I think it's a lot easier than that to be honest - most TVs have separate boards for the "smarts", and on the smart section, many will have a separate wireless

I think it's a lot easier than that to be honest - most TVs have separate boards for the "smarts", and on the smart section, many will have a separate wireless module (usually so it can be independently certified). I'd pay for the service, for sure. If the TV fails to boot with the wireless module removed, perhaps cutting an antenna trace might be sufficient.