CenturyLink internet pricing

How much does CenturyLink cost?

CenturyLink’s cheapest plan is $30 for 200 Mbps of fiber internet, and its most expensive plan is $70 for 1 gig. However, if you have CenturyLink DSL, your cost will be about $50. How much speed that buys you will vary widely depending on where you live. You could get anywhere from 5 Mbps to 140 Mbps—which is a huge difference!

Most households will find that CenturyLink’s 200 Mbps plan is plenty fast enough. But if you live alone or your family doesn’t do a lot of streaming or online gaming, then a DSL 50 Mbps plan could be just fine.

How CenturyLink stacks up on value

CenturyLink scored 4 out of 5 for value because, overall, the fiber plans provides more speed per dollar than most internet providers. CenturyLink has cheaper fiber plans than most at the 200 Mbps range, but its fastest plans are around the same price as competitors. It’s cheaper than AT&T, but more expensive than Google Fiber. Often, the fastest fiber plans (1 gig and faster) are the most expensive internet plans on the market, but you get a lot of value since the dollar per Mbps is usually higher.

Meanwhile, CenturyLink DSL plans cost about the same as competitors like Frontier. DSL is rarely the cheapest option—except in rural areas where fixed wireless isn’t available. That’s because your only other option is likely to be satellite, which is the most expensive type of internet. But if you live in a city or a suburb, you’ll probably find cheaper cable or fiber internet.

What current CenturyLink customers are saying about price

We gathered and analyzed over 70 reviews from current CenturyLink customers, and we saw a trend when it comes to cost. Most people think that CenturyLink has decent prices. However, some customers want to see more value—in the form of better reliability and faster speeds.