Owain wrote:
Andy Hall wrote:

Doesn't statutory rights include that it is fit for use then?
Low signal strength at the OP location would infer that it is not fit
for use.

That could be a tricky one in the sense that the product purchased
would be the receiver only.
If the receiver is actually functional with a signal that the spec of
the receiver and/or broadcaster gives but this is not achievable
because of the location or antenna, it is not the manufacturer's or
the supplier's fault - the product was still fit for purpose.


However, when I bought a freeview box from Argos, they asked for my
postcide and did a postcode check by phone before selling me the box.

So, they're supplying the box for the purpose of using it at the stated
postcode.

Owain


Some people in our postcode get good freeview reception, and others
don't, so it has to be down to the quality of the aerial