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teal skiff Oct 11, 2022, 1:09 AM

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So i found this thing in my closet, does anyone know what this is and how it works?

cyan bridge Oct 11, 2022, 1:10 AM

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teal skiff So i found this thing in my closet, does anyone know what this is and how it wor...

What else enters / exits the plastic shell? Feel free to take more photos from different angles if you can. Looks like some kind of junction box.

teal skiff Oct 11, 2022, 1:11 AM

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cyan bridge Oct 11, 2022, 1:12 AM

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Interesting. Normally those wires inside would go somewhere. You can usually pop the cover off using a flathead screwdriver, though sometimes the plastic is stiff so might take some effort.

teal skiff Oct 11, 2022, 1:14 AM

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got it apart

cyan bridge Oct 11, 2022, 1:16 AM

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Ah kk yeah that looks like your typical old school RJ11 (or in this case, RJ45) phone junction block. They started making them with RJ45 ports so one could use either type of cable to connect phone handsets or ethernet, depending how they were wired internally / what they were connected to.
https://www.wikihow.com/Install-a-Residential-Telephone-Jack

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Install a Residential Telephone Jack

A step-by-step guide to installing and replacing home phone jacksYou may want to install a new telephone jack in your home if your old one isn't working, or if your phone lines aren't accessible where you need them. Instead of calling the...

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If there's nothing else connecting to that junction box, it's not gonna go anywhere. Probably unused / unwired by the original builders / contractors.

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