| ▲ | amelius 6 hours ago |
| Once many people start doing this, there will be dark patterns to force you to connect to the internet. |
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| ▲ | wvenable 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| It won't be long before products like this just get cellular modems built in. |
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| ▲ | yen223 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Looking forward to free internet courtesy of the surveillance state | | |
| ▲ | alchemism an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | 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. | |
| ▲ | wvenable 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | 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. |
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| ▲ | sneak 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| 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. |
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| ▲ | nickthegreek 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| how so? describe an example please. |
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| ▲ | tempay 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | 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. | |
| ▲ | ytch 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Similar to Windows 11 force you to login with Microsoft Account during install? | |
| ▲ | fzzzy 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | ship a cell phone in every TV | | |
| ▲ | tomjakubowski 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | 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. | | |
| ▲ | datadrivenangel 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | probably a couple of dollars a month, which would be very tough to actually make work. Even facebook only makes a few hundred dollars a year per person in the US. |
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