Tv license issue..

Swan_2

elfen wrote: »

vet8 - the way it works is....If you have ANY device that can pick up LIVE (as broadcast) programming, then you need to have a licence (this includes mobile TV if watching as live, the same with a pc watching as live)

to be absolutely sure of proving you can't watch any 'live' broadcasts, you need to de-tune any receiving devices & unplug them from any aerials

there are those who say don't bother de-tuning etc, as the people who come to check don't have any right of entry to your home, so if you don't let them in, they can't prove anything
not that I'm advocating anything illegal ... when I had no licence (legally) I'd have been happy to show that my telly was only being used for DVDs & gaming, I don't like hassles on my doorstep

of course you can't de-tune iplayer etc, so no need to mess about with that

cajef

elfen wrote: »

vet8 - the way it works is....If you have ANY device that can pick up LIVE (as broadcast) programming, then you need to have a licence

This has been discussed many times on these forums, you do NOT need a licence just for owning equipment that is capable of receiving a broadcast, you only need one if you actually watch or record programs as they are being transmitted live.

Swan_2

cajef wrote: »

This has been discussed many times on these forums, you do NOT need a licence just for owning equipment that is capable of receiving a broadcast, you only need one if you actually watch programs as they are being transmitted live.

yes, we need stickies, & a lot of them!

I was slightly confused by elfen's post, but I read it that they're talking about devices being tuned in to receive broadcasts (which can be used to provide 'proof' of watching 'live' broadcasts) rather than just ownership?

elfen

But if it is being used for it, as the poster said it was, then they would

Swan_2

elfen wrote: »

But if it is being used for it, as the poster said it was, then they would

if what is being used for what by which poster, then what would they?

aloiseb

I think people are missing the point of the licence fee. If we don't keep on paying the BBC to make / select / otherwise organise good programmes NOW, where are all the decent repeats going to come from in 10 or 20 years' time?

Looking at the ITV and other commercial companys' schedules at the moment, I don't think I will be bothering with a telly at all. Repeats of "Benidorm"? Don't make me laugh.

(it doesn't)

Just have a little count up how many of the programmes you watch which were originally on BBC, before complaining about the licence fee.

vet8

aloiseb wrote: »

I think people are missing the point of the licence fee. If we don't keep on paying the BBC to make / select / otherwise organise good programmes NOW, where are all the decent repeats going to come from in 10 or 20 years' time?

Looking at the ITV and other commercial companys' schedules at the moment, I don't think I will be bothering with a telly at all. Repeats of "Benidorm"? Don't make me laugh.

(it doesn't)

Just have a little count up how many of the programmes you watch which were originally on BBC, before complaining about the licence fee.

I agree 100% with this post, I am not trying to avoid the licence fee, I think it is worth every penny as it keeps the BBC free of brain-numbing adverts. I largely only watch the BBC as the other channels are just dross. There are a few, very few, good things on ITV, but the constant BORING adverts spoil it for me entirely.

No my point was that I would like to get rid of the TV-watching thing. We sit down after dinner and turn the damn thing on, usually we watch stuff we have recorded earlier, but if we have run out of that we watch whats on and it is RUBBISH!!

I am all in favour of getting rid of it so that after dinner we can sit and read a book, do a crossword, have a conversation, anything rather than sit and stupify.

Swan_2

vet8 wrote: »

I agree 100% with this post, I am not trying to avoid the licence fee, I think it is worth every penny as it keeps the BBC free of brain-numbing adverts. I largely only watch the BBC as the other channels are just dross. There are a few, very few, good things on ITV, but the constant BORING adverts spoil it for me entirely.

No my point was that I would like to get rid of the TV-watching thing. We sit down after dinner and turn the damn thing on, usually we watch stuff we have recorded earlier, but if we have run out of that we watch whats on and it is RUBBISH!!

I am all in favour of getting rid of it so that after dinner we can sit and read a book, do a crossword, have a conversation, anything rather than sit and stupify .

excellent post :T

cajef

vet8 wrote: »

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No my point was that I would like to get rid of the TV-watching thing. We sit down after dinner and turn the damn thing on, usually we watch stuff we have recorded earlier, but if we have run out of that we watch whats on and it is RUBBISH!!

That is when iron will power should take over and of course an opportunity for some exercise by reaching for the remote control and pressing that little button that says standby, then back to rest to recover from the exhaustion of all that effort.:D

vet8

Tut Tut, you don't leave your TV on standby do you? That causes global warming. We always get up and walk all the way over to the set and press the off button.

After that I need a rest and a glass of wine!