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What is This Thing?

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  • 18-09-2020 1:11pm
    #1
    Pablo_Flox
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭


    I purchased a house recently and this was left by the old owners and is plugged in on the landing.

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    There are no real marking or identifying signs. Anyone have an idea what it is? I have taken its advice and not plugged it out, but I have no idea what it is.


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    musiknonstop
    Registered Users Posts: 289 ✭✭musiknonstop


    Is it for a PhoneWatch alarm?


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    #3
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,425 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    The small thing the plug is plugged into looks like a powerline adapter. Is the other end of that ethernet cable plugged into the bigger box, or something else?

    Also if the big box comes off the wall easily, there's probably some identifying stickers on the back somewhere.


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    Elwood_Blues
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭Elwood_Blues


    Thats the internet.. Don't unplug it or we're all screwed!

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    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,099 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    But, surely, this is the internet:
    this-jen-is-the-internet.jpg

    :pac:

    It could be for an alarm, as mentioned. Otherwise maybe it's a router or maybe an access point? Can that box be opened?


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    #6
    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    Some sort of doomsday device, do us all a favour and plug it out, lol.

    🙈🙉🙊



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    KungPao
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭KungPao


    No idea what it is, but for the love of God, do not unplug it.


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    unhappys10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 692 ✭✭✭unhappys10


    musiknonstop wrote: »
    Is it for a PhoneWatch alarm?

    I rented a house with that exact sticker on a plug, it was for Phone watch.


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    FreshCoffee
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭FreshCoffee


    As musiknonstop said, it's a Phonewatch Alarm.

    There's one on sale on DoneDeal at the moment and if you check the photos in the ad you'll see it's the same unit (bottom right in the first picture) & picture 2 has a closeup:
    www.donedeal.ie/otherelectronics-for-sale/eircom-phonewatch-house-alarm/25553474


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    lapua20grain
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭lapua20grain


    It's a phonewatch alarm have one myself in the house


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    wonski
    Registered Users Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    What if a thief unplugs it, the phone watch alarm is off instantly?


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    lapua20grain
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭lapua20grain


    wonski wrote: »
    What if a thief unplugs it, the phone watch alarm is off instantly?

    As far as I remember it there is battery backup and if you unplug it it sends a message to phonewatch that power is gone they then ring you (which they have done to me) and tell you that your power has gone the ball is in your court then


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    tech
    Registered Users Posts: 2,801 ✭✭✭tech


    a powreline network adaptor.

    open up the other box, is there anything smart in your house? that they might have mad up and put in this box?


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