AdTrap - The internet is yours again by Chad Russell » Comments

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1. Creator barry about 24 hours ago
  
  Hey! Whats is happening? Any news to update us with?
2. Creator Cody L on May 15
  
  Awesome, thanks for the answer Chad!
3. Creator Chad Russell on May 13
  
  Surveys will go out right before we ship, to ensure we have the proper shipping info
4. Creator Chad Russell on May 13
  
  @Cody, Can use DHCP or you can assign it a static in the settings.
5. Creator Cody L on May 13
  
  10.10.2.153.. Thats an interesting IP address. I take it this device just uses DHCP to get its address? Btw, hell of a subnet you guys are running.
6. Creator Al Calavicci on May 13
  
  When is this item shipping?
  thanks!
7. Creator David Smith on May 9
  
  We are all looking forward to the shipping of this device and anticipating the survey of correct addresses to ship them to. Of course if my address says "plot 1347 town cemetery anytown usa" feel free to give my device to another hopeful person. I know you guys are working to get this right but let's try to see this thing before this internet thing is over. Hate to hear this conversation... "Here son. your great grandfather left this device to you in his will and it just arrived" "It is for blocking ads on the internet" "What's an internet dad?"
8. Creator Marco Janssen on May 8
  
  @chad: Are you still serious about that Pushover integration??
9. Creator Chad Russell on May 8
  
  Teaser screenshot
  
  http://s8.postimg.org/kxhi6ll6d/adtraplogin.jpg
10. Creator Alexandre on May 7
  
  I want to know, did you forgot to update your stats for the AdTrap on your website? I went to take a look and it's not the same stats that you give in your update# 27
11. Creator Mark T on May 5
  
  I agree with Ginju, pledge tier for beta access would have been awesome...I would still pledge on top for that beta access now... *hint hint*.
  
  Also, I am considering making pre-order on top of my Kickstarter contribution for another unit. When would the last day be to make that pre-order? Would I receive both at the same time?
12. Creator Ginju on May 4
  
  /me thinks pledge tier for beta access would have been awesome :/
  
  I had a site the other day tell me my age. It could have been a fluke, but somehow the fact that I do not know for sure, seems flat wrong. And I'm pretty sure they weren't guessing anyhow...
  
  @Chad.....I don't want the abs, just send me the board =P
  /joke/
  //but seriously, if you wanna...=D //
  
  You tell those guys at the plastic shop that Ginju from the internet does not approve of this latency. That should help speed things up.
13. Creator JW on May 3
  
  @Paul Unger
  Paul, yes you are correct, most of the comments here have been quite supportive, which I am happy to see - my comment was really intended for those who very recently posted comments to Chad's latest update on the update page (should have posted my comment there I guess).
  I am completely in agreement with you. This is clearly a project that was within the true spirit of kickstarter - raising funds for the development and subsequent production of a project, as opposed to many projects which, lets face it, are just intended to give a marketing boost to something that is more or less already created and could be produced without much further difficulty. Hence the understandable delays in this case. Backers should feel they have a right to be updated occasionally (which I think Chad has been fairly diligent at) but quite often long periods can go by when there is frankly not much interesting to update, either people are waiting for components to arrive (and then maybe reordered is something was not right), or the slow grind of code is being written, and rewritten, etc., and quite frankly I would prefer it if the developers ignored kickstarter for a couple of weeks at a time while they got on with things and then just posted regular, even if infrequent, updates.
14. Creator Paul Unger on May 3
  
  @JD
  Wow, you are exactly right about the nature of Kickstarter but why would you post that comment here? For a project that is into it's 3rd month past estimated delivery, the comments have been onerwhelmingly positive and supportive. You seem to be directing your comments at the entire thread but posts here are sparse and rarely negative. Why here, why now?
  Perhaps you are speaking to a couple of comments in the last update. I recommend you post your comments there and reference specific backers whose comments you take issue with.
  I, for one, invested in this project because I think Chad and the team have a brilliant idea and would love to see if come to fruition. Without our support, that might never happen so I was willing to take a leap with them and give them the boost they needed to see where they could go with this. As such, I want to know how things are going. As backers I think we have a vested interest in the progress of the project. When I feel like I'm completely out of the loop I will ask for an update.
  Again, I agree with what you are saying but it seems completely unwarrented here. Maybe you thought you were on the OUYA forum?
15. Creator JW on May 2
  
  Good to hear everything is still progressing, well done Chad and team. The more I understand about this the more I am looking forward to having one.
  What I don't understand is all of the comments requesting shipping dates - as if Kickstarter was just another e-commerce site. Have you people any idea what Kickstarter is all about? Did you not read everything there was to read about it when you opened an account? Projected shipping dates are just best guesses if everything goes according to plan. Each hiccup, additional complexity, delay dealing with suppliers, unforeseen bugs, etc. will add to the time required to get to the finish line, sometimes materially so if developers have to backtrack and go back to the drawing board to correct an issue. That's what product development is all about. Get over it. If you wanted certainty, wait until the product is completed and then buy it from the website - but you didn't, probably because you thought you could save yourself a few bucks and buy it off of Kickstarter when it was still in the development stage. This does not give you any right to start complaining when it takes longer than you (or Chad, and everybody else) initially expected it to.
16. Creator Chris Tan on April 30
  
