With Quantum Fiber (as well as the previously branded CenturyLink fiber) you do not need a "modem/router" as the "modem" functionality is provided by a box installed in your low-voltage panel (or in the ONT box on the outside of your house in the case of CenturyLink fiber). This box also does the fiber to ethernet conversion. You just need a router that supports Wi-Fi (which is pretty much all of them and you will want Wi-Fi). You will wind up with an RJ-45 jack somewhere in your house that the router will plug into with an ethernet cable. This may be a RJ-11 phone jack that Quantum changes to an RJ-45 jack (RJ-45 uses all four twisted pairs in ethernet cable, which is what you have in your walls from the low-voltage panel). You should choose a room that is centrally located if possible for better Wi-Fi coverage. Alternatively, buy a mesh router if you need to use an RJ-45 jack on a periphery location. Pretty much every room, with the exception of your living room, should have an existing RJ-11 jack or even an RJ-45 jack. You can pretty much buy any router you want as Quantum will deliver a dynamic IP address at the RJ-45 jack which means that you can plug in any router, computer, or other device such as a VoIP phone. If you are uncertain what you want to do, then lease the Quantum Fiber mesh router for $15 per month and then buy your own at a later time. In this case, Quantum Fiber will set it up for you and you will have a working system when they leave. I use an older ASUS router (dual band 802.11ac) but there are lots of choices. You can't go wrong with one of the contemporary mesh routers. If you have an existing “modem/router” that you are using with your current “cable” provider, you may be able to just use the router part. You will want to look for a single RJ-45 jack that is labeled “internet” or “input”, not one of the “output” jacks for wired connections (typically 4 of them).
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Originally Posted by Dusty_Star
Hi,
I am thinking about getting Quantum Fiber internet service, & I would like to purchase my own gateway/ modem router. Can anyone currently using Quantum fiber tell me about their modem router? I have been searching on Amazon but Amazon keeps splashing up pages & pages of Cable modems & my understanding is NO cable modem will work with fiber optic. Does your modem router need a phone jack? Can you tell me the make & model number?
Thanks for your help.
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