Budweiser Sports App 17+

I’ve been using the Budweiser red light and the app to watch hockey for four seasons now. I knew they switched from that app to this Budweiser Sports app, and the reviews were not good. Basically people say they can’t get their red light to work. So I held off. But it seemed they stopped supporting the old app recently because the light stopped working. Therefore I felt i had no choice so I downloaded Budweiser Sports, followed the instructions to link my red light during a game, and it worked right away. It’s been five games now and the app has worked 100 percent of the time. It never fails to signal a goal. I think the app is improved, because the slider for goal delays is a lot more precise.

I am completely and utterly dissatisfied with Budweiser. First off, this wasn’t a $30 goal light from Walmart, this is an almost $200 product and should function accordingly. The original app worked great, I personally had NO issues and was amazed how quickly the goal light would sound once my team scored. Ever since the update to this new app, my light is inconsistent with connections and functionality through the app but more importantly is delayed about 10 seconds from the time my team scores vs when the goal light illuminates (my delay is set to 0 seconds). I can’t help but feel like I have a $200 paperweight. Here’s to hoping Budweiser spends extra time and energy perfecting an update and improving the response time of the light. (This was written last year and never published). Fast forward to 2021, still have a paperweight. I have to laugh at the fact I got an email today about new team-specific goal lights for sale for $275. I’d splurge if this actually worked. The app is trash, has been for years. Can’t get my light to connect even though the light itself indicates it’s paired, my app doesn’t even display the NHL schedule when I click on the NHL tab - unsure if that’s bc I technically don’t have the light connected - but this is absurd. 2021 and you can’t figure out how to design an app that WORKS!

Oof, where to begin. I’ve had my light for about 2 years now. It’s been a fun addition to my hockey watching experience. But at this point, the mere sight of this app on my home screen gives me a headache.

Since this last major update, It will NOT connect. I’ve tried all the troubleshooting solutions: replaced the batteries, checked my Wifi connection, prayed, bashed my head against the wall, proofread for any typos when I type in the wifi network and password (which my God, just give me a list to choose from. What are are we doing here). I’ve tried it all. I get a single green light for a fraction of a second, then back to the blinking red light of doom. I’ve tried this dozens upon dozens of times, same story every time.

I appreciate the app warning me not to not to try the connection process if I “sugger” from seizures. But I’m more worried about the impending aneurism if I keep trying to get this app to work correctly. Thank you for making my goal light an $150 cinderblock. It was fun while it lasted.