Verizon Router plug blocks 3+ outlets

[u/Araanim]

These new routers have a terrible plug that not only is so wide that it blocks at least two plugs below it, but actually extends the other direction and blocks the outlet above as well!

[u/hypnothighsd]

Why do they do this to us? There are so many things that draw way more power and have a normal plug.

[u/watercouch → u/hypnothighsd]

It’s cheaper to make a huge plug body with cheap generic parts with decades of safety testing results than to make a tiny, novel, creatively engineered one.

Edit: for folks asking why not put the transformer inside the router - the answer is most of the world isn’t North America. The router your ISP sells/rents you is probably white-labeled and resold in 50 different countries with a bunch of different electrical standards. The model numbers will all be different but your little WiFi box is fundamentally the same as one sold in the EU or Asia or South America. The main difference is the power supply, which is why it sits outside the box and causes mild infuriation.