🍹Early to RISA 🧉M to Greentext@sh.itjust.works • 5 months agoAnon buys a TV without researchingsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1755arrow-down18
arrow-up1747arrow-down1imageAnon buys a TV without researchingsh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉M to Greentext@sh.itjust.works • 5 months agomessage-square212fedilink
minus-squareTomAwsmlinkfedilink12•5 months agoFrom what I have heard, this is not true for all brands. Some won’t work without being connected. Shouldn’t be legal, but here we are.
minus-square@MacAttak8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•5 months agoYes. I’ve heard some brands will search for nearby devices of the same brands that are already connected to the internet so that even if YOU didn’t connect the TV to WiFi, it still calls home/gets ads.
From what I have heard, this is not true for all brands. Some won’t work without being connected. Shouldn’t be legal, but here we are.
Yes. I’ve heard some brands will search for nearby devices of the same brands that are already connected to the internet so that even if YOU didn’t connect the TV to WiFi, it still calls home/gets ads.