[Cherie]

I'd rather pay 3.00 a week than watch a load of ads

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I'd rather pay 3.00 a week than watch a load of ads

I'm with Cherie...

My Dad pays £70 plus per month to watch Sky and there's nothing on there either.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm with Cherie...

My Dad pays £70 plus per month to watch Sky and there's nothing on there either.

The major difference, of course, being that he chooses to pay for Sky.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The major difference, of course, being that he chooses to pay for Sky.

And people choose to pay the licence fee or not as well by all accounts

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

And people choose to pay the licence fee or not as well by all accounts

No, those of us who have the balls to ignore the bullying and threats can choose. Deciding not to pay the licence fee is not as simple as saying you don't watch TV (which we don't). They will hound you, for years, with threats of criminal action and threats to come and gain entry to your home. Most people will pay up to avoid that hassle whether they watch live TV or not. And that's exactly what they intend.

Have you ever had a letter from Sky ordering you to "prove" that you don't watch Sky? A big red letter threatening to send the heavies round to come into your living room for a gander to see if you have a sky box? No. But that's what happens with the license fee. You can choose to opt out but you will face a barrage of threats and intimidation for doing so.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

No, those of us who have the balls to ignore the bullying and threats can choose. Deciding not to pay the licence fee is not as simple as saying you don't watch TV (which we don't). They will hound you, for years, with threats of criminal action and threats to come and gain entry to your home. Most people will pay up to avoid that hassle whether they watch live TV or not. And that's exactly what they intend.

Have you ever had a letter from Sky ordering you to "prove" that you don't watch Sky? A big red letter threatening to send the heavies round to come into your living room for a gander to see if you have a sky box? No. But that's what happens with the license fee. You can choose to opt out but you will face a barrage of threats and intimidation for doing so.

Exactly.'Opting out' is opening yourself to harassment and bullying.