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In the US, how is your internet connection terminated in the home?

Hello,
I’m based in the UK and I’m trying to find out how the internet connection is terminated in the US.

For example, assuming a wired connection via copper, in the UK we use RJ11 wall plates with the dsl signal on pins 2 and 3.

I know that in Europe they use RJ45 with the signal on pins 4 and 5.

Please can you advise how the service is delivered in the US?

richtruss
jeffseight's avatar
jeffseight
574 posts
 

Reading this OP's question I am reminded of the old joke

"On the whole, how may girls have you kissed"?

 

 

sfgak
96 posts
 

Some civilized parts of the USA also have fiber connections. In that case, the fiber terminates at an ONT (Optical Network Terminator), which generally has a regular RJ45 connector, and talks plain old Ethernet protocol to your router/firewall (i.e., it goes into the WAN port of the router).

richtruss OP
163 posts
 

OK, many thanks. I now have the picture, pretty much the same as the UK and EU, which is great. There was a good reason for my question, so thanks all for answers.

@jeffseight was that on the whole, or on the hole? 😉

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cakyol
940 posts
 

99% of the time, a coax cable is connected to a DOCSIS modem, which in turn is connected to a NAT home router.  For very new connections, fiber is available.

 

richtruss OP
163 posts
 

@cakyol thanks for your info.

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