> From: "Christian M. M. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On 2/26/01 9:09 AM, "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Again, pa shaw! Pa shaw to the paranoiacs who think that some white van
>> outside is "reading the flux" on their monitors.
>
> Well, I don't know about reading the flux, but in England there are white
> vans that go around "reading" whether or not you have a TV in your house
> (via signals of some sort I assume) and, if you have not paid your TV
> license, they will then send you a fine.
You're referring to those nice people who work out of Bristol called TV
Licensing. And yes, they can read your TV - tell you which channel you're
watching, the whole nine yards - while parked outside in a van. The BBC
(British Broadcasting Corporation) doesn't carry advertising, but is funded
via a license fee, which all TV owners have to pay. This, and the method of
detection, has been standard in the UK since time forgot.
Peter.
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