Restoring 5 GHz Wi-Fi on an LG C5 by changing its webOS region

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Post by hawshemi » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC

Restoring 5 GHz Wi-Fi on an LG C5 by changing its webOS region
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Post by hawshemi » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC

yea... LG policies are real shitty. I didn't have 5Ghz Wifi on my TV. why? cuz I'm in middle east!

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Post by pzmarzly » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC

If LG ever removes or restricts Developer Mode, I am selling my TV the same day.

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Post by sorenjan » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

hawshemi wrote: post #2

yea... LG policies are real shitty. I didn't have 5Ghz Wifi on my TV. why? cuz I'm in middle east!

Sounds more like a legal issue with permitted spectrum use than an arbitrary LG policy.

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Post by cs02rm0 » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC

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Post by jhfdbkofdchk » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC

sorenjan wrote: post #4

hawshemi wrote: post #2

yea... LG policies are real shitty. I didn't have 5Ghz Wifi on my TV. why? cuz I'm in middle east!

Sounds more like a legal issue with permitted spectrum use than an arbitrary LG policy.

"Saudi Arabia's CITC hates this one weird trick!"

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Post by functionmouse » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC

pzmarzly wrote: post #3

If LG ever removes or restricts Developer Mode, I am selling my TV the same day.

new locked down spyware TVs are so cheap, who would want to buy and move -your- locked down spyware TV?

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Post by ctippett » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC

functionmouse wrote: post #7

pzmarzly wrote: post #3

If LG ever removes or restricts Developer Mode, I am selling my TV the same day.

new locked down spyware TVs are so cheap, who would want to buy and move -your- locked down spyware TV?

Jailbroken LG TVs are the panacea of locked down spyware TVs.

Although like OP, if I ever lose the ability to run root, then that's the day I look for a new TV (lord have mercy).

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Post by zamadatix » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC

It should probably be noted changing the regulatory region of an RF device may result in you using illegal frequencies in your area depending on the combination of which region you're in and which region you're setting it to.

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Post by hawshemi » Fri, Sep 04, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC

sorenjan wrote: post #4

hawshemi wrote: post #2

yea... LG policies are real shitty. I didn't have 5Ghz Wifi on my TV. why? cuz I'm in middle east!

Sounds more like a legal issue with permitted spectrum use than an arbitrary LG policy.

Well, I have Sony and Samsung (both middle east regions) but they dont have any restrictions in these areas. I only see these kinda quirks with LG all the times.