Comment by amelius
21 hours ago
Once many people start doing this, there will be dark patterns to force you to connect to the internet.
21 hours ago
Once many people start doing this, there will be dark patterns to force you to connect to the internet.
It won't be long before products like this just get cellular modems built in.
Looking forward to free internet courtesy of the surveillance state
They generously offer you a free SIM card when going through passport control in Dubai. I can’t think of any other reason to do that, besides pure benevolence.
I read an article a few years ago about someone using a SIM card embedded in a product like this for free internet. The connection was severely limited though.
It will be limited to the vendor IPs
There already are on Sony TVs. My roommate is always connecting it when I’m away and I have to factory reset it and go through the dark pattern to use it without WiFi.
how so? describe an example please.
Prompt for a login or to check for updates on every start or once a week. It wouldn’t be difficult to get the numbers up for the number of online devices.
Similar to Windows 11 force you to login with Microsoft Account during install?
ship a cell phone in every TV
What would be the monthly cost per unit to LG for servicing those cell modems? Data-only, and I presume they could get some kind of bulk discount as a big manufacturer.
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