Quantum Fiber Installation Tips Redux
 

After observing many Quantum Fiber installations I'm convinced, if you have a Designer Home expecially a larger one meaning 2,000+ sqft, the best place to put the Quantum Fiber WiFi 7 pod is on top of the kitchen cabinets.

Why? Because it's in a central location that's as high as you can get so there are less obstructions for the WiFi signal to travel and in most Kitchens, there is an ethernet jack and power that goes to the data cabinet in the garage. In addition, in most kitchen cabinet arrangements there is a space beween the cabinets to run the ethernet and power wires so you don't need to drill through the cabinets. This makes a very clean and easy installation where you won't need an extender pod.

If you sign-up for Quantum and want this installation show the tech these pictures and I'm sure he will install it this way for you since it's not any more difficult to do than the standard install and the results are consistently the best. In most installations using this method I'm measuring almost full speed both upload and download in every room and the lanai where some have a TV set.

We have an outlet and cat 5 plug above out kitchen cabinets, but it is a "switched" outlet, controlled by a wall switch under the wine rack. It makes no sense to have that outlet switched...

The switched outlets ar useful for our over-the-counter accent lights, though the switch is less necessary now that e-switches are a thing.

Yes, but typically only one of the two plugs are switched. Much like the floor jack in out living room, or the wall outlet by my night table on out bedroom...

In our case, both plugs in the outlet plate are switched.

One side plug in on the outlet is switched and the other should be live all the time. Designed/wired exactly like bedrooms where a wall switch controls half of the outlet behind the bed - unless you repurpose that switch to control the light on the fan making both plug ins live all the time.

The outlet and ethernet cable are currently being put above the cabinets above the refrigerator. But the ethernet wires are not terminated there or in the low voltage box in the garage.

Maybe *should* be that way but definitely not in my home. Pair of outlets above each cabinet both controlled by a single switch

Is there an ethernet cable by one of them? May be behind a blank plate.

Most likely only one of the receptacles is switched usually the other is live. Try plugging into the other receptacle.

This was done for under cabinet lighting thus switched.

I have a designer home and my initial installation had the equipment in my front "office". I had a less than adequate signal in the opposite corner of the house and had some initial problems with streaming of my TV (although, not certain if it was the signal or with YouTube TV initially). I contacted their customer service and they sent me an Extender (at no cost) and the Customer Service guy walked me through installation, then contacted me regularily for over a month making sure I got everything working to my satisfaction. I couldn't be happier now with it--everything works well (even in the closed in toilet in the farthest away bathroom :) ) Great customer service and product!

Outlet above cabinets
 

Some people place LED string lights above their cabinets and use the switch outlet to turn on and off.

In all the new construction in the Eastport area, houses are wired with the modem/wifi on top of the cabinets above the refrigerator. Fiber and a network cable are there. Or course the fiber is plugged in, but the network cable is just there, no terminal end. Same in the gang box in the garage, network cable ends waiting for their connectors. The rest of the house has the cable ends tired to the wall outlets. Quantum Fiber will come hook up one line, from the modem to which ever rooms wall outlet you want. And will hook up the rest for a fee. I just purchased a kit to hook up the rest. Alone with a switch to hook all the lines up in the garage panel. WiFi to my devices was fine. But hard wiring them really reduces the lag time. Definitely hard wire your tv’s.

Bypass the switch.
One wire nut and done.

We live south of 44 and seems that Quantum bypassed us for fiber and went straight to the newer area. I have been trying to get fiber for 2 years now and stuck with Spectrum.

Correct, the extender will work in your situation but if Quantum had installed the main WiFi pod above the kitchen cabinets then you would not have needed the extender. After speaking with some of the Quantum techs and showing them this installation, I've seen them replicate it if you ask.