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Originally Posted by martyh
and the result is you still need a tv licence if you own any device capable of receiving live transmissions
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We had better agree to differ on that one then, because my interpretation is that capable means having an antenna connected and the channels tuned into the receiver. I do not interpret it as meaning I need a TVL just because I own a TV, PC or mobile phone etc.
The reason for circles over the term live is because live transmission can mean many different things. i.e. The news is live, but Eastenders is not, although both are considered live from a TV broadcast point of view.
I would like to make it clear that I have no intention of viewing live TV without paying for a TVL. My circumstances are that due to work commitment and the amount of time I spend at my partners house means that I have little time at my own house. As a result of this I make best use of this time and reality TV or soaps are not in my opinion valuable use of my time, I prefer to view either DVDs or recently I have been watching university lectures on Academic Earth.
I appreciate my personal circumstances differ from the majority. When I purchased the property 7 years ago I was working away and did not have a TV licence for approx 3 years because any spare time I had was spent doing DIY, I know from experience back then that TVL will not believe that someone can live without TV or even just without live TV.