TV licensing is a particular bugbear of mine, as I Channel 5 and freeview don't transmit in my area, yet I have to pay the same as anyone else.
You want to watch if they come round though - the law applies to anythng capable of receiving TV signals, which includes video recorders and satellite TV equipment, even if you don't have a tv set.
I expect they'll change the rules soon - at the moment, I don't think that having a pc and internet connection counts, although obviously you can watch iplayer and the other channels' equivalent.
That's what you'd think, but it doesn't seem to work like that. I know that cable companies are required to submit details of subscribers to licensing - I guess the logic is that if you have cable, you're going to have a TV....
With the bbc iplayer, only UK domains can use the facility - the argument was that it was the only way to try and narrow the service to UK TV license payers.
That's why I think there will be a change in the rules soon - the whole licensing system is based on a concept of broadcasting from 50 years ago.
what gets me is that without my sky subscription I couldn't watch television, because I'm in a freeview blind spot. So I'm, in effect being forced to pay for 1 product twice.
If it weren't for Free-view* it would make more sense for the service providers to pay the tv licences, because thanks to digital they're the ones using the infrastructure! Freeview boxes could come with registration cards, like like a tv-licence pay-as-you-go sim card
You should never let anyone in unless you've pre-arranged for them to be there. You're always going to be several times more likely to make a foolish decision if someone catches you off guard. I think this is something that should be done with meter-men(/meter-people?), too!
It would certainly protect a lot of elderly people. Not that I'm implying anything, stuart :)
Get the bit where they say they're coming to check on you anyway. Is it any wonder they're hated more than Lord Mandelson of Clapham Common Public Conveniences?
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You want to watch if they come round though - the law applies to anythng capable of receiving TV signals, which includes video recorders and satellite TV equipment, even if you don't have a tv set.
I expect they'll change the rules soon - at the moment, I don't think that having a pc and internet connection counts, although obviously you can watch iplayer and the other channels' equivalent.
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I thought TV licences were to compensate for indirect service (haphazzard flinging-about of radio waves/digital signal), which the internet isn't*
*Ignoring the abundance of other peoples' Wifi, which is the fault of who ever set the router up!
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With the bbc iplayer, only UK domains can use the facility - the argument was that it was the only way to try and narrow the service to UK TV license payers.
That's why I think there will be a change in the rules soon - the whole licensing system is based on a concept of broadcasting from 50 years ago.
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If it weren't for Free-view* it would make more sense for the service providers to pay the tv licences, because thanks to digital they're the ones using the infrastructure! Freeview boxes could come with registration cards, like like a tv-licence pay-as-you-go sim card
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oh hahaha, I am so mature.
Its an invasion of your privacy to just come barging in though!!!
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It would certainly protect a lot of elderly people. Not that I'm implying anything, stuart :)
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