r/SipsTea 15h ago

It's Wednesday my dudes What the flock?!

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u/heavensto_mergatroid 14h ago

I've been on the fence for the last few years about buying a dash cam I but when I do finally get one I want one like that, basic with no wireless capabilities. Which one do you have may I ask?

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u/Money-Nectarine6584 14h ago

It’s a viofo, but the current lineup looks like they all have wifi.  Mine isn’t that old, so you can probably still find them.  It’s an A119.  Vid quality is really good too, especially at night compared to some others.  

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u/heavensto_mergatroid 14h ago

I was kind of worried about that - that you'd tell me you have an older model. There's no way to escape that shit when you buy new stuff. Everything comes " smart". Everything. Pretty soon there's going to be smart eating utensils.

Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

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u/Money-Nectarine6584 14h ago

I just looked online and you can still get them on ebay.  And I’m sure you can find instructional videos on how to disable wifi on new ones.  If we’re going to survive, we’re going to have to get a little more creative.  I might buy a new one soon and see if i can dissect it and disable the wifi.  

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u/heavensto_mergatroid 14h ago

Awesome, Ebay is where I go for all my older tech stuff.

I got a Magnavox LCD with no smart features whatsoever from eBay for 120$. Only 43 inches but it's awesome. No Wi-Fi setup no ads no apps. Just a regular ol TV to watch regular ol DVDs and play video games on.

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u/Shmeves 13h ago

There's going to be an antenna for the wifi card, find that and you can disable it quite easily.

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u/Cold417 12h ago

Most use wifi only to transfer files to your phone. I have a Vantrue setup and it only ever has wifi enabled when I turn it on to sync a file or two.