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No more TV

Thursday 25th October 2007 15:58 in Misc

“I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There’s one called brightness, but it doesn’t work.”

Eugene P. Gallagher

I am pleased to report I have just cancelled my TV licence. I’ve done this because:

  • Most TV is rubbish.
  • The advertising one must tolerate between programmes is even worse.
  • If there is anything you wish to watch you can usually do so on the Net instead.
  • I use my TV (which is a high quality Bang & Olufsen model) only to watch DVDs (and a virtual fireplace).
  • TV watching is passive and saps your time.

This move is going to save me £140.50 per year and bring me the satisfaction of not paying for things I do not watch. And all the time I can still listen to the intelligent speech on BBC Radio 4 (and to any other radio station). :)

Here are some interesting links regarding this issue:

I’d like to see the licence fee (and advertising funding) abolished and subscription only services introduced instead, so that you get only what you pay for and pay for only what you get. I hope now the TV Licensing people don’t come pestering me. If they do they will be given short thrift..!





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