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tv licence

uniqueusername · 2009-08-26 15:50:11

hi, not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but here goes. i dont have a tv, but someone told me you need to pay for a tv licence if you have a computer as it can be used for tv viewing, now im not a science nut, but can anyone tell if if this is true, if i have to pay if i have a computer? they keep coming…

26-08-2009 3:50pm

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uniqueusername

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hi, not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but here goes. i dont have a tv, but someone told me you need to pay for a tv licence if you have a computer as it can be used for tv viewing, now im not a science nut, but can anyone tell if if this is true, if i have to pay if i have a computer? they keep coming around, they dont seem to believe we dont have a tv, and im not planning on letting them in either!

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#2 26-08-2009 3:52pm

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See Here:

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#3 26-08-2009 8:44pm

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uniqueusername wrote: »

hi, not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but here goes. i dont have a tv, but someone told me you need to pay for a tv licence if you have a computer as it can be used for tv viewing, now im not a science nut, but can anyone tell if if this is true, if i have to pay if i have a computer? they keep coming around, they dont seem to believe we dont have a tv, and im not planning on letting them in either!

The quick answer is no you do not need a TV Licence for a Computer monitor.

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#4 27-08-2009 7:29am

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Possibly if you have a TV tuner card.

Or satellite/cable/DTT setbox feeding the monitor.

Use search. Plenty of posts.

Thread closed as it's well covered and the subject makes the Natives restless.

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