what do you need to take to student digs??

gazzard

minerva_windsong wrote: »

Don't bother taking the telly as it's too expensive to pay for a licence. Chances are there'll be a communal TV in the common room, and if not he can watch stuff on catch-up websites after it's broadcast (you don't need a TV licence to do this but you do if it's being broadcast live and you're watching online). A laptop is probably more important as he can use it to do work rather than waiting around for campus computers. I'd recommend a cheap printer as well, again to eliminate queuing for the ones in the library on deadline day.

I know this isn't strictly kosher, but...when I was in Halls, the hall warden explained to me that it didn't really matter if you had a TV license or not. While they can tell someone is watching TV without a license, they can't pinpoint it to your exact room, and at any rate, they wouldn't allow the TV license people into the building.

Did anyone else have something similar?

I would stress that this was five years ago, and things might be different at your uni...

I agree about taking a laptop though - it's much more useful and you can catch up on TV if you absolutely have to.

Indie_Kid

gazzard wrote: »

I know this isn't strictly kosher, but...when I was in Halls, the hall warden explained to me that it didn't really matter if you had a TV license or not. While they can tell someone is watching TV without a license, they can't pinpoint it to your exact room, and at any rate, they wouldn't allow the TV license people into the building.

Did anyone else have something similar?

I would stress that this was five years ago, and things might be different at your uni...

I agree about taking a laptop though - it's much more useful and you can catch up on TV if you absolutely have to.

I wasn't told this. However, I did keep getting letters saying they're coming around to see me. They never did.

gazzard

sh1305 wrote: »

Permanent marker

Ah yes, definitely one of these - very handy for writing on your friends' foreheads when they're conked out!

Indie_Kid

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