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you can also just not connect it to a network
by mixdup 2y ago
you can also just not connect it to a network
- Scoundreller 2y agoJust a matter of time before they start taking data updates and ads over an ATSC or FM subchannel.
- notyourwork 2y agoOr 5g with a SIM card.
- sigio 2y agoFine with that, free data on my modem
- M95D 2y agoYou won't be able to remove it. It will be an eSIM.
- GauntletWizard 2y agoAlready happened with cars. That's what OnStar was/is.
- kelnos 2y agoThat's highly speculative, but even if that did end up happening, the smart TVs sold today wouldn't magically gain that capability, especially if you keep it off the network and never update it.
- acdha 2y agoMy money’s on a joint venture with Comcast, Cox, Verizon, et al. to use the Wi-Fi access points their routers operate – even if you use your own router and block them, your neighbors almost certainly don’t. Most them already have business ties and would love to have better ad targeting data.
- wkat4242 2y agoI heard that some 2024 models refuse to go through the setup wizard without internet access. Not sure what happens if you disconnect it after setup though. But my Amazon Fire Stick already refuses to do anything without internet even though I could stream locally with vlc.
- bombcar 2y agoI can confirm that at least the V4K43M-08 and the V4K50M-08 don't do that. (It kind of implies you need to continue and update, but you can just go to HDMI and it doesn't bother you anymore.)
- hedora 2y agoThat’s a solid reason to return the tv, though it’s probably worth it to check online before purchasing one.
- airtonix 2y ago[dead]
- bryanrasmussen 2y agoI wonder if this is a market specific thing, that is to say if it is turned on or off depending on which market you're in. For example I wonder if there are pertinent regulations applying in EU, if so I would expect it were turned off in EU.