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Scoundreller6y ago· 4 in thread

Or have a GPS and realize that it’s been 12 months since their last mandatory update and lock you out.

Changing your computer’s time to the past used to be a great way to prolong 30 day trials or pay-by-the-year software in the 386 and 486 days.

SteveNuts6y ago

Why would you need a GPS for that?

tristor6y ago

GPS provides high quality RTC signals. So the TV could update its time with high accuracy via GPS and countdown a timer.

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Scoundreller6y ago

I agree, Could use WWVW or whatever it’s called.

harry86y ago· 2 in thread

They'll ship with a sim card and connect to mobile.

prepend6y ago

This is one of the reasons I’m not excited about 5g.

codezeroOP6y ago

Yeah saw that mentioned in another thread, that’s much more straightforward and reliable.

smileybarry6y ago

I've read about TVs that already did that. The owner purposefully didn't configure WiFi or Ethernet, and months later the TV suddenly prompted to install an update because it found a neighbour's open WiFi.

tannhaeuser6y ago

That's the entire point of the 5G rush.

bitL6y ago

5G

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