Technology

The easiest thing in the world is not to connect your fridge to the internet.

Also don't buy Samsung refrigerators they are truly truly horrific.

I'm an appliance repairman.

Don't ever buy any fridge with internet connectivity. This also extends other home appliances. Just buy those classic white boxes or, if you fancy yourself the Gordon Ramsey type and have money/credit score to buy one, get a Viking fridge.

Given how many times Samsung’s been caught spying on customer mics, and throwing ads into everything with an internet connection, I don’t understand why anyone is still putting wifi credentials into a Samsung device.

If you have gone out of your way and intentionally purchased a fridge with an internet connection and a screen frankly you deserve this. What did you expect? Screens have advertisements on them, why else would they put a screen on there.

I'd love a fridge with network connectivity and 'smart' features, but I'd need control over the firmware it runs

Love my dumb fridge. No screens, no water dispenser. I own a pitcher and a facuet. Don't need to change filters every six months or check the weather on my fridge. I never want a screen on my fridge.

I hate the enshittification going on everywhere but I'd say the whole smart fridge thing was pretty shitty to begin with...

I'd still take a dumb fridge and magnets at any time of the day.

The other crime here is Bixby.

I need my fridge to maintain a cold temperature on the inside. That’s it. That’s 100% of what I need from a fridge. The last one I bought was $300 and there’s no place to put an ad. I have no idea why y’all were hooking your appliances up to the internet in the first place, but I’m sorry you’re having a bad time.

Tfw u set up Pihole so ur fridge stops spamming you with ads.

if people are buying 1800$ fridges, its on them if they get ads from samsung.

Next model will come with a latch that won’t unlock the fridge door until you’ve watched a 30 second ad or are subscribed to SnackPass+ for 29.99$ a month.

is this punishment for expelling hyundai workers?

When I was at Home Depot, I absolutely refused to sell Samsung appliances. They’re garbage. They’re expensive garbage, to be more precise.

The average failure rate for a Samsung refrigerator is that around three years. The condensers are garbage. Washer/dryer? Average around five years before they break. I know, because I keep people coming back in to buy replacement appliances for their Samsung garbage.

👏 You 👏 Don't 👏 Need 👏 A 👏 TV 👏 On 👏 Your 👏 Fridge 👏

Why the fuck would you buy a smart fridge.

"Innovation" used to mean better prices and/or better products. Adding adverts to a product you already own isn't innovation.

Meanwhile my fridge made in communist Yugoslavia is still going strong.

I see a bright future for "low tech" tech companies soon.

"Here's our new fridge.

- What does it does?

- It cools your food.

- And?

- That's it."

Anyone who fell into the trap of buying a fridge with a screen in it kind of deserves this.

This would already be illegal if we didn't live in corporate dictatorships.

Enhance the product by making it shittier

call me old-fashioned, but you don't need a fridge with a fucking screen in it.

Don't connect your devices to the Internet if they worked before without the Internet.