -- > steve ulrich (sulrich at botwerks.*) > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list