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minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf you don’t have the technical know how to physically lobotomize the TV’s wifi chip, simply blocking its mac address would suffice.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, it’s not an Apple TV.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDo you think that only apple TVs have wifi chips?
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt was a bad joke. ‘Mac’ address.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI did not understand. I’ll see myself out.
If you don’t have the technical know how to physically lobotomize the TV’s wifi chip, simply blocking its mac address would suffice.
No, it’s not an Apple TV.
Do you think that only apple TVs have wifi chips?
It was a bad joke. ‘Mac’ address.
I did not understand. I’ll see myself out.