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So, I was at my grandma's yesterday trying to fix her internet, and I found out that her DSL is plugged into this wall port. Has anyone ever seen a wall port like this??? I'm guessing it must be from the 70's when the house was first built.

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So, I was at my grandma's yesterday trying to fix her internet, and I found out that her DSL is plugged into this wall port. Has anyone ever seen a wall port like this??? I'm guessing it must be from the 70's when the house was first built.

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Woah! No I havent. What part of the world do you live in? For a person who knows A LOT about telephones and jacks and such I never seen something like this. O_O

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wtf is that

 

i neve knew that someone can imagine such a wall port

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Seen them dozens, possibly hundreds of times. Obsolete and rare technology, so I never felt the need to research it.

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Woah! No I havent. What part of the world do you live in? For a person who knows A LOT about telephones and jacks and such I never seen something like this. O_O

 

It's at my grandma's house in Minesota, US. I guess the house was built in the late 1960s, so I'm confident that is the original phone jack.

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phone goin cray, posting shit. Don't mind me... 

 

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Wow, I'm haven't seen that before. Stick a fork in all four holes for science!

 

Haha! That actually crossed my mind. I was that 4 year old that decided it was a good idea to put scissors into a power outlet. X-P

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just back away slowly and try not to look at it. The rage only comes if you make eye contact. Seriously though that is weird why would it be a modular port! Maybe they were still working on the standards for phone lines and wanted to be able to change it without rewiring is my only guess.

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Haha! That actually crossed my mind. I was that 4 year old that decided it was a good idea to put scissors into a power outlet. X-P

 

Oh gosh, how did that end up for you?Nice spark? :P

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Oh gosh, how did that end up for you?Nice spark? :P

 

Oh, yeah, there was sparks.

I actually did get electrocuted once when I was helping my dad test all the circuits in the house with a multi-meter. I was on the very last socket and, when I sent to put the probes (giggity!) into the outlet, I didn't realize that the tips of my thumbs were touching the bare metal. The next thing I remember, still to this day, is opening my eyes lying on my back with my oldest brother leaning over me and asking if it was fun. LOL!

 

EDIT: I think I was 10 years old.

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-snip-

 

Oh wow, I put a knife in and almost got shocked. My brother pushed me and there was a large spark haha.

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Woah... Never saw that one...

 

Personally, when I move in a new place, I just rip the old telephone jacks off the walls before I paint. Unless they look "new", which they never do. They just look ugly and I don't want to see them. It also force Bell (the main "phone line" provider in most part of canada) to actually install new stuff instead of re-using the old junk from 30 years ago.

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Woah... Never saw that one...

 

Personally, when I move in a new place, I just rip the old telephone jacks off the walls before I paint. Unless they look "new", which they never do. They just look ugly and I don't want to see them. It also force Bell (the main "phone line" provider in most part of canada) to actually install new stuff instead of re-using the old junk from 30 years ago.

 

Yeah, this is in the house my grandma has lived in for 30 years, so I don't think updating the phone lines was a big priority.

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lol, I have a bunch of those in my house. My house was built it the late 30's so that might explain why you don't see it that much.  :P

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