I am not sure what you mean by "full bandwidth". There are many available bandwidths, depending on the provider. I have 200 megabits per second up and down and that greatly exceeds my requirements. The only reason I have that level of service is that it is their lowest offering. I am retired and don't move around 50 gigabyte tar balls anymore. If I wasn't retired I would probably have 1 gigabit per second bandwidth because I used to wait, sometimes hours, for large ftp's to complete. Many people seem enamored by a bigger bandwidth number but if your biggest bandwidth user is streaming then you don't require much in the way of bandwidth. For example, 1080p Hi-Def requires about 5 megabits per second per stream. 2160p requires about 20 megabits per second per stream. Bandwidth in excess of what is required doesn't improve image quality. As I previously posted, with Quantum you don't need a "modem/router" as Quantum supplies the "modem" functionality, including the fiber optic to electrical conversion, in a box in the low-voltage panel. This box needs to be where the fiber attaches to the house (previously an ONT on the outside of the house, now a small box in the low-voltage panel) unless you care to run fiber inside the house. You only need a router. Paying extra for bandwidth you don't require is similar to putting premium gas in a car that only requires regular gas. It won't hurt you but there is no benefit and it costs you more.
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Originally Posted by midiwiz
you can do what the others suggest....HOWEVER read on -
I'll preface this with my IT background of 46 years. ..with that said -
Quatum is fantastic, I've never had any outage at all. I do run 1G fiber and due to that if you want full bandwdith pretty much all these other "solutions" won't get it for you. (I'll say I read 5 and said you have to be kidding...) The problem with stock solutions is output, ANY modem/router offered by any provider doesn't transmit enough/fast enough. Therefore you won't get full bandwidth at your devices.
You'll also need something that handles the fiber signal, as in converts it. some have this built in others don't. Convert at box, convert at modem. either or. However you'll also need to keep in mind that the supplied modem/router CAN be used as only a modem (bridging) Which is what I typically do these days as it's just easier. Once past the modem part the rest is straight forward.
I run Orbi units in a mesh that gives me full bandwidth on wifi. Range is very good, and also the security options. Although security is really up to you more than the device. The units are not cheap my any means, but you can do the 2 pack or 3 pack. This allows you to put the satellite units around the house which remedies signal strength issues.
All in all, I run a large amount of heavy demand devices and have never had any issue under this configuration.
Side note - don't set up QOS on any device, I see many do it and then wonder why things are slow, the minor league players of the industry can't do what the big guys do.
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