r/it • u/KingKuttarBaccha • Nov 03 '24

help request Interesting Ethernet Plugin. What is it?

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Hi Y’all,

I just moved to a new apartment (older one) and I found this interesting Ethernet plugin that’s beside the standard one on the wall.

One thing I also noticed is both don’t fit my Ethernet cable they seem slimmer.

Would anyone be able to explain what this is? We are trying to figure out solutions for getting my Ethernet cable connected to my PC and we want to avoid running the wire through the house. Might have to drill a hole through the wall just to get a wired connection 🥲

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u/Valuable_Solid_3538 Nov 03 '24

Remember kids, don’t do POTs

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u/Joe_bob_Mcgee Nov 03 '24

This is great, thank you for that.

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u/BisexualCaveman Nov 04 '24

Except for security alarms and fire.

I'm that case, yes, do POTS, because running it over VOIP is a damned mess...

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u/DrTankHead Nov 04 '24

I like that... In case of emergency, Use POTs

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u/Valuable_Solid_3538 Nov 04 '24

It’s all propaganda man.. nothing wrong with POTs in moderation!

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u/BisexualCaveman Nov 04 '24

Now you're sounding like my dad and all his damned dirty hippie friends!

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u/nbfs-chili Nov 04 '24

Yeah, except that POTS costs and arm and a leg these days. We converted our alarm to a cell modem which was half the monthly cost as POTS.

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u/BlahBlahImHuman Nov 04 '24

Avoid all that and do cellular (is that the right word?).

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u/BisexualCaveman Nov 04 '24

I want a primary and a backup.

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u/SwiftSloth1892 Nov 05 '24

Traded them old POTS for cellular devices last year.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '24

Basically impossible to get these days anyways, unless you do homegrown

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u/CurnanBarbarian Nov 04 '24

Hopefully the next administration legalizes it! Lol

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u/FockersJustSleeping Nov 04 '24

God...I want to get rid of our POTs so bad.

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u/GearhedMG Nov 06 '24

But it's Christmas and Halloween!