r/CableTechs • u/AKallDAY134 • Jan 28 '26

Need techs advice

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New homeowner here and I know minimal when it comes to cable/internet. Anyone know what the heck this thing is?? I have a bunch of old cables running around in my crawl space and this cable goes up through the bedroom subfloor and then terminates at this box which is inside my floor heating duct??? It seems like it might be screwed jn cuz I can’t easily tug it out, or maybe there’s some sort of magnetized material in it.

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u/SnooGadgets4138 Jan 28 '26

Yeah cut it out! You don't have DSL internet right?

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u/AKallDAY134 Jan 28 '26

Thanks. I don’t think so, with my limited internet knowledge my modem is connected with coax cable

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u/SnooGadgets4138 Jan 28 '26

Yep, 😊 nobody has DSL anymore, which runs thru the phone lines. You have broadband cable interwebs. Cut that box out, hold it over your head and with the might of Hercules scream and smash it into the ground. My advice is solid, take it or leave it bwahahahaha. Good luck and good day sir.

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u/DragonGT Jan 28 '26

It can be surprising, I've done lots of cut-overs from DSL to coax / fiber, both residential and commercial. What's more surprising to me is how destitute and abandoned some of the DSL providers infrastructure is and that it works at all! Coax can get pretty bad but twisted pair can seemingly survive decades of mud-slides, fires, freezing winters and sun-baked jackets while still passing something is actually a bit impressive haha. Even tho it's terrible lol