An App That Moves Sports Fans to Better Seats
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An App That Moves Sports Fans to Better Seats
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#2> "A fan logs into the app, which determines through geolocation the user's exact position within the venue..."
In terms of the indoor venues/stadiums/etc. I have ever been to (honestly, quite a few), I ALWAYS have absolutely HORRIBLE reception on my iPhone (AT&T). I feel like this could be a massive issue for this sort of app. How can I use it, if it can't even figure out where I am or display the data inside the venue?
Possible solution: It would be nice if the venues that they teamed up with started offering free WIFI to help with this problem of poor reception or no data. Almost always, the venues have WIFI, but it is password protected. Maybe there are security concerns for having public WIFI at places like this that I am unaware of?
EDIT: I will also add more of a "real world" example of this. When I use Foursquare, I always have to "check-in" outside of the venue, because it can't even find where I am when I'm inside. Luckily, Foursquare's model allows you to do these "check-in's" manually (by searching), or before/after you attend the event. I think that is why they can get away with it, unlike an app like this. It seems like a big problem they would need to figure out before they launch.
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#3> " A fan logs into the app, which determines through geolocation the user's exact position within the venue... " In terms of the indoor venues/stadiums/etc. I have ever been to ( honestly, quite a few ), I ALWAYS have absolutely HORRIBLE reception on my iPhone ( AT&T ). I feel like this could be a massive issue for this sort of app. How can I use it, if it can't even figure out where I am or display the data inside…
Yes, same problem for my iPhone on Verizon. Maybe partnering with a major ticket seller so they know your exact position, or better yet, allow the user to scan their ticket with their phone. Still have the issue of bad reception though. Free wifi would be awesome but a major investment for 60,000+ people.
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#4There seem to be a couple of these services popping up. This one (http://www.findexp.com/) services the Braves games at Turner Field in Atlanta. I can't really see more than one of these businesses taking off and I would think Ticketmaster would get involved if it proves lucrative (either by integrating it into their own app or acquiring one of these companies).
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#5the fee may actually be lower than the difference in ticket price
Isn't the main point of getting a cheap ticket and then moving to a more expensive one to not pay the price of an expensive ticket?
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#6There seem to be a couple of these services popping up. This one ( http://www.findexp.com/ ) services the Braves games at Turner Field in Atlanta. I can't really see more than one of these businesses taking off and I would think Ticketmaster would get involved if it proves lucrative (either by integrating it into their own app or acquiring one of these companies).
I'm sure being acquired by Ticketmaster is an exit all of these guys dream about.
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#7This is a great idea, but it's bad news for me if it picks p at the stadiums I go to. I am always one of those "seat pirates" and with the app, the situation for me will change for the worse: instead of getting cheap tickets and then switching to a $200+ seat for free, I would have to pay for this from now on.
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#8> " A fan logs into the app, which determines through geolocation the user's exact position within the venue... " In terms of the indoor venues/stadiums/etc. I have ever been to ( honestly, quite a few ), I ALWAYS have absolutely HORRIBLE reception on my iPhone ( AT&T ). I feel like this could be a massive issue for this sort of app. How can I use it, if it can't even figure out where I am or display the data inside…
Isn't the best case GPS position only within 10m anyways?
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#9> " A fan logs into the app, which determines through geolocation the user's exact position within the venue... " In terms of the indoor venues/stadiums/etc. I have ever been to ( honestly, quite a few ), I ALWAYS have absolutely HORRIBLE reception on my iPhone ( AT&T ). I feel like this could be a massive issue for this sort of app. How can I use it, if it can't even figure out where I am or display the data inside…
Would it be so bad to just enter your seat number into the app?
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#10> " A fan logs into the app, which determines through geolocation the user's exact position within the venue... " In terms of the indoor venues/stadiums/etc. I have ever been to ( honestly, quite a few ), I ALWAYS have absolutely HORRIBLE reception on my iPhone ( AT&T ). I feel like this could be a massive issue for this sort of app. How can I use it, if it can't even figure out where I am or display the data inside…
Would it be so bad to just enter your seat number into the app?
That doesn't solve the problem of the app not even working because data can't be passed back and forth. The app requires dynamic information to work correctly, and if that data going back and forth is inaccessible or not possible then it's pointless.