Perhaps you have been hijacked.
DWJoyce said:I know this is a basic question, so please don't be offended.
What type connectors are used in the back of the "modem"? If it has a coax or optical input, it's a Cable Modem, like Comcast uses. An ADSL modem uses a phone line, so it only has an RJ12 input connector. The two are in no way compatible and the Internet speeds are irrelevant.
I suspect what he has is Centurylink service using Comcast's wire. Comcast gets paid by Centurylink for the cable use.
Nope, it really was Comcast for sure. I called them this morning and they told me my account was still active. I told them to cancel it and they did. Immediately I stopped seeing the Comcast screens.LarsMac said:Perhaps you have been hijacked. That is not really Comcast.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1104926
The DSL is suppose to be the same speed as Comcast, 10 mps. More than enough for me.HappyWanderer said:Hopefully you'll be satisfied with slow DSL after being used to Comcast.
I hate my cable company, but I could never go back to DSL.
24 Mbps is about tops for ADSL (faster than DSL), so if CenturyLink is quoting up to 1 Gbps, that "salesman" is blowing smoke up your...ahhh...shirt sleeve again. Even fiber opitical service maxes out with Google Fiber at 350 Mbps (data from Aug 2016 - most cable services are less than 50 Mbps). But, I agree, 10 Mbps should meet your needs. I get close to 24 Mbps which is fine even with several computers connected.SeilerBird said:Thanks Larry, I really don't need much speed. I am not a gamer and I don't download large files. So long as I can stream I will be OK. CL offers speeds up to 1 gig so if 10 mps is not fast enough I will upgrade.