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08-03-2012, 05:20 PM
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The Age (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHObbzAbroxETtgRy1o2PjR0Vnldg&url=http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/hometech/wifi-ready-ruse-snuffed-out-by-accc-20120803-23jte.html)
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'Wi-Fi Ready' ruse snuffed out by ACCC (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHObbzAbroxETtgRy1o2PjR0Vnldg&url=http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/hometech/wifi-ready-ruse-snuffed-out-by-accc-20120803-23jte.html)
The Age
The anoying part is you need to use the proprietory wifi adaptor. After market adaptors on will not work with the device. The other annoying thing is the Wifi adaptor does not work in a normal computer so it cant be reused in the event the TV/ Bluray ...
ACCC slams Wi-Fi Ready despite 'ready' in use for decades (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFDC9hgpGvavaO7d6G4zvG6PYqKnA&url=http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/fuzzy-logic/56051-accc-slams-wi-fi-ready-despite-%25E2%2580%2598ready%25E2%2580%2599-in-use-for-decades)iTWire
ACCC Flexes Muscle With WiFi TV Makers (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF5NXZRn4AqWcFCZ1xUwlY8BDvqTg&url=http://smarthouse.com.au/TVs_And_Large_Display/Industry/A9C4L8P7)SmartHouse
Aussie watchdog slaps wrists of Sony, LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHYpjSm6g-1Fr7ROczzbAyRDoNOkw&url=http://www.zdnet.com/aussie-watchdog-slaps-wrists-of-sony-lg-panasonic-samsung-sharp-7000002091/)ZDNet (blog)
Current.com.au (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFRRO2yLhlNMNP216uCzV5qPwUVLQ&url=http://www.current.com.au/2012/08/03/article/Wi-Fi-Ready-TV-Set-No-Five-big-TV-brands-agree-to-ACCC-action/SPXFDBEQOB.html) -Engadget (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEMHJTd6reIDzJR0pBFIxtRBVIQdA&url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/03/aussie-regulator-raps-tv-makers-wifi-ready/) -TechEye (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNERNlUGNhoeD_q4irHwcxWgGAvO3A&url=http://news.techeye.net/hardware/aussie-watchdog-bites-sony-lg-panasonic-samsung-and-sharp)
all 14 news articles &raquo; (http://news.google.ca/news/more?gl=us&pz=1&ned=ca&ncl=d_tIedWkLB0CObMkTcxZ-0Y-si3AM)



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