I just moved into a new home and saw this. The device in the picture is from the previous tenant (not sure if they forgot it).
Do I need this to get a internet connection from my local city provider? Or can I just connect the Ethernet cable from my router to the socket on the left?

by OutrageousCycle4358

4 comments

  1. >Do I need this to get a internet connection from my local city provider?

    What local city provider? Do you have a contract with a provider?

  2. I don’t think you know how this Internet works … /s

    There is not “one local city provider”. This looks like you might be able to get cable internet, for which the splitter on the right is intended. Not sure if you also can get internet via the phone line, you need to ask the landlord about it. Or fiber.

    Your landlord probably can help you more. They probably also know where those Ethernet ports on the left lead to.

  4. The device on the right is for the tv-cable internet. There may or may not be a DSL (the “usual” internet over telephone wires) option in your building. Only god knows what the socket on the left is connected to, it may or may not work for the DSL option. If it does not work it most probably can be fixed by a technician (provider would send one).

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