11 Oct 05
In the UK you can legally go to any market, shop and buy a 6ft samurai blade no licence required but then you go and buy a TV and you need a licence at the cost of £126 per year equivalent to $220 (US) why because we a forced to subscribe to
a government channel BBC (i heard the US get it for free) so i phoned the licence agency up to say i don't receive BBC (through choice)
Reply: have you got an outside aerial?
yes, but no cable connected to it.
Reply: (along the lines of) screw you pay us!
i can't afford it
Reply: (again along the lines of) screw you pay us!
the consequences for not having the licence is £1000 fine or imprisonment.
basically i think it's about time we had a damn choice in the matter.
has anywhere else outside the UK got anything similar?
11 Oct 05
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Originally posted by leestaticYou guys have it good. In the U.S cable costs about $45/month or $540/year, and without it no channels are available. I say the net gives people everthing and more that a T.V. does, so unless you're rich, give up on T.V.
In the UK you can legally go to any market, shop and buy a 6ft samurai blade no licence required but then you go and buy a TV and you need a licence at the cost of £126 per year equivalent to $220 (US) why because we a forced to subscribe to
a government channel BBC (i heard the US get it for free) so i phoned the licence agency up to say i don't recei ...[text shortened]... time we had a damn choice in the matter.
has anywhere else outside the UK got anything similar?
12 Oct 05
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressHave it good, if we want cable, sky digital we have to pay £46 per month that's $960 per year plus the tv licence fee.
You guys have it good. In the U.S cable costs about $45/month or $540/year, and without it no channels are available. I say the net gives people everthing and more that a T.V. does, so unless you're rich, give up on T.V.
12 Oct 05
Originally posted by leestatichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop
In the UK you can legally go to any market, shop and buy a 6ft samurai blade no licence required but then you go and buy a TV and you need a licence at the cost of £126 per year equivalent to $220 (US) why because we a forced to subscribe to
a government channel BBC (i heard the US get it for free) so i phoned the licence agency up to say i don't recei ...[text shortened]... time we had a damn choice in the matter.
has anywhere else outside the UK got anything similar?
13 Oct 05
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressWhat do you mean, "no channels"? Last time I heard, you had several large networks that weren't cable. ABC, NBC and CBS.
You guys have it good. In the U.S cable costs about $45/month or $540/year, and without it no channels are available. I say the net gives people everthing and more that a T.V. does, so unless you're rich, give up on T.V.
Australia hasn't yet become so cable-addicted that it isn't possible to survive with our 3 commercial networks, plus the 2 government-funded ones. And in country areas not everyone even gets that many.
Back to the original topic: I've never, ever understood the whole TV licence thing in the UK. Maybe they see it as a way to fund the BBC or something.
13 Oct 05
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Originally posted by orfeoLast time I tried to watch T.V. without cable, I got something like a spanish sports channel and that was it. It was pretty fuzzy at that. Maybe an antenna would've helped.
What do you mean, "no channels"? Last time I heard, you had several large networks that weren't cable. ABC, NBC and CBS.
Australia hasn't yet become so cable-addicted that it isn't possible to survive with our 3 commercial networks, plus the 2 government-funded ones. And in country areas not everyone even gets that many.
Back to the original topic:
Truth is, in America all the programs get ruined by commercials anyway. If I was living in Europe and into watching T.V. (which I'm not) it would probably be worth the extra dough just to be able to see programs that are commercial free, and not edited at that.
"I've never, ever understood the whole TV licence thing in the UK. Maybe they see it as a way to fund the BBC or something."
Somebody's getting funded aye. 😀
14 Oct 05
Originally posted by The Chess ExpressOnly the two BBC channels are commercial free the rest have up to 11mins of adverts per hour. Sky one take the piss with only 4 minute of a program left they go into a 5 minute commercial break😠
Last time I tried to watch T.V. without cable, I got something like a spanish sports channel and that was it. It was pretty fuzzy at that. Maybe an antenna would've helped.
Truth is, in America all the programs get ruined by commercials anyway. If I was living in Europe and into watching T.V. (which I'm not) it would probably be worth the ext ...[text shortened]... Maybe they see it as a way to fund the BBC or something."
Somebody's getting funded aye. 😀
15 Oct 05
TV is a waste of time. Unless they are showing re-runs of The Family Guy, Futurama or Schapelles Show, It aint worth watching.
TV is the reason everyone is getting dumber and fatter. Now with TV subscription prices going up and petrol going up maybe we will have some fitter smarter people around.
15 Oct 05
Originally posted by EsotericThere are two sides to everything.
TV is a waste of time. Unless they are showing re-runs of The Family Guy, Futurama or Schapelles Show, It aint worth watching.
TV is the reason everyone is getting dumber and fatter. Now with TV subscription prices going up and petrol going up maybe we will have some fitter smarter people around.