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andrewb

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This relates to the licence fee I guess. They're planning on shutting down analogue transmission in late 2009 so I have researched my postcode and house number on: Freeview - Check Coverage

This is the response I get:
Freeview said:
Unfortunately, you won't be able to receive any Freeview channels now, or after your region has switched to digital TV.
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So anyone wanting to watch TV who for some reason can't get freeview (and I live in a residential area I'm not some rural farmer in the middle of nowhere) has to pay through their noses to get freeview from sky. £150 and you get less channels than normal Freeview as in no Dave, no E4 among others.

I'm not sure how it works for multiple TV's but I wouldn't be surprised if you have to pay £150 per box!
 
I dont understand why people don't just watch tv online. BBC iPlayer is great :D
 
Not everything is on BBC iPlayer, not all the other channels have online viewing, and the ones that do are fussy and won't let me watch it because I have a mac.
 
Cyfr said:
Not everything is on BBC iPlayer, not all the other channels have online viewing, and the ones that do are fussy and won't let me watch it because I have a mac.
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ITV and channel 4 do, which is enough to let me watch the popular programmes without having to pay for a tv licence. I only use the BBC one though as ITV is a bit awkward as it doesnt like Mozilla...

I think its right that Macs shouldn't be supported, they're a load of...

well you get the idea :p
 
BBC - BBC iPlayer - Help - Home



As far as I have ever been aware you only need a license if you are streaming live channels, whereas BBC iPlayer is delayed by a particular amount of time.

We have a tv license though, I just don't contribute because I don't use the living room or the TV.

EDIT: Thanks for your concern though, but obviously I checked before I watch stuff :p I don't want to have a criminal record being a law student :p
 
[email protected] said:
I bet she watches BBc News 24 sneakily ;)
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I don't actually, I am not a big fan of BBC news, not even the website. I just read the news so I can be selective about what I hear about :p

We do have a license though so I wouldn't be breaking any laws if I did, I just don't pay anything towards it because I don't sit downstairs to watch the telly.
 
The licence doesn't apply if you have locks on your door however! Only applys to the living room if that's the case.
 
Cyfr said:
The licence doesn't apply if you have locks on your door however! Only applys to the living room if that's the case.
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So I can't watch TV in the bathroom? I live in a house remember not university accomodation. A lot of people have locks on their bedroom doors in their homes.

As far as I have ever seen it, its a license per household.

And like I said, I don't watch live tv anyway so I don't know why I'm bothering arguing back about it :D
 
Unfortunately you can't receive the Freeview channels in your area now, but when your region switches to digital you should be able to receive the most popular channels

Thats mine.
 
I think BBC are bringing out Freesat later this year, which will be a one off connection fee of approx £85.00 for the set top box and aeriel. It will also be HD.
 
just checked ours for the switchover= Good News you will be able to recieve all the Freeview channels etc etc,:D cheers for the link.:alright:
 
I was under the impression that if you get any BBC chanels or radio then you have to pay for a licence, even online as you are viewing it, if you dont get any of the bbc chanels even through the radio station then you dont pay, but im sure you can pick up the bbc chanels on most radio even live on the internet
 
claytonender said:
I think BBC are bringing out Freesat later this year, which will be a one off connection fee of approx £85.00 for the set top box and aeriel. It will also be HD.
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Its pointless them making it HD as it very rarely puts programs out on HD claytonender. I have had an HD box for over 12 months and when I go on and see if a certain program is screened in HD 9 times out of ten its not, the only thing is it can only get better but with he BBC anything can happen
 
blazey said:
As far as I have ever been aware you only need a license if you are streaming live channels, whereas BBC iPlayer is delayed by a particular amount of time.
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That surprised me, maybe you could check up on the actual working of the law relating to TV licenses. The license is supposed to be for operating TV signal receiving equipment. Streaming it across the internet live or otherwise does not require the use of a TV signal receiver. Was the law changed? If so when and to what.

Come on Michelle put your law brain into gear and find out the actually wording on the Bill or whatever supports this law.
 
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