craignicolI remember the days when a dumb terminal needed to connect to the network to function, whilst a smart computer could do everything locally.
Nowadays a smart fridge needs an internet connection and a dumb fridge can do everything locally.
Esther Payne 
@craignicol that reminds me, I'm going to need to find a dumb washing machine soon.
Any brands stick out for not hooking up to the internet?
@onepict not that I can think of. Mine has WiFi, but at least it works without it.
@craignicol my old washing machine is a Samsung and had WiFi but worked without it.
I'm not sure I'm going to find one that doesn't need the internet.
A brand that committed to not doing that I suspect would get a lot of business.
brib 
I have a Bosch Series 4 washing machine that I bought a couple of years ago. That had no Wi-Fi connection when I bought it