Fanvision at Michigan Stadium
I have had a Fanvision for the past three seasons that I have always used at Michigan Stadium, but it did not work yesterday. For those who don't know what a Fanvision is, it is a small controller with a screen that provides real-time stats as well as replays and streams of games from around the country. I went online and couldn't find anything definitive as to whether or not Fanvision service at the Big House has ended. Did anyone else with a Fanvision have this problem and/or know if the service is over? It really was great to have one.
P.S. The webiste http://www.fanvision.com/ doesn't list football on the website anymore, so I am assuming they ended service, but I still can't find anything that definitively says so.
September 1st, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 11:31 AM ^
Man some people's laziness gets to me
September 1st, 2013 at 11:34 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 12:17 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 12:55 PM ^
How many questions asked around here are not answerable via Google?
September 1st, 2013 at 10:04 PM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
Dude. this thread is about Fanvision! It is appropriate to have a discussion about it, including what it is, on the thread.
-1 Grumpy Old Fart.
September 1st, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
Canadians are supposed to be nice. Fess up, you're not really Canadian, eh?...
But really, though, way to be an ass.
September 1st, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
September 1st, 2013 at 1:52 PM ^
Definitely miss having access to instant replays and other games going on. I checked the website and it looks like all football (including NFL) no longer supports it. Maybe next season...
September 1st, 2013 at 4:23 PM ^
Hi, I think they've shut that part down which is too bad. I am willing to admit I too had one of the FanVision units. I got mine as part of a seat deal. For those who don't know what it is, the Fanvision unit is basically a small videocomputer unit that accepts a short range narrow cast at the stadium and other locations. It was started by someone who is a UM alum (I believe ) and originally it was hoped that people would buy or rent units. It is basically like a big video game controller but with a pretty sharp little LCD screen. During the game you can access ESPN and see other games live or on replay and get live stats and also access the different camera positions - either the one going out live or other cameras in the stadium. It was offered at the NFL stadiums and the UM was the only college stadium to have it.
Did it work? Yes, and it was cool to be able to track other games especially during conference play and see replays of big plays.
Was it cumbersome? Yes, it is big and heavy to hang around one's neck and way too big to tuck anywhere.
Why it didn't do better? Well, it was sort of like taking a TV set to the game. Great sometimes but a pain at other times.
Is it an idea ahead of the time? It might be an idea which came on too late. Before super-smart phones, and ultra light video devices, this might have been terrific but today, a lot of people (if they can get service) could see video, get updates and stats on their smart phones. It might work better as a app based service rather than a hardware based model but probably it wouldn't be as profitable. WIth 7 inch iPad/Galaxies available - one could easily see a 5 inch miniscreen/video/phone that would be lighter, more versatile and largely do the same thing.
They've moved on to tennis, golf and auto racing. There might be so much coverage of college and pro football on the general web that it might be too late there.
September 1st, 2013 at 6:34 PM ^
Is that service within the stadium (at least in the student section) is absolutely terrible. Getting a single text message through can take at least 50 tries. Attempting to load a website/espn app? Good luck. Maybe in the next few years it will get better, but for now fan vision sounds like it'd be a pretty useful thing, though I've never seen or used one.
September 1st, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
I am in Section 1 and have absolutely atrocious service. That's why the Fanvision was so useful, it always has fantastic service from inside the stadium with no delays. It was extremely helpful to have during a game. If I wanted to check the scores of another game, well, I could do better and watch it. If there was a big replay that the scoreboard was showing, I could watch it as many times as I wanted from multiple angles. If I was curious about stats, I could check those as well. It really was helpful, but it unfortunately never seemed to catch on.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:04 AM ^
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:19 PM ^
Two Official emails:
From: Lee RobertsDate: August 31, 2013 7:57:00 AM EDT To: [email protected] Subject: FanVision xxxx, Thanks for your email regarding FanVision. They have decided to no longer offer their service at any NCAA institutions, so it will not be active this year. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please also note that the Premium Seating email address has changed to [email protected] and the main number to call is 734-764-7131. You can also feel free to email or call me directly, as my contact info is below. Thanks for your support of Michigan Athletics! Go Blue, Lee
and
Subject: FanVision at the University of Michigan AUG 29, 2013 | 11:33AM EDT Fanvision Support replied: Hello Mike, It has been our pleasure to provide you with exclusive access at football games through your personal FanVision device. We regret to inform you that we are no longer participating with NFL and College football for the 2013/2014 season. We hope you have enjoyed the FanVision experience and thank you for being great supporters. If you have purchased your device and did not receive it complimentary from your team or with season tickets please follow up about receiving a partial refund on your device. If you received your FanVision device complimentary from the team, please return the device to a customer service desk at the stadium for environmentally sound disposal. Thank you Tom D.