Post #3292883
2026-06-09 05:13 UTC
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org @monkeyninja@10base2.dev
At some point, the TV companies (and maybe other appliance companies) will put LTE radios in the TV sets, so that it has a fallback internet connection even if you don't give it one.
Not speculation; I've heard industry folks saying this.
So get ready to open up your next TV and rip the antenna out of it.
Replies (2)
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@Walruths@mastodon.social 2026-06-09 07:03
@cazabon@mindly.social @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org @monkeyninja@10base2.dev Even easier, have their TV/Printer/toothbrush(at this point fml) connect to another in the vicinity that is connected. If two people in an apartment have a Vizio TV and one is disconnected from the mesh... well, in this scenario, they both are, via the other. ...if one company were so evil and inclined, that is, hypothetically speaking.
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@jairajdevadiga@mastodon.social 2026-06-09 10:45
@cazabon@mindly.social @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org @monkeyninja@10base2.dev Either it will be a very slow connection, or people will find a way to use those LTE radios for free internet at the companies' expense.