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What is a TV licence (UK) actually for?
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Just realised my last reply was on top of a reply to dunover that I abandoned, whoopsie, messy.
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Yes, but you implied that you needed a tv licence for just having receiving equipment in the house, which is also present in my house, but still don’t need a tv licence, as I don’t watch live programs, inc sport or use iPlayer. But yeah I get what you sort of mean.
On the other side of the coin my mate has no TV’s in his house at all but still pays for a tv licence because legally he needs one, as he watches live programs on his iPad and uses iPlayer occasionally.
One part of the rules I have never been clear on as it don’t apply to me anyway but, would you technically need a TV licence if you have a bet on say sky bet and use the watch live option? I would say yes you would need to be covered by a licence for that scenario to.
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this guys make good videos about TV licence
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I'd still advise getting your on demand content outwith IPTV for the best UX. DM if you need any help getting setup with totally legal stuff.This thread has turned in a direction I didn’t intend lol.
I always thought IPTV was just for live content, not on demand content. I’ve learned something new today
Cheers mate, appreciate the offer. I’ve been free of live TV for the past seven years or so (except for live sports and the odd news) and only watch on demand content.
Prior to that I had a Windows Media Centre PC with which I’d record any broadcast content for later viewing. I had a card reader in it which read my legal Sky TV NZ set top box card. I used one piece of software which read which channels I was subscribed to from the card. The second piece of software took the satellite signal from my Sky dish and decoded the channels according to what was read from my card. This was then fed into Windows Media Centre to view and record, and I could only ever view the channels my Sky sub included. It was quite a complex setup which did require constant maintenance but it worked for me at the time.
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make sure you have speedy internet like 200mbps, on slow internet iptv dont workThis thread has turned in a direction I didn’t intend lol.
I always thought IPTV was just for live content, not on demand content. I’ve learned something new today
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Sounds like you have a crap provider, I have shitty 40mbps and I'm fine. Craps our if we try and watch 3 streams at once though
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40mbps, BT emailed saying the FTTP lines should be installed early this year.
A 4K source is probably about 12-20mbps bandwidth. Some 720p/1080p should be single digits.
Granted I live alone so you might run into issues in a family house with the bandwidth stretched but if there are stability issues with a source and you are the only one using the internet at the time, its not your speeds fault.
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you need full fibre, in london net is very cheap now £19 a month for 500mbps
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I mean I'd like it too, just need to wait for it to be ready then I'm chugging down a 500mbps package
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I’m currently studying for my “Life in the UK” test for my next Visa, and the need for a TV licence is referenced in the official study material. The exact wording is
“Everyone in the UK with a TV, computer or other medium which can be used for watching TV must have a television licence. One licence covers all of the equipment in one home”
Interesting that it doesn’t spell out that if you watch certain content you need a licence (which was my understanding). It makes one believe that simply the presence of such equipment qualifies as requiring a licence.
Vague on purpose?
I’m currently studying for my “Life in the UK” test for my next Visa, and the need for a TV licence is referenced in the official study material. The exact wording is
“Everyone in the UK with a TV, computer or other medium which can be used for watching TV must have a television licence. One licence covers all of the equipment in one home”
Interesting that it doesn’t spell out that if you watch certain content you need a licence (which was my understanding). It makes one believe that simply the presence of such equipment qualifies as requiring a licence.
Vague on purpose?
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Yes, that was why I mentioned 'television signal receiving equipment' which is what it covers you to use, whatever that equipment is, that can directly or indirectly allow viewing of live TV at that address, and also covers people like students who live there but temporarily reside at university halls of residence for example.
Monitors, DVD players, VCR's etc. that are used to play recorded things or purchased recordings but cannot receive or decode live TV signals are exempt. So if you had those but also an aerial or cable into your house which they could be connected to, you would need a license irrespective of whether you connected them or not. With no means to connect to a signal at your property, you wouldn't require a license to watch prerecorded material.
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give them the propagandist answer that they want
I have no choicegive them the propagandist answer that they want
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Whoever wrote that test question needs a new job or like many, does not understand the law, as it stands neither answer is technically correct, but both could be correct at the same time.
A, (YES) Any household that watches any live TV broadcast or uses iPlayer needs a TV licence.
A, (NO) If no one watches any live TV broadcast or uses iPlayer in the household, a TV licence is not required.
B, (YES) If people only watch live TV on their computers or use iPlayer via computer or record live broadcasts they need a licence.
B, (NO) If people use a computer to watch NONE live TV broadcasts eg streamed content and don’t use iPlayer they still do not need a licence.
Ridiculous, how that is purposely worded to confuse people.
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Absolutely vague on purpose,
as it’s also not just “homes” that need to be licensed, its premises as well, eg pubs.
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