Boxing followers are demanding refunds after their DAZN stream of the heavyweight world title battle was ruined by “constant buffering” points.
Oleksandr Usyk stopped Daniel Dubois within the fifth spherical of Saturday evening’s battle, delivering a vicious punch that knocked his rival’s gum defend out of his mouth.
The epic second secured the Ukrainian the undisputed world heavyweight champion title, however some followers missed it attributable to issues with the stream.
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Pic: PA
‘They’re denying something was flawed’
“£25 to watch the boxing and all I got was constant buffering! Even missed the knockout punch. How do I get a refund for a service not received?” one buyer wrote on X.
“This will definitely be the first and last fight I watch on DAZN. The buffering and quality makes it unwatchable. What a shite service,” mentioned one other.
Some even referred to as for followers to complain to the media regulator, Ofcom, concerning the poor service.
“They’re [DAZN] refusing refunds and denying anything was wrong at their end (despite hundreds of complaints on Twitter with the exact same issues). We have complained to Ofcom. Only takes a few minutes,” one buyer mentioned.
The Cash staff spoke to a number of others who had suffered comparable points and had been refused refunds.
John, 38, from Essex advised us: “The stream for the pay-per-view event was really poor, constantly buffering, sound cutting out and the picture being cut off completely. It was literally unwatchable.
“I raised the problem with DAZN yesterday and their response was an abrupt ‘you are not entitled to a refund’. The perfect they may provide was to cancel my free 7-day trial, which I may do with a click on of a button.
“This was the first time I have ever used DAZN and will not be doing it again. I think it’s disgusting, to be honest, as the stream was virtually unwatchable. I am sympathetic when things go wrong but the right thing to do is refund me if I wasn’t provided the service I was promised.”
Some prospects mentioned DAZN advised them there was no challenge with its stream, implying the issue was with the shopper’s personal web or TV companies.
On X, the corporate advised folks to observe 5 steps to attempt to get it mounted.
“Please follow the below-mentioned steps without skipping.
“1. Power restart the system. 2. Uninstall the app. 3. Replace and Restart the system. 4. Reinstall the app. 5. Web velocity, attempt to stream on one other system. If the problem persists, please DM us.”
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Oleksandr Usyk speaks to the media within the ring after pulling down Daniel Dubois. Pic: PA
‘Unable to course of refunds’
Some followers did observe up with a direct message, however have been advised that DAZN’s coverage means it’s “unable to process refunds for streaming issues even when evidence is provided”.
“I truly appreciate you sharing your experience and feedback. We will improve the service in the future,” an organization consultant replied.
We now have contacted DAZN for remark.
The streaming platform, which is the printed associate of boxing promoter Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom, permits folks to pay for a subscription to its companies or a one-off price for a specific occasion.
It prices £14.99 a month for a 12-month deal, £24.99 a month to cancel anytime or £119.99 for an annual cross, with the Usyk v Dubois battle setting folks again £24.99.
This is not the primary time prospects have complained about DAZN’s poor service. It has acquired unhealthy publicity for comparable points previously, significantly in the course of the extremely anticipated Fury v Usyk battle final 12 months.
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Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after pulling down Daniel Dubois. Pic: PA
What do you have to do subsequent in order for you a reimbursement?
Client champion Scott Dixon, AKA the Complaints Resolver, mentioned prospects ought to increase a chargeback to get their a reimbursement if DAZN refuses to challenge refunds.
“With so many people affected, this was clearly a widespread issue and DAZN cannot rely on a standard fob off citing there were no issues and blaming customers’ internet when it’s been widely reported that tens of thousands of viewers had issues,” he advised Cash.
He mentioned the problem wasn’t a minor glitch and as a substitute was a “failure to deliver the service viewers have paid for”.
“Evidence is crucial on these types of complaints. Provide links to media articles that evidence it was a widespread issue, screenshots of social media posts and time-stamped screen recordings if you have them,” he mentioned.
“Push hard and cite it’s a clear ‘breach of contract’ under Section 49 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, as the provider failed to perform the service with reasonable care and skill.”
