Free TV?

liu

Q- Do You Need A Licence To Watch BBC ON Iplayer Stream OR 4OD?

A- BBC- http://iplayersupport.external.bbc.c...iew=1&cat_lvl1=

A - (4OD) - http://help.channel4.com/SRVS/CGI-BI...0ab out%204oD

I originally posted this here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=591695&page=1

But thought it would fit the freebie catagorie too, I hope it is of use.

vixens_mum

I read somewhere that even though you watch it on your phone or computer you still need a licence.

button16

I believed if you were watching tv programs but not as they where transmitted then you didn't need a license...


"You need a TV Licence to use any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, set-top boxes, video or DVD recorders, computers or mobile phones to watch or record TV programmes as they are being shown on TV."

Taken from their website...

highland

The key for a TV licence is if you receive a Broadcast TV signal. Where the exception lies is in the "on demand" services. If you can prove that all the equipment is used for is "on demand" services and that it is NEVER used with broadcast TV, you might get away without one. If possible, making the equipment incapable of receiving the signal would be the easiest way. If the equipment is capable of receiving the signal, you could be required to have a licence.

Although, if you do manage it, you can expect to be constantly hassled by the TV Licence and expected to prove it can't receive the broadcast signal all the time. Just ask anyone that doesn't own a TV to find out how much they hassle you.

Way back in the infancy of Sky, you didn't need a licence if you had only Sky. Although, that loophole was soon closed and a licence was required. As the switchover to digital is underway and on demand services are becoming more widely available, you can expect the loophole for "on demand" to be closed just like the one for Sky.

rockrat

what really gets me mad, is how the BBC are freely giving away radio and TV that i have to pay for, to anyone that wants it, and on a global scale.

i applaud the BBc for being innovative and leading the way with new technologies, and providing its customers with different routes to its service, but why should "heidi" in Rumania get to freely listen and watch the same products that i have to subscribe to. I have a friend in the US who uses the BBc iplayer and loves it, but at my cost!

this has got me so mad, i even recently wrote and called into the Jeremey Vine show this week when he was doing his "round the world in 40 countries", trying to show the diverse audience now listening in via the internet.
obviously in true BBC journalistic fairness they chose to ignore the negative part of the message they wanted to tell.....lol.

anyway, rant over.... but MARTIN...... next time your sat opposite Jeremy ask him why he thinks its reasonable for one person to pay for a service but for another person to get it for free?

indierocker85

vixens_mum wrote: »

I read somewhere that even though you watch it on your phone or computer you still need a licence.

True, But harder for them to prove it though . Even if your in possesion of a TV card, they gotta somehow prove its been used.

Twon

indierocker85 wrote: »

True, But harder for them to prove it though . Even if your in possesion of a TV card, they gotta somehow prove its been used.

Nope,

You have a TV Card, you need a licence.

Thems is the breaks.

The Twon

mrging

If you watch LIVE tv via your computer you need a TV Licence. This includes watching via a tv card or using the net e.g BBC Website streams.


The BBC website streams are only available to UK users this is filtered via IP address so obviously their are ways to get around it.

This change in law is the biggest joke ever it means that in theory you would need a tv licence if you were playing in an online game tournement that was streamed on TV. That example highlights how ******* the law is!