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> I paid a premium for a high-end flagship Google phone Unfortunately it seems paying a premium isn't enough to get any respect from manufacturers these days.
by deergomoo 7y ago
> I paid a premium for a high-end flagship Google phone
Unfortunately it seems paying a premium isn't enough to get any respect from manufacturers these days. Just look at Samsung and LG TVs, you can pay thousands for a high-end model and still have to set up PiHole to avoid being shown ads in the menus.
- Sander_Marechal 7y agoThis absolutely infuriated me. I bought a very expensive new TV a year ago. Then last summer it suddenly started showing ads in the menu. I was planning to return the TV to the store and getting my money back but it would probably just be a headache inducing hassle. Now I pi-holed my entire network.
- neuronic 7y agoI get ads in German public broadcasting for which I am (effectively) paying a tax. I get ads in "premium" streaming services which I directly pay (!) for. Fuck everything about this.
- TheRealDunkirk 7y agoThis is why I use an AppleTV, and don't give my TV the wifi password.
- deergomoo 7y agoThis is my next step. I don't current have any 4K/HDR devices, so the built-in apps do actually have some benefit to me. As soon as I pick up a compatible streaming device, I'll be factory resetting the TV and setting it back up without ever connecting it to the network.
- givinguflac 7y agoThis is what I do and it works well. Once or twice a year I’ll update the tv firmware via usb
- thisisastopsign 7y agoI plugged another device into my TV and use that for media streaming. I’ve never connected my TV to my network and haven’t had any issue
- tekknik 7y agoI ended up disconnecting my samsung tvs from the network for this issue. funny enough i just recently noticed one of my higher end samsungs has started broadcasting a bluetooth connection. i’m sure this wasn’t there before i disconnected it