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Only a matter of time before these tvs have built-in cell modems and refuse to work without activation. Likely they will tunnel all WiFi traffic to avoid pi ho
by klipklop 2y ago
Only a matter of time before these tvs have built-in cell modems and refuse to work without activation.
Likely they will tunnel all WiFi traffic to avoid pi holes and use their own hard coded DNS.
The clever tricks many people here suggest won’t likely work the next time they need to buy a tv.
- WithinReason 2y agoThat's just FUD. There would always need to be an activation path without internet for places without cell coverage and traffic can be always blocked.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoMost of these threads turn up comments like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41657531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41657531 which say that the thing you say will never happen has already happened.
- WithinReason 2y agoI can't find a TV model on Google that mandates Internet connection so I'm sceptical, it's likely just a case of RTFM