SABC wants South Africans to pay TV Licence fees for your smartphone

[skusku]

If I look at an angle on my microwave, I can see the tv's reflection, so my microwave will also probably need a tv license. Oh and my mirror as well....

 

[system32]

I rarely even watch youtube on my phone, why should I require a TV license?

This video explains how we all feel

The interesting part is at 5min onward, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it... (repeat 3 times as per myBB articles)

 

[PHeX]

I'll go to the neighbouring country and buy myself a cellphone.

 

[lkswan747]

Liquidate the thieving scumbags!

 

[susefan]

The bigger part of the mass that gets its news from SABC votes thieves of public funds to govern the country. Paying SABC is encouraging more theft.

 

[JohnStarr]

They can go get f*cked really. I don't have any streaming service on my iPhone, nor does my wife have on her iPhone. Nor on our iPads. Or the other 2 kids tablets (rubbish Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0s). No ways we are paying a TV license for that.
It's like paying for a solar license for your house because you have a solar light for your driveway. What a joke.

 

[j4ck455]

I don't mind if the SABC wants to charge a fee for watching SABC content, but the SABC should not be allowed to have a blanket charge for content that does not belong to the SABC irrespective of how that content gets from A to B.

If the SABC decides to charge for its own content, it is quite simple to enforce: complete the digital migration and rollout set top boxes that use encryption by default, then the SABC can encrypt the hell out of its own content and demand an annual licence fee which unlocks the set top box for a year.

 

[dj2381]

Oh please just stop. How many times are you going to publish a variation on the same information from the same parliamentary meeting, MyBB? Is it all about headlines and website traffic?

Yes.

 

[enzokahn]

They tried etolls and that failed.. Now they want TV licences for smartphones and laptops

 

[RaptorSA]

Cool by me.
Add it to my R10K SABC bill.

Will get back you ASAP.
Now f0koff.

 

[DeSLAM]

So tell me do people in Mozambique and Botswana and Namibia watch SABC programs on their TV's and cellphones ? How many of them pay TV licenses to SABC?

Its time they shut this corrupt public broadcaster down- permanently.

 

[daveza]

 

[Lupus]

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Perhaps we should get those to pay before they die?

 

[Gazg]

This is becoming a joke now.......

 

[grok]

We are in full suck mode now, gotta grab the last bit of gravy before everything collapses. Viva! Amanda!

 

[IssiAmd]

Lol goodluck enforcing that, I guarantee I won't pay you SABC cnuts a cent for having a cellphone.

They might just introduce it as a tax when you purchase the phone.
So the average phone lasts two years and we want a R100 per phone per year.
Add R200 to cost price of phone

 

[SykomantiS]

This is becoming a joke now.......

No, jokes are funny, this is becoming tiresome.

SABC should just **** right off, and then stay there.

 

[grok]

They might just introduce it as a tax when you purchase the phone.
So the average phone lasts two years and we want a R100 per phone per year.
Add R200 to cost price of phone

Pssst.. just order Xiaomi's from Gearbest directly like we've been doing for years.

 

[ebendl]

I've accidentally glanced at one of those digital signage boards next to the road.

Guess I need to pay my TV license now...

 

[zalaur]

So Glad I dont live in SA anymore, money grabbing TURDS