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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I recently had to set up an HP printer that literally would not function without being activated via Internet connection first, but was received with a dead NIC and no way to activate through USB connection so just another piece of plastic for the landfill due to greed ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's the same as the printer I recently bought, and the problem is, my Internet connection is very spotty at best, and my computer doesn't support the needed software. SIGH. My printer's a paper weight until I can afford a new computer system and better internet.