You asked why so I answered. I didn't state a position about whether it should b... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		sjtrny on April 20, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spoofing the Samsung Smart TV Internet Check You asked why so I answered. I didn't state a position about whether it should be doing it or not.

gpvos on April 20, 2014 [–]

There are better ways to check connectivity. At least let it check multiple sites instead of only samsung.com .

Also, the answer is wrong. It does not just check connectivity, but downloads an XML file containing information on services that it is supposed to show.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact