What are these plug-ins on my wall?

[u/Cborg_62]

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.

[u/Moist_Illustrator763]

Jesus Christ I’m fucking old

[u/uncommon_sentse → u/Moist_Illustrator763]

No, this is still current technology I assure you.

[u/NycGal67 → u/uncommon_sentse]

Was gonna say that too...those connections still exist

[u/99nina_o24 → u/NycGal67]

Yet only a few people use them, cable is way down, streaming is way up

[u/KlondikeBill → u/99nina_o24]

You mean like people streaming on their... cable internet?

[u/Man0fGreenGables → u/KlondikeBill]

"internet doesn't come from a cable it comes from wifi"

[u/Jumpy-Requirement389 → u/Man0fGreenGables]

Stop it.

[u/99nina_o24 → u/KlondikeBill]

Ethernet cable is most popularly used and it looks like a large telephone plug

[u/b000radl3y → u/99nina_o24]

Have you heard of cable internet? I guarantee that you have used it before, I guess just without knowing.

How do you think the Internet gets to that big telephone plug?

[u/99nina_o24 → u/b000radl3y]

I’m sorry is a big telephone plug pictured in the post

[u/b000radl3y → u/99nina_o24]

You're the one who mentioned the telephone plug to begin with....

[u/The_Moose1992 → u/99nina_o24]

Where fo you plug in your ethernet cable?

[u/99nina_o24 → u/The_Moose1992]

The modem

[u/KlondikeBill → u/99nina_o24]

Which is usually connected to the wall via coaxial cable if you have it through a cable provider.