BlinkBox Reviews

(based on 79 reviews)

196 of 379 people found this review helpful

Firstly... EXPENSIVE. Blockbuster is cheaper by far.
Secondly. BUFFER BUFFER BUFFER. Waste of my dam time.
Im on average 14.1 mbs that is far more than needed so its not my speed.
Really Tesco.. Is this the best you can do?

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

185 of 367 people found this review helpful

Some TV titles I had bought with a supposed 'lifetime' license were no longer available to play. Weeks after referring the problem to Customer Services, they had been unable or unwilling to provide any meaningful response, save for offering their 'thanks' for my comments.

Beware!

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

173 of 354 people found this review helpful

Don't even bother. Like all of the other reviewers here I found that the site downloading and streaming speeds were so slow that it was like using a dial-up line. Nothing wrong with my connection or broadband speed - it's the Blinkbox service. Film file quality was awful too.

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

174 of 341 people found this review helpful

I use Netflix, 4od, NBC I player and itv catchup with no problems. I have tried to stream with blinkbox anditjust keeps buffering and I have downloaded and still can't play. Waste of money

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

194 of 363 people found this review helpful

Rubbish, fails to play very poor selection if it ever worked
do not make the same mistake as me by trying it

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

223 of 430 people found this review helpful

Terrible, you will be lucky if you can watch 2 minutes of a film or tv show before the inevetable buffering! Do not use this service!

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

201 of 346 people found this review helpful

Having paid for a few months with netflix I had a bench mark standard. i.e plenty of content and minimal buffering.

Tescos give you £5 credit + pay £1 and you buy what you want to watch. All seems good.

Bought and tried to watch 'The Walking Dead' series 1 episode 1 £1.99.

Pathetic - unwatchable - watch 2 seconds wait 5 seconds (minimum) buffering symbol.

Tried to download to my PC ----------- equally pathetically slow.

Perhaps the biggest criticism is that while 'downloading' the walking dead, series 1 (episode1 only - not the whole series) I watched "in the line of fire" (Clint Eastwood film) with no significant buffering.

try to watch on blinkbox errrr buffering symbol is all you get.

Pathetic ...... I expected Tesco's to have seen the competition had set the bar and would jump over it. Didn't occur to me Tesco's would try to tunnel under - Pathetic. Don't bother. And don't bother 'pausing' makes no difference - buffering symbol is the main feature.

The good side was that DVD purchases I had made appeared for my 'club card' number . However when I went to watch them errr........buffering symbol, buffering symbol, errr buffering symbol

Don't waste your time until they get a grip

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

211 of 376 people found this review helpful

How is it even possible that any director or senior manager from a well established household name such as Tesco could not check user reviews of Blink Box and fail to get the problems sorted out? There is barely a positive word about Blink Box from any review on this site. The overwhelming majority are all negative.

To summarize my review, I would say 'avoid Blink Box like the plague!'. Use any other online streaming service, just not Blink Box. In a nutshell, for one reason or another it simply does not work. I have attempted to open two accounts online. When entering card details for payment the response was 'cannot process payment at this time'. And this happened when entering details of three different cards. What is worst is that once the account is set up there is no function or option within the account management section of their web site to enter payment details, thereby rendering it absolutely unusable. Opened an enquiry with customer support (another complicated and frustrating process) and whilst I have received replies I have not received a single explanation of what the problem is nor what they can do to resolve the issues. So, useless.

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In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

210 of 392 people found this review helpful

I purchased my first film from blinkbox using my tablet but once I had paid for it I could not download it to view offline on the tablet. I searched in vain for a telephone number before I emailed blinkbox concerning this and after several emails I was told I could only download the film to my pc and that they would not refund me because they could see that I had accessed the film on my tablet.
Why would anyone pay for a low resolution film to watch on their pc when a dvd can be purchased for the same price? Disgraceful service and I would advise others to avoid

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.

208 of 413 people found this review helpful

I bought a TV series box set and turned it off after 15 mins, the quality was shockingly bad, totally un-watch-able. I contacted customer support and asked for my money back, I've been fobbed off and ignored for over a month now. This service is a rip off, there are better (and cheaper) ways to watch TV and film.

In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.