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See previous discussion about this problem here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27701977 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27701977 TL;DR- TVs are us

• gsich 5y ago
  >L;DR- TVs are using their own cellular connections The link doesn't say that.
  • rovr138 5y ago
    It links to https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/01/huawei-reportedly-plans-first-5g-8k-tv-to-one-up-samsung-and-apple/ https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/01/huawei-reportedly-plans-f... And it opens with, > Though its 5G products are not entirely welcome in the United States, Huawei is reportedly pushing forward with a unique new product: the world’s first 5G television. As Nikkei reports this morning, the Chinese company plans to use the cellular-enabled TV and new PCs to challenge Samsung’s and Apple’s dominant positions in the global consumer electronics market.
    • kelnos 5y ago
      That's not really what's being talked about, though. The fear is that if you don't connect your TV to your wifi network, it will have a secret, hidden LTE radio that it uses anyway. It doesn't seem that Huawei is being at all secretive about this; they are advertising it as a feature.
      • Forbo 5y ago
        You're ignoring the part where Samsung TVs are actively connecting to open networks.
    • gsich 5y ago
      That's a single TV, also is this on the market, the link said "reportedly"? The other comment is also correct.