BlinkBox Reviews

(based on 79 reviews)

179 of 370 people found this review helpful

Bought a title instore which was marked with a blinkbox sticker, when it wasn't added I contacted their so called support team. Was fobbed off with excuse after excuse for over a month before being told to go away and speak to tesco

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

198 of 377 people found this review helpful

I have fast download line speed but could not watch my chosen and paid for TV download because of the constant buffering. this is a really poor product and frankly it's a waste of time and money.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE.

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

164 of 348 people found this review helpful

Constant buffering issues spoil what should be a good offering. I have a very strong connection, latest software but still it doesnt work. What makes matters worse is that their support is just as bad. I paid for Games of Thrones series two and after submitting a request for a refund was given the usual holding email, seven days later still no response and had to submit another ticket. Their response to this was just to merge the tickets with still no update on whether I will get a refund.

My advice is stay well clear of Blinkbox.

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

197 of 368 people found this review helpful

I wish I read these reviews before paying to watch Argo with Blinkbox. Unwatchable.

I've never had a problem streaming before. In their defence they responded to my email sent at 10.30 on a Saturday night within minutes and credited the cost of the film to my account. Shame they didn't put the credit back on my debit card because I'm not sure I'll bother with them again.

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

207 of 408 people found this review helpful

Be careful if you use Blinkbox with an LG Smart TV. Every Monday I recieve an email to let me know what 99p films they have, when I then go to purchase the film it states that I will be charged 99p but my bank statement shows that on every ocassion that I have made the 99p purchase they have charged me the full amount.

Blinkbox have been made aware of the issue now for 5 weeks and yet they continue to "investigate" without even offering me a refund.

Terrible service.

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

145 of 323 people found this review helpful

This is simply broken. Tried to use this to play a popular movie on a wednesday night at about 8PM. I have speeds of about 7Mb and all my software is up to date. Tried 1st on my LG smart TV - Buffering constantly. Then moved to my Xbox... buffering constantly. I then tried my PC for the fool proof streaming method. it forced me to install silverlight... Ok, a bit unneccessary for basic streaming - but fine. Then After faffing about it says we can't play this movie - your video player is not repsponding!! You chose it Blink box! you made me use it and install silverlight. So... I tried their support... and wow ... just wow... 'try using another internet browser and restarting your internet ... 'problem resloved'. My MOM could have told me that! As you can tell it still didn't solve the problem and I have to go back into the que to tell them I'm not an imbecile... (having said that why am I queing if I'm not stupid enough to try again!). Stay away - no good, they have not mastered streaming technology - which is pretty poor for a media streaming company!

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

189 of 376 people found this review helpful

Extremely disappointed and frustrated with the level of service Blinkbox provides! We have been trying to watch Argo for 2 days now - the buffering made a what should be a 2 hour long movie into a 48 hour long! Buffering and stopping continued every 10 seconds (yes, we timed it!) The longest we could see of an uninterrupted film was only 5 minutes! I don't believe that any reputable company should be allowed to trade and demand payment for such an appalling service. The system obviously cannot cope with the number of people watching new releases, which causes its breakdown. What should be a pleasant night in watching a new film turns into a prolonged torture of buffering and frozen screen. This level of trading standards should be a case for a Watchdog!

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

178 of 346 people found this review helpful

Impossible to watch a film in the evening. COnstant buffering problems, BB is obviously not capable of dealing with the capacity. Trying to watch a film it can't even get through more than 1 minute without buffering. We wondered if it was our connection, so tried Youtube and Netfilx - were able to play BOTH at the same time without problems. It is now early Sunday morning and we can watch a film on Blinkbox at long last. Seriously Tesco, you need to deliver on the promise. Useless.

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

174 of 346 people found this review helpful

Don't waste your time or money - the buffering issues make films unwatchable. We tested our connection with iplayer and lovefilm and both worked perfectly - blinkbox was awful.

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

156 of 331 people found this review helpful

Dreadful service...the buffering is horrendous...and I have a 60mb cable connection. No such problem with iplayer or Lovefilm, although the selection of films on Lovefilm is woeful...avoid Blinkbox until Tesco sort out the buffering issues...I tried it twice and it ruined both films. Don't waste your time or money.

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