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So what like, if you had a tv only capable of receiving an analogue signal, as analogue has now been switched off?
I agree on Italy, their licence fee is 2/3rds of ours and Italian tv is poor. I could watch F1, football and cycling on Italian tv.
One of the reasons people get irritated is they realise a huge number of expats abroad have been watching the service for free for years, particularly in Spain.
i smell BS ... is a TV licence required for a PC with an internet connection?
Actually, the law is even stricter. If you have a device which is capable of allowing you to watch or record live TV (i.e. installed) then you require a licence.
That's not an easy option, you'd need quite a large satellite dish to watch BBC 1 (or actively circumvent georestrictions if watching online) , and other BBC services are run by the commercial company BBC worldwide which subsidises the licence fee.
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The Act is very clear. It's not just the use of a television receiver without a license that is an offence. Installing a receiver is sufficient for the offence to be made out........
User said:If you have a device which is capable of allowing you to watch or record live TV
I'm wondering if any of you guys with a bit of nous can confirm how easy it's supposed to be to 'legally' dodge the fee whilst owning a TV. I also wonder if any of you already do so.
it's getting stronger... i have a 'device' and with it, i can go online and go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ and often on the iplayer, one can watch live TV... all you need is a PC and an internet connection... but no TV licence is needed for a PC and an internet connection.Nothing I've said is inconsistent: "a device which is capable of allowing you to watch or record live TV" is a TV receiver.
I'm quoting the actual law - you're quoting one interpretation of that law, which has been simplified for mass consumption..[/quote
That interpretation is on the tv licencing web site, are you saying they have got it wrong ?
Nothing I've said is inconsistent: "a device which is capable of allowing you to watch or record live TV" is a TV receiver.