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Except one day you'll connect it just for a firmware or security update, and get a bricked TV, or accepting the ToS will no longer matter. And rolling back will
by throwawayay02 6y ago
Except one day you'll connect it just for a firmware or security update, and get a bricked TV, or accepting the ToS will no longer matter. And rolling back will be impossible.
- rakoo 6y agoAnother day after that you'll have learned your lesson and never connected it to your wifi, but the manufacturer included a SIM that connnects to the internet on its own. You want to remove it but the TV asks you to put it back and won't boot into a usable state until it is connected to the mothership. Also please open an account on Samsun MySmartTV and login to it otherwise it's black screen for you. Manufacturers are already looking into the first part and HP has implemented the second part with their newest print service (https://medium.com/@amandam_95165/what-you-dont-know-about-hp-instant-ink-until-it-s-too-late-fb730e752ab4 https://medium.com/@amandam_95165/what-you-dont-know-about-h...)
- detaro 6y agoNot a good example: You can use a HP printer just fine without an account. You just need to buy ink cartridges for it, instead of using the optional subscription service.