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For better or worse if I was in the US I'd sign up for a free Telly specifically to have a "smart TV" to play about with and explore alternate firmware | blocking, etc.

I don't know how tight the terms of service are in order to compel keeping the 24|7 ads streaming and|or the telemetrics that check that no mods have been made, but I'd bet good money they'll be a mod crowd happy to take a free TV and bend it to their ends.

I'm sure the click through includes "By accepting this free TV you agree to no alter it in any way" but I have no idea how binding that is in the US or elsewhere.