tele licence - Page 2

godfrey · 04-02-2006, 13:56

It's a drug isn't it? You can see it in those glazed eyes that stare at the box. Those who say it's rubbish should try to break the habit. Get rid of the TV and you remove the control it exercises over your views, beliefs and attitudes.

Read books; they are so much more interesting and informative. What! Next thing you know everyone will
be anarchic. Having thrown the TV out of the window,
the population will throw out the Government and all religious leaders.

Neil · 04-02-2006, 15:14

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Originally Posted by garinda

Yes but you'd still need a licence to watch the BBC channels though.

No you don't mate. You need a licence to own a TV.

garinda · 04-02-2006, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Neil

No you don't mate. You need a licence to own a TV.

I bow to your knowledge, but I do think you are allowed to own a tv set, and if you can prove you don't use it, you don't need a licence.

chav1 · 04-02-2006, 16:10

to be precise you must have a tv licence if you own anything capable of recieving the bbc signal

a broken tv would not need a licence

entwisi · 04-02-2006, 16:42

What is going to get interesting in that BBC now provide a lot of programs for download over the net. If you didn't own a TV or have a TV card in your PC would you still require a TV license to download the programs? Techically you do not own anything capable of receiving a TV signal, you do however own a PC capable of playing Mpeg movies.

I too believe the BBC should be self funded. Adverts are a way of life now and don't interrupt programs that much. In fact without a PVR(Sky+ etc) that can pause TV it becomes a pain watching a film on BBC as there are no toilet/beer breaks.

Another point you may not realise is that when you buy anything capable of receiving a signal the retailer is legally obliged to send your name and address to teh TV license people so that they know who has equipment.

Neil · 04-02-2006, 16:45

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Originally Posted by garinda

if you can prove you don't use it, you don't need a licence.

Proving you don't use it could be difficult if it works.

Neil · 04-02-2006, 16:48

Read this here

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Do I need a licence?

If you use a TV or any other device to receive or record TV programmes (for example, a VCR, set-top box, DVD recorder or PC with a broadcast card) - you need a TV Licence. You are required by law to have one.

entwisi · 04-02-2006, 17:05

That still doesn't cover downloaded programs if you don't have anything as describe above. I've pinged an email off to ask

Gayle · 04-02-2006, 17:13

Even if you don't have a tv you still need a b&w license to have a radio.

Neil · 04-02-2006, 17:33

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Even if you don't have a tv you still need a b&w license to have a radio.

That used to be the case but I think they have ditched that idea.
The license is to actually receive TV signals through the air. A bit like amater radio operators need a license. It has nothing to do with watching the BBC. So technically id I only ever watched French TV transmitted from France I would still need a license.

godfrey · 05-02-2006, 10:50

It's a drug. Just observe the glazed eyes of those that watch the box. You are being threatened by mass control by the media (drug barons) where attitudes, beliefs and values of a large proportion of the population are being homogenised. Children are particularly vulnerable.

So cast off the chains of authority. Be anarchic. Throw that TV out of the window. You never know, we may awake from the pacivity induced by the systems of education and entertainment and start thinking for ourselves of our condition. There is too much authority around that knows better than we do. And that includes Government and Religion.

I thought Gayle was having a joke on our behalf. Entwisi is probably right that downloaded video is cost-free.