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Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 224 points 7 months ago (79 children)

This particular homeowner is baffled that anyone would buy a washing machine that needs an internet connection. I'm all for smart appliances, but a smart washing machine is a solution in search of a problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Electricity is pretty expensive where I live, but solar opportunity is fairly good. Selling power back to grid is nowhere near as cost effective as using solar directly.

So, I could see a compelling use case of, "I want my laundry done by X o'clock. Start the wash when it'll be mostly on my cheap solar."

But yeah. I would never buy one unless it supports local-only/VLAN-restricts-internet-access usage.

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