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Re:The HP Printer USB Sticker Trick Also Works for Thermalta... by 1-6 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:18AM (#37998787)
I wonder what happens when car companies increasingly connect their vehicles to cell towers?
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Re:The HP Printer USB Sticker Trick Also Works for Thermalta... by qwerty456127 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:40AM (#37999046)
They will make using an app on a vendor-locked smartphone the only way to unlock the doors, start the engine etc.
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Re:The HP Printer USB Sticker Trick Also Works for Thermalta... by eli on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @09:26AM (#37998884)
https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscription...

(I believe they rolled it back after an outcry)

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Re:The HP Printer USB Sticker Trick Also Works for Thermalta... by thrtythreeforty on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @11:38AM (#38000675)
People have started identifying and pulling the fuses on vehicles' cell radios. I would also be interested in digging down to the radio itself and replacing the antenna with a dummy load.
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Re:The HP Printer USB Sticker Trick Also Works for Thermalta... by midnitewarrior on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:47AM (#38009941)
That may create a parasitic battery drain if I radio is constantly seeking connection to a cell tower and not finding it. Subaru experienced a similar problem with their StarLink service after the 3G network shut down, car batteries started draining while trying to talk to towers that no longer existed.
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Re:The HP Printer USB Sticker Trick Also Works for Thermalta... by anonymousiam on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @12:33PM (#38001571)
Things such as this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37971038
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