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sorry to ask what might be a stupid question but do voda live tv customers require a tv licence Being a TV & Video repair dealer in KZN and plagued by SABC to provide and adhere to certain licence requirements ( wish I could send um my rejected sales reports because of no licence ) Believe me this subject is becoming W-I-D-E open
 
I used to sell tellies and lost hundreds of sales because people didn't have TV licenses. Some people almost ****ed me up because of it.
 
There was something recently about the UK requiring a TV licence for mobile TV, I suppose the BBC must be running low on funds or something...:rolleyes:

What I do know about SA's TV Licensing requirements|regulations|whatever, is that a device that has a builtin tuner, requires a TV license - regardless of whether the device or the tuner are actually being used by the owner. AFAIK mobile phones do not have builtin TV tuners, and I reckon they shouldn't need a TV licence, but I'm sure the SABC would want to have the regs changed to somehow justify the SABC's continued existence...
 
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What I do know about SA's TV Licensing requirements|regulations|whatever, is that a device that has a builtin tuner, requires a TV license - regardless of whether the device or the tuner are actually being used by the owner. AFAIK mobile phones do not have builtin TV tuners, and I reckon they shouldn't need a TV licence
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That was my first thought as well, but if you think about it they could easily get round that one.

Say, if I have a DSTV decoder and a TV(that is a tv that does not have a tuner - just RCA video line in - many exist). The SABC has succesfully claimed in the past that this setup requires a license. The decoder is recieving digital mpeg2 streamed video over radio, and this makes it count as a tv reception device.

So if you follow that logic, according to these laws the buggers can actually force cell phone users to have a license, because we too are capable of recieving digital streamed video. :(
 
I tend to agree with 3gmac the current requirement is any device ( working or not ) capable of receiving a television picture off air This includes Tv's ( not monitors ) Vcr's M-net decoder's DSTV decoders and DVD recorder's As a dealer I think I'll ask the Idiots at Auckland Park but getting a reply let alone an intelligent answer could be a miracle in itsself Will advise when reply is recieved and another point if your phone / data card is " capable " of TV reception even if you don't subscribe to a service do you need a licence ?
 
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If you guys are querring the DVB-H phones, they DSTV approved so the licence is free, DSTV has SABC to, so no need to worry!:D
 
Well the phones (with streaming) does not need a licence as it recieves the information over the internet and does not have a tuner, but DVB-H is a concern to me, BUT i see it as the problem of the providers... not the consumer
 
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