Posted by PeterKay
People who watch TV on mobile phones or computers could face a £1,000 fine unless they have a £126.50 TV licence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4708170.stm
Posted by rockygali
too bad it wont hit Manila... coz here in our place.. piracy is a middle name... hehehe no offense but it actually sounds good...
Posted by PeterKay
Do you not have License fees in Manila? Over here in the UK it is very strict and still people try to cheat
Posted by Del
That sounds about right from our government, buy a phone and then buy a licence for it.
Still if you have a tv licence you should be ok.
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Posted by JK
Woah!! Thats gonna be expensive!! Data charges plus licence charges!!
Posted by haynesycop
Oh the joy of living in the uk!
Posted by batesie
if youve already got one at your home adress then youre ok.
Posted by SsTiTcH
Just one more advantage to being an expat and living outside the UK .. Dont have the silly telly license here.. And its cheap to watch on mobile.. As get my 3g service for free at present ( trial period from network. ) Though piracy is rampant here too...
Posted by PeterKay
Yep thats true, if you already have a license then you're ok bit if not then you are in trouble..
Posted by Del
Thats unless the government changes the licencing laws over mobile tv, seeing that they can make extra money out of it
Posted by JK
How would they know?
Posted by batesie
your contract, and the mobile TV package being paid for?
Posted by JK
What if im viewing a UK channel? Who do i pay?
Posted by batesie
no, only if you are in the UK
Posted by Pradhika
Why should first of all we be tempted to watch tv/listen to radio or wash our clothes using mobile?
Posted by batesie
i would like a phone that can wash our clothes...
Posted by PeterKay
Now thats pushing it
Posted by jcwhite_uk
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The UK government would make yo need a license for that too!
Posted by PeterKay
They would indeed, anyway to make easy money
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woops dont laught, they might tax us for that, or ban laughing in pubs....
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Why not, they have practically banned eveything else in pubs
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Drinking in pubs is next!
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Soon they will tax us on breathing air.
Posted by batesie
or a forum tax
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With our post counts we would be broke you and I.
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Don't give laffen any ideas
He'll report us all
Posted by voda_jon
i hate to dampen this chatter but Voda have looked into this so much it hurts their eyes... u dont need a tv license to watch their mobile TV as the channels u are watching DONT get any cut of the license fees. BBC gets it so as long as u cant watch BBC which u cant everythin is ok...
Voda wouldnt release it if this was the case... Too much investment an time taken!
J.
Posted by masseur
have vodafone made a public statement on this issue that you can link to?
I know its brief but the TV licensing page says:
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note "or any other device" and I can find no where on the site, not even in the concessions section, where it mentions that you must be able to receive BBC in order to be liable for the fine.
Posted by amnesia
Added the article to http://www.widgx.com
thanks PK for the heads up. I've got a TV license myself but this is totally unfair and I see a drop in subscriptions (however it might not be so high)
Posted by PeterKay
No probs Amnesia, all should be made aware before they get fined
Posted by jmcomms
If you have a TV license, then you are okay with the phone, as it's treated like a portable (battery powered) TV.
If you don't then you probably DO need a licence - but the point is, Capita will have no way of knowing you're able to watch TV (and I don't believe for one second that any dealer is passing on info when they sell a phone that has a TV service loaded). So, even if you do need one, how can they catch you? You wouldn't need to give them your name if they stopped you on the street!
We may get more clarification when Virgin launch their 'proper' broadcast TV service later this year. I guess in years to come, it will be an issue if more people are using their mobile to watch TV even at home (as the O2 trial confirmed people did do!).
I was on the radio last week talking a bit about the new services, and the reporter said (off air) the Daily Mail story was totally incorrect from what they'd been told by TV licensing/Capita.
The bit about foreign visitors needing a license was the funniest bit of that article! Even if true, the same applies as stated above - the impossible task of enforcing it.