I disabled WiFi on the new Samsung fridge
Just wait until device manufacturers start integrating always-on LTE modems with their own SIM cards and billing so they can pull device analytics, sell you new advertising, and sell your usage patterns to 3rd parties whether or not you ever connect the things to your home wifi.<p>At which point you'll have to disassemble the damned thing and physically rip out the LTE modem, possibly resulting in the device bricking itself when it can't phone home after a while.<p>I bet if you're a device manufacturer right now and go to t-mobile enterprise sales and tell them you want 200MB of data per month per IMEI and you're going to have 50,000 units, you'll get a very attractive monthly price per unit.<p>Mark my words, it'll be commonplace in another 8-10 years.<p><a href="https://me.me/i/tech-enthusiasts-everything-in-my-house-is-wired-to-the-d19985a8762a4e5681ec19b52e632186" rel="nofollow">https://me.me/i/tech-enthusiasts-everything-in-my-house-is-w...</a><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-...</a>