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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by eropple on Friday April 07, 2023 @04:10PM (#35486392)
Really, anyone who's lived in a sufficiently old house knows you can run your own Wi-Fi in a Faraday cage. Just probably not between rooms.
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by lostlogin on Friday April 07, 2023 @04:55PM (#35486873)
Underfloor foil insulation works pretty well as a cage. It also adds a nice electrocution risk when installing and is banned in my area for this reason.
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Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me? by eropple on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:25PM (#35487160)
Metal lath under the plaster. Ripping that out was a mess.
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