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On 23 May, 13:18, doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:
> In article <MwF4i.500$qD....@newsfe6-win.ntli.net>,
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> Stephen Wilson <sr.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> >"Nod" <N...@Deathbadger.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:AME4i.30356$085.29462@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> >> <jeremieba...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> >>news:1179843985.139367.304330@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
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> >>> Nonsense. Surely you're not really that stupid? If you want a TV to
> >>> play just your Xbox on, you still have to pay the BBC. If you want a
> >>> TV to play only DVD's on you still have to pay the BBC. If you want it
> >>> to watch anything but the BBC on, you still have to pay the BBC.
> >>> You're forced to pay for a service you dont want, with no guarantee of
> >>> a level of service so it is nothing like paying a gas bill or car
> >>> insurance, you cretin.
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> >> Or you could use your brain and get an HD monitor. ;)
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> >> And if you watch DVD's on your HD monitor, then the same thing applies. It
> >> can't accept signals, so no fee required.
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> >> Seems to be quite a few folk out there watching DVD's on their
> >> entertainment PC.
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> >Would this allow you to stop paying for a TV license though? You can access
> >BBC content via your PC these days.

I don't think it would make any difference. There was a period of 6
months a few years ago where I didn't own a television, just a
computer, and I was still hounded by the licence people. They didn't
seem to care that I didn't own a TV - I was on thier records as not
paying, and they demanded payment. I paid it in the end to avoid the
hassle (since I knew I was getting a TV anyway soon).

I watch the BBC (albeit rarely) and pay the licence fee. What I object
to is the lack of choice in the matter. The BBC should be a
subscription service like everything else, it should not be bundled
along with a new television in the same way a retail outlet bundles
games it can't sell with a games console. You should be able to
unsubscribe from the service when you are unhappy with it, without
fear of being locked up or having your 56inch HD set taken away.