Retractable Ethernet wall outlet

[Themomento]

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone knows where I can buy a wall outlet with pull-out Ethernet cable built in? I'm pretty sure I've seen this in hotels before. We have wall outlets all over the house and I don't want to carry a cable around with me all the time or leave them plugged in all over the place.
Thanks

 

[AFurryReptile]

You want a retractable ethernet cable, not an outlet itself. Anything retractable like that will be prone to breaking... you don't want to have to install a new outlet every time it does.

Take your pick.

 

[Cabletek]

Yeah, really not a good idea, if you must, then expect to replace it often. Do not have it build into the wall, have an outlet there, and as the poster above says have a retractable cable you can just unsnap, toss, and buy new one, to replace as needed.

It may look cool, but so did nose ring to ear ring chains about 2 decades ago.

 

[Eug]

You want a retractable ethernet cable, not an outlet itself. Anything retractable like that will be prone to breaking... you don't want to have to install a new outlet every time it does.

Take your pick.

Just a note: Generally, the retractable cables suck, at least if they're the small portable flat ones. I've not been able to get Gigabit out of them. 100 Mbps works fine though.

 

[jmdowdy]

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone knows where I can buy a wall outlet with pull-out Ethernet cable built in? I'm pretty sure I've seen this in hotels before. We have wall outlets all over the house and I don't want to carry a cable around with me all the time or leave them plugged in all over the place.
Thanks

Themomento, just curious if you ever found a viable solution? I'm looking for a similar item to mount in a conference room table, but haven't been able to find a good option. If you found something could you please share? Thanks.