Hey, I’ve been using Ambee free since the integration was released last month and have found it pretty useful. I just checked my email and it looks like I have an ultimatum to pay $120/mo to continue using it or lose it.
That seems like an awful lot to me and I can’t say I like this kind of tactic. Are there any other alternatives for pollen data in the US?
Pretty sure. According to the graph on the dashboard, I never exceeded 50.
Here is the text for the email I got. It doesn’t say anything about exceeding the limit (which I would be fine with fixing, if I had).
“Dear User,
We have updated the terms of the current free/basic plan. According to the revised terms, you can use the existing plan for the next 15 days. During the next 15 days, you will, as usual, be able to make 100 free API calls/day.
Once this time period lapses, your account will be deactivated unless it is migrated to a paid plan. If you wish to continue using our services, please feel free to sign up for our paid plans or reach out to us about your requirements, and we’ll design a custom plan just for you. “
I’m not sure if the free tier is some kind of bait and hook thing they run or if they really did just change the terms. I got the email two days ago.
Just thought I’d put it out there and see if others have run into this and see what kind of alternatives there might be.
I wouldn’t be against paying for something, but their upgrade price is the same as my water+electric+phone bill. Seems incredibly high to essentially get access to aggregated data.
Well, this is frustrating. After they started their 15 day free only, I get the following notification for the integration. The problem is I have no way to delete the integration. And of course, I am not going to pay Ambee $40+ per month for this information. RECONFIGURE only gives me a choice to enter an API.
Anyone know a way around to delete the integration?
I went through this, it was a while ago though the exact details are murky. But I believe there should actually be another Ambee box somewhere on your integrations page and you can delete it from there.