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Re:Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3B by coin on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @12:09AM (#39450362)
> Just don't connect the SmartTV to the network

They will one day have cellular modems so they can phone without your permission

Re:Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3B by sonicanatidae on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @01:56PM (#39457932)
You've just defined the day where I build a fucking Faraday cage around my TV.

You don't understand the level of "Fuck these people and their invasive shit" that I'm will to go to.. lol

Re:Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3B by w-ll on Thursday February 22, 2024 @01:41AM (#39463929)
Side topic on Faraday cages. I have an elevator in the middle of my building, inside is all steal panels, again in the middle of a big building, and I still get cell service. Can talk on my phone up/down the entire time.?

I thought it would be a Faraday cage and cut that out?

Re:Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3B by sonicanatidae on Thursday February 22, 2024 @08:54AM (#39467084)
A true Faraday cage would kill the signals. I suspect that wasn't designed as a Faraday cage. It's an elevator.

There could also be a cellular extender inside the building. I happen to work in a building with LOTS of materials that block signals from the outside. The windows are bulletproof, the walls contain metal plates, etc.

We have to use a cellular extender to get cell signal inside, however, the building wasn't designed as a Faraday cage. It just happens to hamper signals in a similar way.