UPDATE: Server transition is complete. If you have any issues, use the contact form to let me know.

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I am currently working on the server. You may see times that are not correct.

Both stores had stock this morning. Unfortunately, both of these stores change their URLs for each of these bundles. As a result of the URL changes, my tracker misses them. If the URLs didn’t change, I would have picked it up.

Fortunately, thanks to the two users that sent in the URLs, I was able to add them. Unfortunaely, Buy.com sold out right after I added them.

I rely on users to send me new URLs for new console/bundles.  There is no way I could possibly monitor every store out there to see when a new bundle is released, hence why sometimes it takes longer for me to add these new units.

If you see stock I am not showing, send me the URLs via my contact form, and I will address it as soon as I possibly can. (P.S. I do work a day job.)

Justin

All,

Wii Console/Bundle email alert subscriptions from now on will only be available through the Google Groups option. The emails I have currently in my own DB up to today will continue to receive alerts via my site (if it doesn’t crash), but it is RECOMMENDED that you also sign up to the Google Group.

The Google Group is NowInStockWiis. For those that need help, please follow these instructions.

As I mentioned above, previous subscribers may want to switch to the Group as well. This will ensure you have the best opportunity to receive alerts. I send emails in this order: Twitter (Mobile Alerts), Google Group, and finally my server. Since I only need to send one email to Twitter and Google Group which then relay alerts on to you, this only makes sense.

Please understand email and mobile alerts have may points of connection between my server and your inbox or phone. There may be times when one of those connections is slow. As a result, your email or mobile alerts may be delayed or never sent. You also always have the option to use the RSS Feed and a feed reader.

This email only pertains to those looking for Wii Console/Bundle alerts.

Thank you,
Justin

Yeah, it just so happened that I was working on the site at the time that alert went out and my code was screwed up for that one. I fixed it and all is good again.

Justin

All,

I think it is evident I have yet to master this site management stuff yet. I am working on getting this resolved as soon as I can. I will be working on it over the weekend. Hopefully by the end of next week I will have the site running smooth again when stock arrives and emails blast out. I am in totally unfamiliar territory here, and believe me, when the site goes down, I feel embarrassed and panicked. I am trying my best to get emails out as soon as I can. I am trying to optimize the site as best I can. But, when you have thousands of people on your site at once, my server doesn’t like it.

Please be assured that over the next week I will be working with some very experienced people to help resolve the issues. This weekend I will review all of my code for the 20th time to ensure optimal speed. When stock arrives, I am FREAKING OUT to keep this site running , just like all of you are when trying to get the products you want!

With the last Friday release of stock at Amazon, I have not heard a bad word about the mobile alerts. It also seems that the mobile alerts are being delivered quicker than most emails, which is not surprising to me.

As a result of this success, I am releasing the mobile alerts from the Beta label into released. I will now begin adding more stores to the mix, but there will still be limited number on the list. Only the best and most widely accepted stores will be on the list. I will release a list of these stores on the mobile alerts instructions page as well as place icons on the Wii tracker page next to each store included in the mobile alerts. Expect these changes to be noted over the next week.

UPDATE: The server transition has COMPLETED. You CAN once again subscribe to email alerts.

I just released the latest tracker to the mix. This is the Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party Bundle for the Wii. Since there will be a lot of you getting Wii’s this holiday season and as a suggestion from a user, I have gone forth with adding this tracker. Stock has been very limited and I hope we can get a few of you some of them. I am only tracking the Bundle. Visit the DDR Hottest Party Tracker to sign up for email alerts.

Since this game is not in as much demand as the others, tracking will be run at a slower level to ensure more power to the more important products such as the Wii, GH3, Rock Band and Zune. If demand for DDR-HP picks up, I will adjust run times accordingly.

What do you guys think of the new design? I uploaded it last night, made some tweaks to get it running properly, and here we have it. Granted the blog/news area is not coded over to the new design, nor is the UK tracker, but they will come in due time. Let me know what you think of the design by using the contact form.

And, if you notice any errors, please do use the contact form to alert me.

UPDATE: Blog area is now complete. UK Tracker, I haven’t forgot about you, but time is limited and new products are releasing like mad!

This evening I read over at Mashable about a new phone that Verizon is bringing out called Voyager from LG. They state that an executive at Verizon was calling it the “iPhone killer.” Now, what executive would say that other than the man in charge of these new devices. Obviously there are people leaving Verizon for the iPhone at AT&T. In fact, my friend Rob Schultz just split Verizon a month ago so he could acquire the iPhone. Granted he is a Mac geek, but at least I get to see and play with the iPhone. Thanks Rob!

And that brings me to my next question about this so-called Voyager (pictured on far right). Does it have a full-fledged browser like the iPhone’s Safari? This is by far the best thing about the iPhone from experience with the device. Granted the network sucks under AT&T, but it is almost bearable given the end experience. Still not worth the bucks or dropped calls, but get it on Verizon and I would already own one. If the Voyager lacks this one simple feature, it is already dead. There are already plenty of devices on the market for email, music, and other crap. We need mobile web browsing and the iPhone does it very well even with lackluster data connections.

A Few Side Notes:

• The best thing I have seen since the release of the iPhone is the Blackberry Curve over on T-Mobile. Wi-Fi and mobile calling! That is what I like to hear.
• Also, I can’t wait till next year whenever Sprint releases it’s WiMax network called Xohm. 4Mb data streams over a 10 mile radius.
• What about Google and their soon bid on the 700 MHz spectrum? This is my most highly anticipated event. Will they make a bid?

Mobile is hot on both the device and service ends. Until both ends improve, mobile = phone calls & texting… nothing else.