Reply to post: Re: John Tserkezis

MELTDOWN: Samsung, Sony not-so-smart TVs go titsup for TWO days

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: John Tserkezis

"That's not a very smart TV if it can't cache that file and goes on strike if it can't find it."

That's not a very smart TV if it has to phone home before allowing the likes of iPlayer or Netflix to work. There's no need at all for that other than data slurping. IMV, no device should be phoning home unless it's to connect to their own app shop or their own apps. It most certainly should not fail to work with 3rd party apps via the users own BB connection, DNS etc. just because "home" isn't answering the phone.

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