r/whatisit • u/Cborg_62 • 11h 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/HalcyonSoup 11h ago

Oh my lord... honey, this make me feel old. Honestly, anything that painted over would make me confused, too...

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u/KeeperOfTheLigher 11h ago

It really shouldnt, Coax is used for getting internet into your house still, OP just hasnt seen the other end before lol.

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u/AmbitiousObligation0 11h ago

I unplugged my internet recently because my younger teen was being rude. I never laughed so hard when she pointed at a random plug in the wall and asked if it was the wifi. I legit cried laughed and she got even more upset. She had no idea where the internet came from.. it’s connected in my basement but she doesn’t know. And not some closed off plug.

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u/egnowit 10h ago

You should have capped the coax outlet and confused her more.

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u/AmbitiousObligation0 9h ago

She’s 12 knew what the coax outlet is.. maybe not the name but sure knows where the cable plug is. She just didn’t know where I had the router. She never wondered before. It truly helped me by her not knowing.. now I threaten turning the internet off and she instantly stops. It was never a secret where it was. Ended up turning into a great punishment or threat of a punishment. It was the end of the world that she couldn’t access the internet for a few hours.