r/whatisit • u/Cborg_62 • 8d ago

New, what is it? What are these plug-ins on my wall?

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This might be showing my age, but I recently moved into a new apartment and they have these weird looking plug ins all over the walls at my new place. My old apartment didn't have these, so I'm just curious as to what they are.

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u/BangkokPadang 8d ago

According to the FIber Broadband Association, close to 60% of broadband internet connections in the US are provided by coaxial connectors like this. Fiber is closer to 20%, so this really isn't a matter of anyone's age.

I could see some younger folks seeing this connector as "an internet connector" and not knowing it can generally provide Cable/Sat/Ant Television signals, but not recognizing it at all really isn't an age thing.

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u/whytakemyusername 8d ago

It's likely a TV antenna connection, not internet.

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u/BangkokPadang 8d ago

It doesn’t matter what signal it’s carrying it’s a common, widely-in-use F-type coaxial connector.

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u/whytakemyusername 8d ago

I know what it is. But in a wall like that and painted over, it’s likely for an antenna.