Walmart wants to connect what people stream "directly with retail interaction."
  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldEnglish
    391·
    1 month ago

    So Vizio is offering dumb TVs without Walmart accounts? I am actually kind of interested.

    • Peffse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      45·
      1 month ago

      Vizio is likely offering unusually large paperweights without Walmart accounts.

      now require a Walmart account for setup and accessing smart TV features

        • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          Some devices connect to any open wifi to send analytics. Some devices even have their own modem to always be connected.

          • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
            1·
            30 days ago

            Not sure about the “modem” thing, always has worried me though. You mean like an LTE chip?

            Guess I don’t think about the open network thing because:

            1. Nobody, not even router makers, deliver open network by default anymore

            2. I don’t have any other wifi signals in my area other than my own

            • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              2·
              30 days ago

              Yes LTE and the like. My car – for instance – is connected 24/7 to the cloud. I can control some functions remotely. The price is probably full tracking of me anf my family.

              • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
                1·
                29 days ago

                Yeah that’s the one thing that worries me about buying a new car. Mine are old right now