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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw
I fully understand what you are saying - which is different to what you startd your argument with, and you have just answered your own point - you CHOOSE to watch live tv. You don't HAVE to. So that's your answer although I'm sure you don't agree with it but it doesn't change that you don't HAVE to watch tv or pay the fee Again it's not a good choice for sure.. BUT anyway you started your discussion with saying that if you have a device capable of receiving live tv (for example standard TV - laptop - mobile) you need a license (incorrect).
"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." - from your post.
Thank you for assuming I don't understand. I won't return the stupid comment. Just because I disagree with you does not mean I don't understand you.
Anyway I have told you what I think which you clearly disagree with. That's fine, unless you have another specific question I think it's best to leave it there as we are getting nowhere.
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This is my final comment on the matter as we clearly are going round in circles. I choose to watch live tv,no argument there. What I don`t get a choice on is choosing whether I want to watch BBC tv programs. If I had a choice I could opt out of watching BBC channels and the tv tax to the BBC. Now I subscribe to the xl package on virgin and not all the channels I watch but it is my choice to sub to the package. I can downgrade or cancel altogether but I can`t do that with the BBC channels.
As I`ve said before the fairest soloution would be for the BBC to become a subscription channel and/or take adverts. But as I`ve said previously the BBC big brass wouldn`t want that because they`d have to get off their big fat backsides and go out and get advertisers.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I have the full TV package from VM. There are repeats on every single channel all the time not just the BBC and not just at Christmas..At least those on the BBC aren't punctuated by 5 mins of ads at a time.
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Do adverts really bother you that much? I use the opportunity to go to the toilet or make a cuppa. when watching a BBC channel I have to either wait till the program I`m watching finishes or miss some of it(I try and make the tea/go to the loo when the program is at the padding out stage). Pausing it is anothr way but then it throws all other scheduled programs out.