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?

richtruss07-17-2022 11:04am

theo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,665 posts 07-17-2022 at 07:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you are asking how internet service enters the home, we have either phone line delivery or coax cable. The modem does connect via RJ11 then is converted to RJ45 for distribution with either type of service. I can’t tell you which of the 4 conductors carries the data.
jond Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,692 posts 07-17-2022 at 08:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @secretguy 🤣🤣🤣
richtruss OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 163 posts 07-17-2022 at 09:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete That’s great, thanks for the info… Much appreciated. Secretguy. Funny 🙂
jeffseight Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 574 posts 07-18-2022 at 01:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Reading this OP's question I am reminded of the old joke "On the whole, how may girls have you kissed"?
sfgak Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 97 posts 07-18-2022 at 02:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 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).