Cancelling subscription then rejoining query...
 

"John Cartmell" wrote in message
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In article ,
David Hearn wrote:
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As for them having the responsibilities of a retailer. Whilst
they may
have supplied the box - did they actually sell it to you? All
I've seen
is that it is a free box + installation. If no money changed
hands, are
they actually a retailer? Whilst I accept it is actually
subsidised by
your and other's subscriptions, you receive no discount on your
subsription after 12 months, so it becomes even more likely that
it
really is a free box.

IANAL but I'm certain that I could argue that an item given, on
condition that
I pay a large sum of money to them, is not free. If Sky want to
show that it
is free then please arrange for them to send a box to my
adddress... ;-)

Of course I'm sure Sky's lawyers have worked hard to cover their
backs but I
cannot see how they could wriggle out of their responsibilities
under Sale of
Goods for the first 12 months at least. Thereafter is problematic
as they
might well argue that the price paid was low enough to make the
product
disposable after that length of time.


Are you suggesting Sky consider that most people will stop their
subscription after the 12 months minimum period, if not then surely
the 'free' equipment has to be of merchantable quality - ie. last
longer than any 12 month warranty and not fail at 12 months + 1 day,
as they don't seem to make it clear that the life of any free
equipment is limited to the period of that first (12 months) contract
and that the equipment will need to be replaced there-after.
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