http://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-...baseball-video-to-your-iphone-tomorrow-2009-6
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MLB At Bat to stream live games?
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Just like mlb.tv. They cannot do In-Market games because of contracts with the local tv stations.
I hope mlb.tv subscribers get access to this service for free, that would be great.
I wish I would have signed up with a fake address or something.. I think that circumvents the mlb.tv blackouts, does it not? Still pretty awesome to get live video sports on your phone though... I wonder if you could hook up the video cable to a tv and watch that way? Quality wouldn't be the best but still would be cool.
For mlb.tv, I believe it locates you based off your IP address to determine what games you can watch. Like, I wouldn't be able to watch Cardinals games while in the St. Louis area, but if I travel outside STL I can. I'd imagine with the iPhone, they could just use the GPS to determine where you are.
I just wish the MLB would get into the 21st century and allow you to watch games online regardless of your location.
It uses your current IP address so using a fake address shouldn't make a difference. You could hook it up to a tv and watch it that way as long as you have enough bandwidth to get the high quality stream without choppiness.
The $10 to listen to the games was worth it alone and now we get to watch live games? This is great and def in my Top 3 Apps.
Thanks for the info, I thought it was tied to your billing address but this is good to know... you could always use a proxy or something at home to get around this (right? that's how I watch US web-site video) but I suppose that's not possible with the phone.
NY times article on it
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/mlbcom-streams-live-baseball-games-to-the-iphone/
Also noteworthy, if you open the app, above all the scores is a button announcing the streaming game schedule starting tomorrow 6/18.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/mlbcom-streams-live-baseball-games-to-the-iphone/
Also noteworthy, if you open the app, above all the scores is a button announcing the streaming game schedule starting tomorrow 6/18.
i believe it's going to be free for people with the app already. From what i gather, they're starting with 2 games a day, and eventually, all of the games will be live, much like mlb.tv.
i live in new york, but im a sox fan---good thing i can watch my games!!
this is easily the best app i've ever bought.
go sox!
i live in new york, but im a sox fan---good thing i can watch my games!!
this is easily the best app i've ever bought.
go sox!
does this app have push notifications in 3.0? anyone know?
that would make this app even more my favorite app
that would make this app even more my favorite app
This is different from MLB.tv in that they only stream certain games every night, not all of them. It's still cool though, I'm definitely going to try it out.
The schedule is now up in the app main page.
June 18:
White Sox @ Cubs, 2:20PM ET
Tigers @ Cardinals, 8:15PM ET.
This is such a hot deal for baseball fans.
2 games/day for the whole season + audio + gameday + video highlights for $10/ yr. A pint of beer and a hot dog cost more than this at any ball park!
June 18:
White Sox @ Cubs, 2:20PM ET
Tigers @ Cardinals, 8:15PM ET.
This is such a hot deal for baseball fans.
2 games/day for the whole season + audio + gameday + video highlights for $10/ yr. A pint of beer and a hot dog cost more than this at any ball park!
im watching the game as well. it uses GPS, i read on mlb.com.
im in the blackout zone, but it's still letting me watch the game for some reason haha
the quality is incredible however, im so pleased with this app! push notifications for favorite teams would be cool though
