CenturyLink Prism TV Technicolor C2100T 802.11AC Modem Router Gigabit DSL Fiber 2.4/5GHz

I got this box so I wouldn't have to rent one through Windstream anymore. Plugged right up connected devices to the Wi-Fi and just use the passcode that's on the side of the router. It was fast and easy. I even think my Wi-Fi reaches farther out then the old one.Update. I just got spectrum and this box does not work for it.

The product worked great for 11 months 28 days. The 2.4 GHz would no longer accept a password. I worked with Centurylink for 2 hours and they could not get it working. Wired and the 5 GHz is still working, but some devices only work with 2.4 GHz. Trying to get a replacement, if I'm brave enough. CenturyLink will not replace my modem due to it being shipped to Northwest Electronics on 1/8/18 and it crapped out on 1/13/19. I requested help from Northwest Electronics, however, they are requesting I return the item without providing a replacement to keep my internet working for the weeks they will have the unit. Update 1/15/19 - the modem router is a 1 star due to it crapping out at warranty end. However, Northwest Electronics is great! They are sending me a new unit to replace the one I have at no extra charge since they shipped it to me on 1/16/18. I will then send my partially working unit back after the new one is set up.

Replaced my long struggling spare C1000A (was using a Netgear D7000, but that quit connecting to the Internet). The C1000A was a decent modem router, but it lacked wireless coverage. Plugged the C2100T in and it has been running for about 1 week. So far so good! It has the same basic web menu as the C1000A, so setting it up was a snap.My old C1000A did not have great wireless coverage so I bought a Netgear D7000 modem router. I used the Netgear for about the last 5 years and it was awesome, but now that device, while it still "sees" the DSL signal, won't obtain Internet. Maybe Centurylink got wise to me using a non approved modem/router, or the Netgear's modem portion went bad after 5 years of use.The C21000T has almost as good wireless coverage as the Netgear (wireless signal strength measured with Metageek), which is 10x better than the old C1000A. I elected to turn off wireless in the C2100T and run the Netgear as a wireless access point. The combo is sweet indeed, and the C2100T runs cooler with it's wireless off . I can pick up my wireless signal well out into my yard and down the street. The old Netgear, with it's 3 antennas, is a wireless beast :)

The unit it self is pretty light, has all the connections needed to get all the available services that CenturyLink provides. The first installment of a off the shelf modem was a bit harder to install had to use the CenturyLink tech. This pretty much set itself up. The signal has settled in and has been pretty good not a lot of problems. The ability for two signal availability also is a plus because the house was made to service a disable person. Most of Alexa controls are 1st gen are 2.4 G the modem can still be used to control them. It also provides a quick upload and download service with the 5G.

For years now I have kept a brave face as I listened to friends and family - often with tears in their eyes, describe the joys of packing up their cable/satellite TV boxes and watching as they bounced away down the road on the back of the UPS truck - knowing they would never pay another ridiculous cable or satellite TV bill.I told each one of those obnoxiously happy souls that I was happy for them, but secretly my heart raged with jealousy, and my psyche stung with the indignation of my woefully inadequate, circa late-90's-era internet speeds.Then, one day, a flyer appeared in my rural mailbox. It was a miracle. Real internet had arrived.Now I sit with a smile on my face, watching Hulu and listening to the distant buzz of my Mom's TV downstairs as she does the same, all while I write reviews online and play games on my tablet. The DirecTV and Hughesnet equipment I suffered with are now in boxes, waiting to be sent bouncing down the drive on the back of the next delivery truck.I've promised myself I won't cry but who are we kidding?Oh! 21st century! What wonders you hold, indeed.I bought this modem as a warehouse deal. It came with the power supply and all cables needed. Because it was an open-box/warehouse deal there were no instructions with the modem; but that really did not present a problem. We were up and running in no time (with the exception of a CenturyLink customer service call but that's a whole other story) and we have been enjoying a trouble-free, lightning-fast, steady, reliable and smooth connection every since.The only downside - this modem is very tall, and large, but given the performance I am very happy with it.