Keeping up with the Jones'?

[birdie1971]

Listening to Radio 2 today, one female DJ referred to Freeview TV (as opposed to Sky TV) as 'poor people's TV'. This wasn't a slip of the tongue - she repeated the phrase about three times and even quantified it by saying that people who didn't have Sky TV were, by definition, poor.

Is this a new form of social snobbery based on your willingness or ability to pay for Sky?

[dasherman]

I don't and have never had Sky, I choose to spend my money on things other than watching television.

[albaqwerty]

Name and shame her birdie.

Some people might not want to deface their property with a satellite dish therefore they might be considered snobbish by some.

I don't have sky and have no wish to do so.

[sara3]

I wouldn't pay for Sky. I don't want to watch sport, the kids don't need endless Disney/American rubbish.. I think there's only an occasional film I'd like to see.

Freeview is plenty for me.

[boxtops]

That's quite shocking, I hope someone pulls her up about it (have you reported it to the BBC, birdie?) - I choose to have Freeview, we don't want Sky. What a cheek, what arrogance!

[scotman]

I am with ^^^^^^^^

I don't have any paid-for commercial TV. I listen to radio most of the time and Freeview plus normal channels gets me everything I want.

[muchlovex]

I have Sky TV, but I find her comments quite offensive. Was it Lisa Tarbuck?

[woofgang]

what a strange thing to say....we have got Sky and really enjoy it...but I wouldn't say that it was snob value.

[Mosaic]

I recall a male DJ on the same station referring to his friends family as 'poor' because both parents were teachers......
Do these people ever poke their heads outside the M25?
And does this woman's remark mean that the BBC now endorses Sky?

[Gromit]

I have never had SKY and I consider that as snobbery. I think the dishes are ugly, the programmes are dumb, and the owner has far too much money already without me Paying him an exhorbitant sum.

If people believe they are superior for paying for SKY they are deluded.

[marval]

I have Freeview, chose not to have sky. Happened to buy a television with Freeview
built in. She has a cheek to say I am a poor person. She didn't do Sky any favours with saying it is only for the rich.

[TTG]

As long as I have freeview BBCs, ITVs and Film 4, don't need other channels. Check out the Sky channel listings. How much of it do you watch? My point exactly.

[NOX]

Typical ' lives in London, has no brain and thinks she suffers hugely if she can't find her favourite brand of organic cous cous'- needs to get shoved into the real world for a month or two, objectionable little troll:(

[Postdog]

What a load of rubbish! In my time I have had Sky and Virgin, until I finally realised I was paying each month for a load of channels I never watched. I have Freeview now, via a PVR which works like a Sky box, and I am well happy knowing that what I've paid out is all I'm gonna pay. Yes I am poor, but even if I won the lottery, I would never get pay TV.

[Gromit]

She obviously doesn't know what she is on about. I bet she has never even watched Babestation.

[cazzz1975]

I have sky but I think its about personal choice, if you want freeview- fine, if you want sky- fine

having either does not make you the scum of the earth

[DTCwordfan]

Report her to OffComm or whatever they are called and file a letter of complaint with the Aunty

[cazzz1975]

but in fairness steve, you are having a go at people who have sky. the woman does not represent sky subscribers

[mccfluff]

round here having freeview or "normal" tv is known as council tv. i used to have virgin but got fed up of paying for something i didn't use. i have love film now and get box sets of all the drama's i want to watch. i much prefer it but i expect i may at some point go back to virgin when i get a lappy and want broadband

[Grizelda43]

Poor deluded girl. Both she, and the Beeb should get ino the real world where everyone, rich or poor, has a choice. You want loadsa sport, and rubbish, get sky.