BBC Secrecy - Page 3

jaysay · 07-06-2009, 09:19

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Originally Posted by Neil

That is not correct Margaret.

Virgin equipment does talk to virgin and Sky does through the phone line.

A Virgin box is a bit like a piece of internet equipment, it has MAC and IP addresses. Virgin know what channel your box is on and what you are watching. This comunication between your box and Virgin is what makes Virgin so good. You can select programs on demand and watch what you want from a big list of stuff. You can also watch it when you want, so you can pick a film and watch it now if you want, not wait until the next scheduled start time. The program is then sent to your box (sort of).

You can also access BBC iPlayer from your set top box and watch the programs on your TV like any other program. This is great because most normal people want to watch TV in the living room not sat at the PC (yes you can connect your PC to your TV but Virgins is an idiot proof system for normal humans) Sky's satellite system can not do this as there is no real communication back to Sky. Yes with Sky+ you can select some programmes to watch but these have been saved to your box by Sky so the choice is more limited.

Don't know much about Virgin Neil, having had Sky since around 1992 and been quite happy with hat I have, have ever bothered much. I now have HD well I've had it for over two years and its very good, as for programs on demand there are more and more programs coming available on Sky Anytime which I use quite often especially for films

blazey · 07-06-2009, 19:42

At the end of the day, if you don't want to pay a tv licence then don't use a service that forces you to, like Sky, if that is the case though I am not convinced that they can force you to buy into another service like that as well that requires a licence...

But at the end of the day, tv licensing doesn't affect me because I just use the online services and I'm happy enough at that. I can understand if you want to watch tv immediately... but patience is a virtue

Neil · 08-06-2009, 05:31

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Originally Posted by blazey

At the end of the day, if you don't want to pay a tv licence then don't use a service that forces you to, like Sky, if that is the case though I am not convinced that they can force you to buy into another service like that as well that requires a licence...

I have no choice, that is what is wrong. I want to watch TV but am forced to buy a licence. Watching TV on a PC is not a viable option for my family.

accyman · 08-06-2009, 11:33

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Originally Posted by Neil

I have no choice, that is what is wrong. I want to watch TV but am forced to buy a licence. Watching TV on a PC is not a viable option for my family.

get one of those flat tv's and put it on teh wall you share with your neighbour and run your ariel lead off their roof ariel

that way they cant say for sure which house the tv is in when the detector van comes around

just hope next door has a licence lol

blazey · 09-06-2009, 05:51

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Originally Posted by accyman

get one of those flat tv's and put it on teh wall you share with your neighbour and run your ariel lead off their roof ariel

that way they cant say for sure which house the tv is in when the detector van comes around

just hope next door has a licence lol

As you'd have a tv in the room transmitting BBC channels, I think it would be pretty obvious...

People actually do this with bandwidth and I'm pretty sure they are committing theft when they get tried for it. Certainly don't get off lightly for it anyway.