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[-] makunamatata@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 10 months ago

Bought “smart” LG fridge, range and dishwasher a couple of years ago and never connected any of them, they function like they are supposed to, refrigerate, heat food and clean dirty dishes. No need to connect.

Fridge manual explained something like “in case of peak energy consumption your smart energy company can send a signal to your fridge to not use power”. What the heck do I need that for? To find spoiled food and mold growing in the fridge later on?

Why does one need to connect a range to WiFi?

[-] books@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

As a guy with some tendencies to worry if I turned my stove off Everytime I leave the house, this feature seems right up my list of needs

[-] makunamatata@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks for that pov! I had not considered it and to my surprise I just thought of someone in my family that has the same type of worry you do, and that person would probably benefit from that kind of peace of mind like you suggested.

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