What am I missing here?

So this house I'm buying was built in 2017. On my first quick pass through the house I noticed all the bedrooms had an ethernet jack, as well as one directly below the tv mount in the living room. I was so excited that finally someone had enough sense to wire a home.

Upon further inspection, because they just didn't look right, they're all phone jacks. Why would anyone wire an entire house, and the tv, for telephone and not ethernet?!

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SW-User

The designer or previous owner was old? 🤷‍♀️

SooperSarah

@SW-User I actually know the builder. He's not old. It's a rather high end new subdivision, which makes the phone thing make even less sense.

SW-User

@SooperSarah It's not the builder but the designer/architect who initially specs out the project. Is it possible the previous owner or, if it wasn't owned but had a sale fall through, request it as a change order during construction?

SooperSarah

@SW-User The guy who owns the subdivision lots is building the houses. He built this one then put it on the market, so it's not a customer request. It's possible a designer stuck in the past had a hand in it, but I can't see the builder building it that way.

SW-User

@SooperSarah Yes, builders stick to the plans. If you know him, you should ask. More than likely they used an older design or, hired someone older. Either way, it was probably a cost cutting decision. Or, is the development in an area where tie in to ethernet, wifi, cable, ... service isn't available or was cost prohibitive? Do you know if there is wifi service available? The last thing you want is to find yourself stuck on dial up with no wifi or cell service available.

SooperSarah

@SW-User the entire subdivision is serviced by fiber and cable.

SW-User

@SooperSarah Just weird. Speak to the builder and find out what the deal is with all the landlines.