Comment on Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Or you would just not connect it to the wifi. It’s not like it’s going to guess your WPA key.

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  • Anivia@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No, but in the near future it might connect to your neighbors wifi if he has IoT devices connected to his wifi

    adweek.com/…/amazon-sidewalk-will-push-neighbors-…

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    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wow, what a horrible idea. But assuming you have a compatible device and didn’t disable this feature, blacklisting it in your router wouldn’t help much.

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      • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Blacklisting it on your router would at least prevent it from trying to connect to an open WiFi network like your own guest network which some people just don’t turn off or password protect.

        If you are one of those people and you’re reading this turn that off. You can share your wifi via QR code these days from just about any smart phone. Turn it off.

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  • Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve heard they can connect to nearby open networks or even share a connection with another TV in range.

    I don’t have any sources for this, might be just a rumor.

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• RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, it’s not an Apple TV.

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  • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Do you think that only apple TVs have wifi chips?

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    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It was a bad joke. ‘Mac’ address.

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      • atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I did not understand. I’ll see myself out.

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