Have you cut the cord yet? Why? Why not?

Re:Have you cut the cord yet? Why? Why not? by petercooper on Saturday October 30, 2010 @09:21PM (#1852214)

I'm against the TV licence, but your points are flat out incorrect. The TV licence costs £145.50 (about $233) per year and gets you approximately 50 TV channels (some in HD!): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_digital_terrestrial_tel... (all those listed as "Free to view"). The BBC's output is typically high quality (BBC 4 being nearly entirely high brow documentaries) and is commercial free.

You're certainly welcome not to pay the licence fee and not watch TV, but spreading lies about how supposedly bad the British TV system is is disingenuous and perpetuates a silly North American myth similar to that about British food or teeth.

Now, I'm off to clean myself as I've just defended the licence fee, something I'm not entirely keen on myself ;-)

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Re:Have you cut the cord yet? Why? Why not? by jasonkester on Sunday October 31, 2010 @04:22AM (#1852833)

To be a little more correct, that $233 doesn't actually buy you those 50 channels. You still need to get a cable or satellite subscription, since all you can pick up off the air are the aforementioned cheese documentaries.

All you're buying for the license fee is a break from the constant stream of anger and threats from the TV Licensing people.

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