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Originally Posted by ZrByte
I thought the Itrip wasnt actually illegal but wasnt legal either, a kind of grey area if you will?
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It is illegal to make unlicenced FM transmissions in the UK, except on a limited range of frequencies with equipment of limited range (namely the kind of walkie-talkies you can now buy just about anywhere). That means it's not illegal to own an iTrip but it is illegal to use it.
Oddly, you can buy widgets that transmit your video/dvd around your home on UHF to pick up on your spare telly elsewhere, but AFAIK these are not illegal. Nice and consistent, is our law.
But SMH is right, the chances of actually getting caught out using an iTrip is fairly slim. You would probably only get in trouble if you were interfering with equipment in your neighbour's house as a result of using an iTrip in your lounge, instead of just mobile in your car, and they were annoyed enough to call in the relevant Agency to investigate.