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Along these lines, has anyone ripped the WiFi module out of their television? I'd gladly take a soldering iron to mine to ensure it won't phone home.
by bhickey 6y ago
Along these lines, has anyone ripped the WiFi module out of their television? I'd gladly take a soldering iron to mine to ensure it won't phone home.
- mszcz 6y agoIt's not always that easy I think. My LG TV has a Bluetooth remote and I know for a fact that it has a single WiFi / Bluetooth connectivity module (because it crapped out on me recently). Removing the module would render the remote and the TV unusable.
- ckocagil 6y agoThere's probably still an external or PCB antenna. Wrapping it in aluminum foil should do the trick.
- Nextgrid 6y agoConnecting it to ground would be better. If the aluminium foil is only around the antenna and/or connected to the antenna this might not be enough or might even improve the antenna.
- steerablesafe 6y agoIf the wifi module is soldered on the main board then I think the best thing one can do is to break the lines near the antenna pins of the wifi chip and terminate it with a suitable resistor.