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If I'm blocking ads with e.g. a Pi Hole, does that violate this? In that case I'm not running ad blocking software on the unit itself. Can they realistically dictate what people do outside of the product?
Edit: and for that matter, if my internet goes out but I still use my TV, am I then liable for my ISP's outage?
Yes, using pihole would violate their ToS: https://www.freetelly.com/terms-of-service
Hold on, let me just hang a curtain in front of the secondary screen.
There, so much better :)
Did you miss the fact that this TV has a camera that can count the number of viewers and can detect obstruction? Obstructing the ad screen broke the ToS and when they detect it, they can cancel your account and demand you too send the tv back or get charged $1000. Oh, and it's also have a microphone in addition to the camera, which will double the fun.
This is obviously tongue-in-cheek but I didn't find anything on the TOS about obstructing the screen - a curtain isn't software, nor is it a modification to the TV, and could possibly be hung in a way that doesn't obstruct the sensor.
They can change their ToS at any time, so this doesn't really matter.
You're right. Perhaps they count on their users to not obstruct the secondary screen because the smart tv features are controlled from the secondary smart screen, so you won't be able to operate it if you obstruct the secondary screen.
solution, route your network through a VPN with advertising blocking. It isn't your network that does the blocking
Interesting that it specifically says WiFi network. I wonder if you could circumvent by having something on your physical network. Or maybe upstream from your own network
The part about keeping it connected to internet also struck me - what happens if my internet goes down for hours? Or my power, which will take my internet with it?
You send it back or get charged.
Damn. That's some crazy shit.