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How can I be sure that the jack I&#146m trying to plug my phone wire into is a phone jack and not a network jack?

April 26, 2017Jack Network phone PLUG sure wire

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How can I be sure that the jack I&#146m trying to plug my phone wire into is a phone jack and not a network jack?

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The phone jack is narrower than a network jack and has four small metal wires in it. The network jack is wider than a phone jack, has eight small metal wires in it, and is on a wall plate that is shared with your cable TV connection (a round, threaded coaxial connector.