After 10 years of looking at that aliens meme, I only just learned that guy was actually on history channel as an "alien expert." I always thought it was from some sketch comedy show.
My mom is old and constantly has the satellite TV blasting something. I was over there one day and saw this guy on a "normal" show. It really threw me for a loop.
I suspect they'll include cellular radios in the near future so the appliance does not depend on the "consumer" to provide data access.