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Moving VDSL/phone line socket

Gunner3629 · 2021-03-05 17:49:16

Moved into new place recently and the phone line socket is in the strangest place - at light-switch height near a central door. Do I reach out to OpenEir to move this or get an electrician? Why would someone put it here?! It’s not even near the main front door which I thought was the typical place these would be installed.…

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05-03-2021 6:49pm

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Gunner3629

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Moved into new place recently and the phone line socket is in the strangest place - at light-switch height near a central door.

Do I reach out to OpenEir to move this or get an electrician?

Why would someone put it here?! It’s not even near the main front door which I thought was the typical place these would be installed.

https://ibb.co/25PhydM

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#2 05-03-2021 9:14pm
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If the house is old that may have been where the rotary phone was many moons ago.

A sparks can intercept it as it enters the house if its accessible.

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