How to maximize your fiber internet experience

A fiber connection can deliver an exceptional experience across all connected devices and systems. To optimize your fiber experience, start with some basic information about your internet speed, your equipment, and read answers to a few commonly asked questions.

There are a few important points to help you maximize your fiber internet speed.

It's most common to use the internet over WiFi. However, a wired connection is the best way to see the maximum available speed for your internet service. Here are some other factors that can affect your speed.

• A wired connection is the best way to get the maximum available speed for your internet service (this is true for DSL or fiber). For CenturyLink Fiber service, a wired connection can reach speeds up to 940 Mbps. Over WiFi, however, speed on any single device may max out at around 300 Mbps.

• For the best possible speed performance, you’ll want devices that were made within the last two years. Many devices older than that just weren't built for fiber speeds.
  
  
• A wireless adapter may help you to get faster WiFi speeds with your fiber connection. Learn about adapters here.

A fiber internet connection requires some specialized equipment. Learn more about the optical network terminal (ONT), the wall wart device, and battery back-up units often used with fiber internet service.

Select your modem below to see more details about your specific equipment.