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I recently bought a Samsung Smart TV (they simply offer good value for such a little price). Best thing to do is to never even start connecting it to a WiFi network and use an external TV receiver. That way it most certainly will not connect to any network whatsoever. I also never agreed to any terms that are on the start display, which may also add to that. Just switch to your Input channel (external device etc..) and enjoy your "dumb" TV.

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they simply offer good value for such a little price

That's the root of the problem isn't it. Unrelenting pressure on margins forces these companies to look elsewhere for revenue.

Though even the highest end TVs have these sorts of “features” built in, so it can’t be that simple

>Best thing to do is to never even start connecting it to a WiFi network

That won't stop the issue mentioned here about it connecting by itself (not that I personally believe it will).

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