CenturyLink Bundles Review 2020

CenturyLink’s internet-and-phone bundles can save you 22–32% monthly.

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CenturyLink bundles at a glance

If we’ve learned anything from all those obnoxious commercials and junk mailers, it’s that bundling saves you big bucks! And, honestly—it’s often true.

That said, CenturyLink’s internet-and-phone double-play bundles hold significant savings: 22–32% monthly. And they all include CenturyLink’s Price for Life guarantee, which keeps your payment from increasing for as long as you have your plan.

Best CenturyLink bundles

Data effective 10/21/2019. Pricing and speeds are subject to change. Not all offers available in all areas.
*Requires a Price For Life Home Phone subscription. Additional fees apply. Rate excludes taxes and voice fees/surcharges.

If you can get it, you want fiber internet. With download and upload speeds of 940 Mbps, it’s ridiculously fast. Everyone in a four-person household could play video games online and simultaneously stream full HD video—and still have bandwidth to spare.

CenturyLink’s best fiber double-play bundle is Price for Life Double Play Fiber Gigabit ($85 a month), which gives you unlimited nationwide calling along with CenturyLink’s fastest internet speeds.

The regular monthly price for CenturyLink fiber internet service is $65, and CenturyLink’s unlimited nationwide calling plan is normally $60, so you’re saving $40 a month by bundling.

There’s a hidden bonus, here. Fiber internet service alone doesn’t qualify for CenturyLink’s Price for Life guarantee—but when you bundle, it does. So if you sign up for this internet-phone double-play, you’re locking in a sweet deal.

CenturyLink bundles and pricing

Data effective 10/21/2019. Pricing and speeds are subject to change. Not all offers available in all areas.
*Requires a Price For Life Home Phone subscription. Additional fees apply. Rate excludes taxes and voice fees/surcharges.

If you can’t get fiber internet, DSL doesn’t suck. Just keep a few things in mind:

• You won’t get equal download and upload speeds like you get with fiber.
• Your location determines your download speed. You might qualify for less than 80 Mbps, but you can still do a lot of streaming and gaming at 40 Mbps or even 20 Mbps.
• CenturyLink guarantees only “up to” advertised speeds because other factors (equipment, construction materials, etc.) can affect your speeds.
• You’ll still save $24 a month over the regular prices (all of CenturyLink’s DSL plans cost $49 a month).

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CenturyLink perks, cool stuff, and deals when you bundle

Other than Price for Life, CenturyLink has no active deals or promotions at the time of this writing.

Our final take on CenturyLink bundles

It’s unfortunate that CenturyLink doesn’t currently offer satellite TV service. Especially since TV is infinitely more desirable than home phone service. But CenturyLink’s internet-and-phone bundles still save you 22–32% monthly, and Price for Life keeps the deal sweet by protecting you from rate increases.

So what have we learned by studying CenturyLink’s bundles? You’ll save big bucks—just not on the services you want the most.

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CenturyLink bundles FAQ

Does DIRECTV bundle with CenturyLink? 

DIRECTV currently bundles with CenturyLink.

Does CenturyLink bundle with DISH Network? 

CenturyLink does not bundle with DISH Network.

What channels do you get with Prism TV? 

CenturyLink discontinued its fiber-optic Prism TV service in 2018.

How fast should my CenturyLink internet be? 

As with any internet service provider, CenturyLink’s internet speeds can vary quite a bit based on location and other factors (wired/wireless connection, modem type, router type, router location, materials used to build your home).

Your neighbor could qualify for up to 940 Mbps fiber internet, while you might get only up to 20 Mbps via DSL. The “Up to” means that CenturyLink doesn’t guarantee you’ll get 20 Mbps (or 940 Mbps, for that matter), due to the factors mentioned above.

So, if you’re getting only 5–12 Mbps on a 20 Mbps plan, CenturyLink wouldn’t consider that a problem.

Can you stream with CenturyLink? 

Yes, you can totally stream TV with CenturyLink internet! Want to see how much streaming you can do with each plan?

Does CenturyLink have data caps? 

CenturyLink does have a data cap—but it’s 1 TB (which is a lot of data). Even if you exceed that, you don’t have to worry because CenturyLink doesn’t charge overage fees.

How does CenturyLink Price for Life work?

CenturyLink’s Price for Life guarantee means that your rate won’t go up for as long as you have your plan—and you don’t have to sign a contract. All CenturyLink asks is that you agree to paperless billing.