#Speedtest centurylink full#

Comparing different test sites to the closest location is important to understand how these networks perform. If you pay for 140/20 internet speeds, you will most likely see slightly better than these numbers for the test.Īnother internet test site is 'speedtest' offered by OoklaĬenturylink's server test site is supplied by Ookla. The Centurylink site is hosted in Spokane and gives a very accurate speed report, at least within the Centurylink network in Spokane!Ĭenturylink typically over deliver on network performance to each home. The only device running should be the computer used for the test. You will need to turn off every device in your home currently using the internet. The Centurylink Speed Test weblink can be found by searching for:

Calling Centurylink Technical support and not being able to indicate the speeds you see from their website will just cost you another test. Next, the only website that Centurylink will sanction for testing their service is their own. Regardless of how great you think your new Netgear Nighthawk WiFi unit is, there are too many good reasons to avoid quoting speeds obtained using WiFi. Testing while connected to WiFi will produce inaccurate speed results. So what do you do to ensure that your 'in home' network is working well?įirst, the only valid way to test the system is to have the computer running the speed test plugged directly into your CL modem/router using an ethernet network cable.

#Speedtest centurylink full#

There is no doubt that the new CL internet speeds will help considerably but the full potential of the new connectivity will never be achieved unless the 'weak links' in your home are managed. it's probably your internal network, not CL. Careful when reporting that your new 140mbps service is only running at 100mbps. Many directly connected PC's will also max out at this same 100mbps speed because the onboard LAN network card is old. My current IPAD maxes out at 100mbps no matter how fast the internet connection is as an example. There are many of you using older gear dating back to WiFi 'b' 1999 standards.Īs previously indicated, it is really time to evaluate the age of all your network devices and to make the appropriate upgrades based on your speed needs. Having old outdated devices in your home that use WiFi 'b'slows entire 2.4GHZ WiFi networks to a crawl as well.

Why is this? Well,there is absolutely no standardization of home network wiring inside Ridge homes and the use of poorly setup WiFi when streaming video is a major culprit for poor internet speed. 'In every case that Centurylink reports a resident internet connection is performing well, it is.' In all cases where a Ridge Resident has been reporting slow internet, the technical challenges limiting connectivity have always been on the resident side. So here is my experience when speaking to Ridge Residents about their internet speeds. Residents were promised speeds as high as 140mbps in node 4 and these modems are coming online recently reporting 'training rates' at 150+ mbps. Typically, CL 'over deliver' on speeds to residents and our new Ridge network has been slightly 'over engineered' for this purpose. The old days of 'internet speeds up to 100mbps meaning 10mbps' are long gone. How do I know if my Centurylink Internet service is performing well? Centurylink are under considerable pressure from public 'watch dog' services that rate Internet Service Provider performance.