I can't speak for all Samsung TVs, but we recently purchased a Samsung 75-in Q70R and it has never been connected to the Internet. Works fine. The only time w

I can't speak for all Samsung TVs, but we recently purchased a Samsung 75-in Q70R and it has never been connected to the Internet. Works fine. The only time we use the TV remote for anything is volume control and selecting which HDMI input to show.