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		jedberg on Sept 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got we... > Even if Samsung embedded an LTE/5G SIM, eSIM, whatever, it would be hacked to bits. "Get model X of samsung TV, get free Internet with this Linux application". It's not realistic for there to be a network connection that you don't know about, pay for, and have your name attached to. Kindles and cars have had those for years and people haven't torn those apart to come up with free internet.

fragmede on Sept 29, 2022 [–]

Free Internet via Kindle sim totally used to be a thing until they locked it down. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27999534

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