Wondering about an ad
@GardenGerty (157837)
United States
August 23, 2023 6:41am CST
On another site I participate in they have video ads for points, sometimes.
There is one ad that makes me wonder. It is about a high dollar brand of kitchen appliances that can all be connected via wifi.
My question is, "What if the internet is out?"
Does this mean nothing will work at all, or "gasp" you just have to do things the old fashioned way and turn on your own oven, and order your own groceries, etc.
I want to know, but not badly enough to buy into the entire scheme.
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12 responses
@BarBaraPrz (45658)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Aug
A pot and fire is all you need to cook dinner... Why bring wifi into it?
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I agree! The more simple, the better.@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
@LadyDuck I do not want my refrigerator ordering its own refills, either. I would bet it would not bargain shop.
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
Space age technology. I think we need to get down to earth.
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
This has been a concern of mine for a long time. If we get too connected we are open to all kinds of failures.
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
Yes, it does, and yet it takes so much control away from the humans.
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
I have had or been around ovens that you could preset and it would turn on and preheat. No wifi involved.
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@shaggin (71678)
• United States
24 Aug
@GardenGerty oh that’s neat I never heard of that. Shows how out of date I am with technology 
@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
I am sure of it. I would not go in that direction.
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@sharonelton (25418)
• Lichfield, England
23 Aug
No they wouldn't work. Our phone is connected to the internet, and if the internet goes down we can't send or receive phone calls! 
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
So, my refrigerator could not send in my grocery order, either.
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You send your grocery order via the refrigerator? 
@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
What if someone hacked your router or some such? It could be a disaster.
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
23 Aug
Yeah, nothing will respond if there's no Wi-Fi and the fun part is that you may not be able to use the item by hand, either.
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
I wonder if people who can afford this just want the brand for show and do not really use their kitchen anyway.
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@RasmaSandra (74074)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Aug
All I need is a pot and my hot plate or my oven pan and my toaster oven,
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@GardenGerty (157837)
• United States
23 Aug
Life could be a whole lot simpler. I like it.
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@LindaOHio (158341)
• United States
24 Aug
To the best of my knowledge nothing will work if the WiFi is out. Have a great day.
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
23 Aug
It's possible. Our printer could work to print docu from cellphone through wifi connection.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
27 Aug
@GardenGerty Nope. Wifi connection is just an added feature for our printer.
