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Anyone know what's this cable?

  • 08-06-2020 4:55pm
    #1
    d mc
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭


    Happy Monday everyone,

    I've got a cable coming in my window & I'm not sure what it's used for...

    Can anyone identify what it is?

    I'd tried pushing into back of my TV, but it's not the standard for a TV aerial... I've noticed same cable leading into on other apartments in the block...

    Thanks,
    D

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  • #2
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,191 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    Picture?


  • #3
    d mc
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭d mc


    RandomViewer wrote: »
    Picture?

    Uploaded now - sorry, i didn't upload property in first attempt


  • #4
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    It looks like a fiber optic cable.


  • #5
    Cerco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭Cerco


    Probably broadband.


  • #6
    d mc
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭d mc


    Thanks for the replies - the apartment has a router (previously had magnet) - but it's at the other end.

    Wouldn't be for some television provider?


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  • #7
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,378 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    That's a magnet fibre cable by looks of it. No use to you if you don't have magnet ftth


  • #8
    Class MayDresser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 395 ✭✭Class MayDresser


    Is that a spool of the same cable lower in the picture? Might have been ran to the router on surface at some stage.


  • #9
    Gaillimh1976
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 738 ✭✭✭Gaillimh1976


    Does the white bit in the centre come off ?

    Might be Sky


  • #10
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Not TV unless plugged into a special receiver....

    Had something similar when had sky put in apartment, the cable brought in was tiny compared to normal and went into s booster unit which allowed 4 cables so you could run 2 or 3 boxes.


  • #11
    d mc
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭d mc


    Cheers again,

    Magnet own the cabling coming into my building. So it may be fibre.

    Lots of the neighbours complain about them non stop tho!


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  • #12
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,329 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    Yeh fibre.

    There should be a cap to stop it getting scratched no?


  • #13
    d mc
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭d mc


    Padre_Pio wrote: »
    Yeh fibre.

    There should be a cap to stop it getting scratched no?

    unfortunately not.

    Kinda wishing I'd asked before trying to shove it into the back of my tv :pac:


  • #14
    Cerco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭Cerco


    Padre_Pio wrote: »
    Yeh fibre.

    There should be a cap to stop it getting scratched no?

    You would remove when plugging into router so probably discarded.


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