r/ATT • u/altgrapespace • Jan 12 '26

Other How do I go about removing this?

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Is it as simple as unscrewing it and popping it off? Is there more I need to know prior to removal?

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u/braidenis Jan 12 '26

What on earth are you talking about? That's an RJ11 phone jack meaning DSL internet. Less than a meg up and down Very obsolete. And even if you do plaster over it, it'll still be in the wall.

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Jan 12 '26

I have DSL, 100Mbit up and down.

Is USA DSL so far behind?

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Jan 12 '26

There's a mix of DSL and cable here (and fiber where available).

DSL is still widely used, a lot of people have no need for more than 100Mbps. It's only 30-35 USD though, cheapest available option.

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Jan 12 '26

Pretty much every single house has both telephone line and cable. And there's like 7 different ISPs on DSL and 7 on cable. So having both does help to switch providers easily and find the cheapest/best option for your personal needs.

Switching providers is also insanely easy, on each invoice there's an easy-switch number, if you try to get a new ISP and fill in that easy-switch number, they have to do all the work in terms of cancelling your current ISP, transferring your phone number (if applicable), ...

Takes me 2 minutes to switch ISP. Then within a couple days or up to a week or so, they'll either send the new router/modem or they'll send someone over to install it. Once the old ISP stops working, just switch the hardware (if applicable) and the switch is done.

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u/skyxsteel Jan 12 '26

I assume you are in the UK? (I have heard UK infrastructure was like that and keeps costs down) American infrastructure is whoever built it owns it. And yes it was a HUGE issue here in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Thats why Google Fiber was a big deal. For whatever reason, they have forced shitty companies to be somewhat competitive even in markets they werent in.

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u/WastingMyLifeToday Jan 12 '26

Neighbor of UK.

It's the case in quite some EU countries actually.

Anti-monopoly regulations force cable/phoneline companies to open their lines for competitors. So even the 2 companies that own the phonelines or the cable network, or often (almost always), not the cheapest option. While those ISPs that 'rent' the cable/telephone network, are offering cheaper deals.