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In an unboxing of the Onn 4K Plus Streaming Device by YouTuber BigC Vlogs, he described the setup as "the worst Onn experience I've ever had" and mentioned how the WiFi was "on perfectly fine before the update", speculating how "whatever was in that uh update that ran broke something because now it just won't connect to WiFi after that update".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvOXCBdrilM|title=Onn 4K Plus Streaming Device Unboxing: Bricked After Software Update|author=BigC Vlogs|date=2025-05-28|work=YouTube|access-date=2025-09-23}}</ref> | |||
YouTuber UG Tech believed Walmart should have had more flexibility with refund cases and described the incident as saying "it's like if someone just reached into your device and was like, 'Fuck you, this is your last day using it'."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4wSEPBb4AQ|title=Walmart BRICKED your ONN box and wont replace it|author=UG Tech|work=YouTube|date=2025-07-16|access-date=2025-07-25}}</ref> | YouTuber UG Tech believed Walmart should have had more flexibility with refund cases and described the incident as saying "it's like if someone just reached into your device and was like, 'Fuck you, this is your last day using it'."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4wSEPBb4AQ|title=Walmart BRICKED your ONN box and wont replace it|author=UG Tech|work=YouTube|date=2025-07-16|access-date=2025-07-25}}</ref> | ||