For what you pay in NI you could probably get an ok bupa plan
but of course NI covers other things like employment benefit and state pension etc..oh, RAT HOLE!
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For what you pay in NI you could probably get an ok bupa plan
but of course NI covers other things like employment benefit and state pension etc..oh, RAT HOLE!
Again it depends upon who much you earn. If you are Director of your own company (e.g IT contractor/consultant) you end up paying employers and employees NI. As for the TAX............
We have had a fantastic Summer here in Spain
If you don't want to pay UK prices in the iTunes Store, it's really not too hard to set up a US iTunes account from anywhere in the world now it accepts Paypal payments.
This has gone incredibly off topic, but watch Michael Moors sicko, then you'll be glad you have the NHS. Seriously, I'd much rather have a slightly dodgy NHS than have to pay my own health insurance...
When connected to the UK iTunes store, the Apple TV doesn't seem to have the trailers for top TV episodes like it does on the American store.
Can anyone confirm?
Steve.
And why no movies?
Can anyone confirm?
Steve.
And why no movies?
Yeah but then UK people get paid more. Random example: a graduate fixed income trader analyst at a certain Swiss investment bank in New York gets USD 60,000 ex-bonus starting package whereas that same bank located in Canary Wharf, London pays GBP 35,000 ex-bonus starting package (and bonus in London now surpasses New York as well).
Back to the topic: 1.89 for an episode is a rip off! I would rather go and buy the DVD from Amazon and get superior video AND audio quality.
Yeah, I second that thought - although with shows like Lost broadcasting within a couple of days of the US airdate on SKY, they may wait those extra hours before becoming available on the iTunes store.
i hope we get some tv series with the same airing/download dates as the US ITM, i'd be willing to pay for the convenience of getting heros, battlestar galactica and stargate atlantis the next day after they air in the US >_>
that or i'll have to nag a mate in the US too give me some ITMS vouchers
that or i'll have to nag a mate in the US too give me some ITMS vouchers
that or i'll have to nag a mate in the US too give me some ITMS vouchers
They don't work on a UK iTunes account
I am in no way condoning piracy, however, what always perplexes me is how ITMS and other digital content shops expect to fight piracy as they always say they do. In my mind, as things stand there are two options, buy a CD/DVD, or download from Torrent sites. Again, why anyone would pay the price ITMS charges for low quality, highly compressed music or films baffles me.
Believe me, if ITMS started selling music in WAV or even AL and films in ISO format I would be first in line to buy them.
Believe me, if ITMS started selling music in WAV or even AL and films in ISO format I would be first in line to buy them.
The 52nd state demands equality!
We are the 52nd state. Not Canada
We deserve the phone and tv shows and movies before anyone else.
We close down our entire CBD in our biggest city for a token visit from our Prez. Bush
We are the 52nd state. Not Canada
We deserve the phone and tv shows and movies before anyone else.
We close down our entire CBD in our biggest city for a token visit from our Prez. Bush
Opening a US Paypal account is easy use the link given above. Then transfer funds to if from a genuine UK (or other countries) account.
The BBC have just launched the beta of their free iPlayer, so they might think twice about committing to another download service after having spend so much effort on this one.
Having said that the iPlayer doesn't work on macs yet - and they might want to launch BBC made content on itunes in the same way they sell DVDs.
Haha, you really think so?
We get hit with ridiciously taxes and other crap that we'll loose a lot of our yearly wage.
There is some very highly paid jobs in Britain yes, but that doesn't speak for the nation as a whole. The average wage in Britain is £18,000 ($36,000).
Rubbish.
And £1.89 is a rip off, I was expecting something like £0.80 not over double that.
BBC will not be on iTunes
The BBC will not be using iTunes to deliver content to Mac users. They may experiment with the odd show though, but they are definitely developing a standalone OS X app.
A recent email from the BBC says:
It also looks like the iPlayer will next year be available worldwide with people in other countries paying to view programmes.
The BBC will not be using iTunes to deliver content to Mac users. They may experiment with the odd show though, but they are definitely developing a standalone OS X app.
A recent email from the BBC says:
It also looks like the iPlayer will next year be available worldwide with people in other countries paying to view programmes.
As has been pointed out, the BBC have sold their soul to the devil and their OTT Janus DRM. Not only that, I have used iPlayer and it barely works. This Mac version is unlikely to appear any time soon as the technology to lock down content you own to a certain time limit simply does not exist on the Mac.
Even if people don't like the shows at the moment, what Apple Inc do have is top notch infrastructure for and experience with delivering digital contents, pioneered first with their movie trailers site and extended with the iTunes store. This is the kind of experience the BBC lacks.
Ah, but the wonderful iPlayer shows expire after 7 days. iTunes content you get to own. Agree it should be cheaper, but they are unlikely to give it away. I mean they charge for Doctor Who DVD's, I don't see any difference in doing that and charging for proper downloads.
