Quoted from Zambonilli:

Pretty disappointing first crack at connectivity honestly. This feels like a knee jerk response to Scorbit and not stepping back and finding ways to make the game more engaging for the player with no constraints. For example, why QR codes and not some sort of wireless connectivity like bluetooth or NFC? Another example, why not have a rich app that lets you see how you drained and helps you learn how to not drain the same way. Doing an awkward QR code dance for leaderboards and a personal scoreboards is a bit of a let down. Hopefully, this is just a v1 and they're thinking of more but pretty me too offering to start.

Quoted from robotron:

how many gonna play with glass off

Quoted from Darscot:

I just think operators would have been far more likely to get on board if they just had to print out a sticker and connect the pins online. I don't pretend to know a lot about operators but I have never heard tale of one that likes to put unnecessary money into a pin.

Quoted from cooked71:

Did Gomez say you can update code over the internet?

Quoted from Only_Pinball:

No.

Quoted from Dent00:

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I signed up for the basic Stern Insider program and I don't see a QR code coming up on the Stern website.
It appears that you have to pay $39.00 for an upgrade in order to get that code, which will not be happening in my case.

Quoted from jfh:

You are giving Stern WAY too much credit.
They could do all this stuff but there’s nothing in their history that suggests they will. Everything you mentioned used to get looked at with pre-release location testing. They certainly aren’t going to make physical changes to existing games based on the data. Maybe some software tweaks but that’s not likely either. This is all about marketing the existing product, not improving it.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

So do you think Stern will keep supporting this and keep the servers online? Would suck to invest into upgrading pins with it and then have it obsolete in a couple years. Disclaimer I love it. I want to upgrade my Avengers and Elvira at some point.

Quoted from Biju:

Thanks--the reason I'm asking is because I'm having a difficult time believing I can't make these myself. The only piece I think that's proprietary is the game code update and the micro-SD card they install which I'm guessing you can image onto another card. The QR codes aren't "real" by typical standards so you'd just need to pass a non-code into the node board as I highly doubt the reader itself is doing anything other than passing a code to the board.
Perhaps someone has already tried this and I'm missing the obvious.

Quoted from JMCFAN:

Where is everyone ordering IC kits. Have JP, Munsters LE and Batman 66.... thinking of giving a try.....

Quoted from John-Floyd:

I did specifically request a 16gb card when I spoke with Cust service. They Stated that 2 games need 32GB USB Cards (Rush and Elvira) . I told them that in the Gomez video they show a 16 gb card, but for my replacement card they sent me another 32gb and said it should work just fine - LZ for example, can use either a 32 or 16. I have a new CPU headed my way (if they have extra ones for warranty issues), but maybe I should go out and pick up a 16GB card just to try and rule it out. I find it hard to believe I have a faulty reader as I did get it hooked up once (after literally 50+ tries haha) But as stated, it could easily go unnoticed during QC check since it isn't being used at that time. maybe a 16 would do the trick - I'll pick one up to try. I'd love to save Stern and GAP the hassle of extra work/ inventory if possible. I appreciate any tips to get this thing setup - thank you!

Quoted from LeMansFan:

Please excuse what may be a dumb question as I am borderline computer illiterate.
I know that there's some sort of cable that needs to go from the IC reader to one of the node boards (node board 8 I think). I do have the official instructions, just not here with me now. I just want to know if I have that cable already, or if I need to make a trip to Best Buy. It's a cable that looks like the type you'd plug into your modem. I have a bunch of Cat 5e cables just sitting around. Will those work for this application? Does it matter what color they are? I think I have them in black, yellow, and blue.
Thanks in advance.

Quoted from mrossman5:

Has anyone else had issues getting Wi-Fi to work when connecting to a network without a password? I am trying to hook up my Rush Pro, but it always says “unable to connect”. When I add a password to the network, it connects fine.

Quoted from Anony:

That's too bad, I assumed it could all be handled by a software update but maybe not.

Quoted from mrossman5:

It’s under the “stern events” tab.

Quoted from NoSkills:

If you remove a retro fit kit from a game when selling it, is it ok to remove the micro sd card or does that need to stay in and just remove the scanner and dongle?

Quoted from Soltic:

Hmmm, strange, my son and I made it on the board the first day it was running on our home machine…
It was fun that day but being that the board doesn’t at least differentiate / track basics like code version or who’s running 5-ball games kinda takes away any desire to bother w/ it.
Am I being too pessimistic?

Quoted from PoMC:

There's not a way to unregister a game from the game Settings? Got a Godzilla on a temp trade and it's still registered to the original owner I guess...not the guy I traded with (he's 2nd owner at least).
If there's not a way to unregister from the game itself, well, then there needs to be. No way I can track down some random original owner and ask for it to be unregistered.

Quoted from UnnDunn:

I feel like if you can access the operator menu, you should be able to un-register the machine no questions asked. Maybe give a 7-day period for the original registered owner to block it via email, but if they don't respond, the change should go through automatically.

Quoted from Jazman:

Ok, so if Home Team doesn't require you to scan the code, can you you just add the wifi adapter yourself to get the connected features? The WiFi adapter they are including in the kit is $22 at Amazon. I can't see a reason to need anything more than that for home use. The scanner is irrelevant and doesn't warrant the $200 price tag (at least not for me).
So, can someone from Stern comment about whether I can do that? I will plan to watch the video they sent to see if they say anything...
EDIT: Since it looks like it needs to enroll you once with the scanner, guessing it would still be required. Seems like they could just do it by letting you enter your login credentials when setting it up the first time...

Quoted from Haymaker:

Right, I want to sign up again but theres nowhere I can find to click to do so. Its not in their shop and clicking my membership does nothing. I swear I'm not a boomer I've searched all over but it seems like theres nowhere I can renew or even sign up again.

Quoted from Nikko:

Thanks guys - appreciate it! He "Unregistered" so I'll give it a try tonight after work. If I remember correctly I have to scan a code in the Service Menu under IC for me to add it to my game room, correct? Then it should walk me through the rest of it?

Quoted from sirlonzelot:

Did the all access membership have beta code support ? Like to test the new Godzilla code