Customer Reviews

Ambient Baseball ScoreCast

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The irony of the modern workplace is ubiquitous connectivity, but limited access. It's hard to keep up with an afternoon game without appearing to be a slacker or actually violating policy. That's where ScoreCast comes in. Track any game - get live updates every inning - and get schedules and standings, too.

The best part about the product is the seemingly magical way it gets data from Ambient. No wifi or PC connection is ever needed. Just add batteries (4 AA) and get the signal. Super easy.

If you live "out of market" and can't easily track your favorite team, or if like me you find that announcers never provide score updates frequently enough, this product is for you - You can easily see the score for any game in progress - without the hassle of channel surfing or keeping a PC in the living room.

This is a unique product that any baseball fan will truly enjoy!

Purchased as a gift, but did alot of research before hand. [...]
From reading PDFs posted on their site, the scores are sent via 900mhz pager network. Very reliable, sturdy technology. All the towers in one area/region multicast a data signal, then another new data burst every 15 minutes or so, which updates the scores and info on your ScoreCast. Cloudy days, being inside buildings, and other factors that would block a satellite signal should not affect the ScoreCast. 900mhz has very good building penetration.

Flat out, it works. No channels to surf, no complex settings to deal with, and no monthly subscription fees.

This is a great product, but the signal strength has some issues, I live in a metropolitan area and haven't gotten more than 2 bars...The instructions say wait 6 hours for the scorecast to synchronize originally, mine took about 24 hours...Would have given 4.5 stars if able.

I purchased this product as a Father's Day present for my father-in-law. After it arrived I saw (much to my surprise) that you have to live within their network area to get data. There was no way to access the website they provided for map of coverage area. It took a lot of time to figure out how to contact Ambient. After mailing it to my f-in-l I got an e-mail back from Ambient telling me there is no coverage where he lives, which is surprising since it is an hour from Philadelphia. Now I have to deal with doing a long distance return.

I GOT THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT WORKS GREAT ESSPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE AT THE POOL AND CANT TRACK YOUR FAVORITE OUT OF TOWN TEAM. IT IS SO EASY TO USE AND IT WORKS GREAT I DEFINITLY RECCOMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ALL OF THE BASEBALL FANS OUT THERE

While at work, I cannot watch streaming of MLB baseball games. Being able to listen to games on Sirius/XM and have this handy little device sitting on my desk, make a phenomenal one/two combination. A quick glance at the screen gives me the inning-by-inning scoring summary. It's great having the short-term schedule at my fingerprints. I don't need to read the sports section to see the standings each day. The standings for each division are at my fingertips. I am so glad I bought this; definitely worth the money if you are a huge baseball fan and can't watch your favorite team's games.

My son received the product shown as a birthday gift and it works great and he loves it. Unfortunately, I ordered this one as a gift for my father and received a different version that not only looks different (harder to read), it is not "mobile" at all (doesn't have a way to use it with batteries and it requires being plugged in at all times). In addition, although he is not in a particularly rural area, he gets absolutely no signal.

Great present for a baseball fan!
It was easy to set up and keeps your favorite team front and center - even at work!