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Originally Posted by telegramsam
Following on from a previous posting. It is correct as stated previously by someone on here that you can watch catch up tv without the need of a tv licence. HOWEVER if you watch it on a tv set it must be unable to receive live pictures because if it does you MUST have a tv licence. The licencing aurthorities wont accept that you are honest and promise not to tune in to any live broadcasts!
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Not all that much point in adding to this discussion as it's been done more than a few times now, but you are not correct in this.
I know of several people who do just that and have had no problems at all.
The people who come out to enforce the license may not believe you. That is a different issue to the legality and it's perfectly legal to own a tv that can receive live broadcasts and just use it for tv catchup (as long as it's not live).
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
Watch on a mobile phone? You need a tv licence because again you can watch live tv on them! Laptop/PC? Sorry still need a licence because.....yes you guessed you can watch live tv on there too! I know this because I had a conversasion with a guy from the licencing aurthority a couple of weeks ago and he said as much,and pointed me to the cans and can`ts on the tv licence itself.
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Again the key here is the 'live' bit.
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
My opinion is very clear,it is an unfair tv tax because if you want to watch tv you have to pay it
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It may well be an unfair tax in your opinion but you don't HAVE to pay it. And what with the various catchup services and on demand ones the reasons to become less and less.
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
and the BBC get all the money raised. The BBC should get off it`s fat lazy backside and work to raise funds to run their channels through advertising like other channels do instead of relying on hand outs like the parasite they are!
Before someone says it I`m not anti BBC,I think they make some decent programs,I just object to paying for a service with no choice. Rant over!
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Again you DO have a choice, you don't HAVE to pay it. It is though not much of a choice but it is there.
I'd be happy if ALL bbc stuff became subscription only but I don't see it as practical myself.