[runjake]

> I don't know how 2025 houses are built but I would be surprised if they didn't have an ethernet jack in every room to a wiring closet of some sort. Not sure about coax.

Speaking from a US standpoint, it still not common in new construction for ethernet to be deployed in a house. I'm not sure why. It seems like a no-brainer.

Coax is still usually reserved to a couple jacks -- usually in the living room and master bedrooms.

[sidewndr46]

Adding cat5e or cat6 to each room is just a cost. Builders generally compete on cost.

[Retric]

It’s a cost that doesn’t show up on listings. There’s a surprising number of ways new US construction sucks that just comes down to how it can be advertised.

[sidewndr46]

Unless I'm mistaken there are no requirements for what has to appear at all in real estate listings. Maybe some local regulations exist. I know where I exist the seller is required to provide an "energy audit", but I'm not sure there is any mechanism to enforce that.

[creato]

Most people think they can just use WiFi, and most of them are probably right.

[tguvot]

i live in 2003 built house in usa. i have 2 x cat5e and 2 x coax (they are bundled together ) coming to outlet in every room. everything goes to (un)structured media enclosure.

[runjake]

I'm not saying there are no homes built with Ethernet. I'm just saying it's neither common, nor the norm. At least in the western United States.