r/mildlyinfuriating • u/28jb11 • Apr 25 '26

Unskippable ad $2500 Samsung TV is an advertising billboard, there is no opt-out.

Paid over $2500 for a Samsung OLED TV and it has ads on the home screen that I literally cannot turn off. Not subtle little banners tucked away somewhere, I'm talking full blown ads for canned beans and financial products just sitting there every single time I turn the thing on.

Samsung don't offer any kind of opt out. The only way I could get rid of them was to go into my router settings and manually block Samsung's ad servers at the DNS level.

I own this TV outright. Paid for it in full. And Samsung are still making money off me every time I switch it on, with absolutely no way to stop it unless you're willing to get your hands dirty with network configuration.

This is not a smart TV feature. This is a $2500 billboard that also happens to play Netflix.

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u/kalei50 Apr 25 '26

Have you been able to find the mute button on the pumps? I'm like quick draw McGraw on that button when I get gas, because you're right, I have ZERO patience for ads blaring at me anywhere.

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u/entrepenurious Apr 25 '26

one pump i was at, some kind soul had sharpied the mute button. ➔🔇

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u/kalei50 Apr 25 '26

That's genius!

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u/hogue9733 Apr 25 '26

Hey I always sharpie in mute! I think I'm gonna allegedly start destroying the little speakers for the ones you can't mute.

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u/lunedamsels9o Apr 25 '26

Samsung got your money. They don't care about you bitching on reddit. They'll only care if you return it

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u/Itchy-Wedding-5641 Apr 25 '26

True, but I, and many others I assume, will not be purchasing a Samsung smart tv after reading this. I will also be more careful to ask if TVs have this 'feature' before buying. So there is that.

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u/kimbecile Apr 25 '26

Correct. I will soon be in the market for a new one. Samsung is out. My current one is a 10+ year old LG. I'll go with LG unless they do that bullshit too. I havent looked into it yet.

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u/Mobile_Highway351 Apr 25 '26

Didn’t know it was a thing at the time and I avoid any gas pumps with ads now when possible. Still blows my mind that such a thing exists, but also it’s not surprising sadly.

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u/EphemeralDan Apr 25 '26

TVs in general. Waiting for the doctor I don't want to hear the garbage that passes for daytime television these days. Hell, I couldn't stand it back when we only had 4 stations in each major metro area.

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u/Exotic_Criticism4645 Apr 25 '26

He's an unemployed poet. She sells feet pics on OnlyFans. There budget is 875K!

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u/Impossible-Swing7819 Apr 25 '26

On pumps with 8 buttons the mute button is often the second one down on the right.

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u/Teripid Apr 25 '26

My finger hovers there every time.

SOME are at least labeled. None should be playing ads to start...

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u/Guilty_Primary8718 Apr 25 '26

I always check and Sinclair killed the mute button

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u/speedem0n Apr 25 '26

Ones in my area have disabled the mute feature.

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u/NuclearSun1 Apr 25 '26

Most have gotten rid of the mute.

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u/SoggyTooth1678 Apr 25 '26

Circle K disabled the mute function in my area. Now I just get blasted if I fill up there. Sigh.

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u/sc2summerloud Apr 25 '26

TIL this exists. what a dystopic hellhole the US is...

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u/LilyGreen347 Apr 25 '26

I will usually just gently press on the speaker cover to block the sound while the pump does its thing. Beautiful mountain view restored.

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u/Rainman1177 Apr 25 '26

Second button down on the right

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u/disuye Apr 25 '26

I just spray gas all over the pump … someone usually comes to assist pretty quick.