Free cable?

[Colly0410]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Is there still a "viewing tax" per tv set levied in England? I remember reading years ago that "video sniffer" vans randomly drove through neighborhoods, monitoring tv usage, so that people that were not paying the tax could be fined.

jr

Originally Posted by centralradio

I'm only paying, US $35 bucks here for basic 25 cable channels with Comcast.I would not pay them anymore.Meantime I can watch most of other stuff via Youtube and other free video websites.

The cable TV part of the bill is 15 pounds, but that is refunded so it's in effect free. I would never pay for it as Freeview (OTA antenna TV) is free + I watch You Tube & other free video streaming websites..