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> Just don't connect it to WiFi. Problem solved. This may work until 5g (or a successor) rolls around and becomes cheap enough for iot devices to just embed a
by stock_toaster 6y ago
> Just don't connect it to WiFi. Problem solved.
This may work until 5g (or a successor) rolls around and becomes cheap enough for iot devices to just embed a cell, so as to provide "a seamless experience" and to jam ads down our throats come hell or high water.
- saagarjha 6y agoPerhaps we’ll figure out how to piggyback off that connection to get free internet.
- ericmay 6y agoAt that point there won’t be a TV in our home. I simply won’t tolerate it on principle. A bit of an aside but this T-Mobile thing too is really pissing me off. I’m fine with “if you don’t pay, you have to view ads”, but if I’m paying and still getting ads/tracking - not happy. We need legislation and different technology options to capture this. On the TV front - an enterprising young startup could make really nice looking TVs with guaranteed no ads and probably sell for at least double the price.
- stock_toaster 6y agoMaybe I'll look into "presentation displays" for my next "tv". I use an appletv and external audio anyway -- the "tv" is just for display only.
- ericmay 6y agoThat’s what I do. Apple TV + Sony Bravia TV that has never been connected to the Internet, and external speakers. I was looking at others like Samsung but they came with this external piece for the TV (like a receiver type thing?) and I’m just like - I want this thing to just display video and output audio, not do all this other stuff.