Samsung un75ks9000fxzc without OneConnect - Can it work?

Hello everyone,

I have come across a Samsung un75ks9000fxzc (75 inch 2016 flagship TV) but it does not have the One Connect piece. I've read that some people have had success getting the tv in service mode and removing the One Connect requirement (this thread Reddit Link TV can work without One Connect) but there is no clear way on how to do it.

Here is MY issue, I have this TV, it has no One Connect, it does have a power cable, I can turn the TV on. Once I turn the TV on I am at the "Make sure your One Connect is plugged in" screen.

I've had some success with Samsung Smart Things on my phone, I can get it to go to the "Samsung Account" page but I cannot do anything other than press Enter on the phone and then it goes to the channel page where I can occassionally press the volume up and down and channel up and down. I then downloaded an iR emulator remote app on my phone. The app pairs with the TV but not too much goes on, I can pretty much do the same thing as the Smart Apps.

I have 2 universal remotes, 2 Pack remote and Second Remote that works on my other Samsung TV neither of these remotes work on the TV

I have read that turning off the TV and either doing Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + POWER or Mute + 1 + 1+ 9 + POWER turns the TV on in get you the service menu, but it doesn't work for me.

So my question is has anyone ever successfully got this TV to work in what I would think is Hotel mode where we can use our streaming apps like Netflix / Disney / Prime / Youtube ?

I don't care about anything else, I don't need HDMI I just want to know if it is possible to get this working without the One Connect

Thanks!