  Hey Chad and team, you are doing a superb job. Thanks for the update; you've just confirmed my belief that clicking on online ads leaks a deal of personal information. Hopefully your product is going to change all that! Keep up the good work.
17. Creator Paul Unger on April 26
  
  Hey Chad, thanks for the update. Shouts out to you, Charles and Arlene (and anyone else involved in the AdTrap.) I'm sure you guys are far more anxious to see this thing fly than any of us. The finish line is in sight. Keep up the hard work.
18. Creator Ginju on April 25
  
  Tomorrow is the quoted estimate for receiving the first run shipment. Here's hoping all is perfect. Good luck Chad! Look forward to hearing the news sometime after the weekend!
19. Creator Matt Acosta on April 24
  
  Last update April 8th???
20. Creator Rogier Willems on April 23
  
  Any idea about ETA ?????
21. Creator David Puett on April 20
  
  Everyone has waited this long. Another week or two or more to make sure everything is perfect isn't going to kill anyone. Looking forward to it.
22. Creator ShawnB on April 18
  
  DO you expect there to be any slowness to the users internet speed using this device? For instance when a filter is applied to ban certain webpages it tends to take longer to fully load pages that have fragments from the banned website such as facebook like buttons if facebook is banned.
23. Creator terry on April 18
  
  lets run a betting shop on the shipping date of the AdTrap
  
  1. 100/1 april
  2. 33/1 may
  3. 2/1 june
  
  just for the fun of it...now i dont gamble ,,,but kickstarters,,,,,,Estimated delivery: Feb 2013 ,,,now thats a gamble
24. Creator Chad Russell on April 17
  
  Still haven't sent final surveys, we'll do that shortly before shipping to ensure we capture up to date addresses.
25. Creator Chad Russell on April 17
  
  Thanks! Up late tonight trying to get AdTrap shipped! We should have news soon on mass production. ~2 weeks from last Friday we'll have the first run in, if everything checks out with that run, we'll pull the trigger then. We need an update, we've just been swamped!
26. Creator gdep on April 16
  
  Great update....and great job Chad! Very excited about all of your progress with the project.
27. Creator Mark L on April 16
  
  Hi Chad, thanks for the info on where things sit.
  
  As a FYI: It is better to give us an estimated timeline and periodically revise it, than to leave us hanging. No news typically causes a lot of speculation and negative comments, and that just causes a lot of stress foy your backers, as well as you, that isn't necessary. (sadly you won't avoid all the native remarks with delays, but it will keep them to a minimum)
  
  Keep up the good work!
28. Creator Chad Russell on April 15
  
  Quick update, first manufacturing run was kicked off Friday (4/12/13). This is a smaller send ahead run just to make sure everything is in order which will be arriving in about 2 weeks. We've secured our ABS mold manufacturer and that is under way as well. The first run of boards I mentioned will undergo QC and then will be shipped out when we receive ABS cases (a few weeks after that). Hope this helps, not ignoring shipping requests, we're working hard on it! We just don't want to set exceptions and then not be able to make them. I know it's past Feb, hang on with us, we're almost there!
29. Creator barry on April 15
  
  uh-oh!
  
  @Mark re:Chad seems reluctant to answer questions about estimated shipping. several people have asked,only to have their questions ignored.
30. Creator Adam McGready on April 15
  
  @Dan Brav There is no way it is your AdTrap. As far as everyone knows Chad hasn't even confirmed mass production is started yet.
31. Creator Mark L on April 15
  
  Did you fill out a survey? I have not seen a survey, and have not heard any news about units shipping. Chad seems reluctant to answer questions about estimated shipping. several people have asked,only to have their questions ignored.
32. Creator Dan Brav on April 15
  
  Got a delivery from the US to pickup in the morning .. let's hope it is my precious AdTrap ;)
33. Creator barry on April 12
  
  500
34. Creator barry on April 12
  
  Now that your hardware & software are confirmed to be stable, and now that you have your ABS rapid prototype case settled on, have you given the "thumbs up" / "green light" / "go" for mass production? How much time do you and/or your suppliers estimate it would take to manufacture the 1,400+/- units?
35. Creator terry on April 10
  
  i need to know about shipping im moving to australia soon
  
  can i get a shipping date so i can plan to have the AdTrap shipped to Ireland or Australia,,,,,,,,,,PLEASE
36. Creator uɐp loʞos on April 9
  
  If you're going to live on the bleeding edge, you should invest in band aids.
  
  Dan Sokol
37. Creator Edward Turner on April 9
  
  @Matt. Indeed, an ignore button would be marvellous. Perhaps somebody could develop an App!!!
38. Creator Matt on April 9
  
  Edward, You've made one positive comment in your whole Kickstarter history. It's members like you that have me wishing there was an ignore option. If I were Chad I would have refunded your money (if that were possible) and removed you from the project long ago. I don't know how he restrains himself...
39. Creator Edward Turner on April 9
  
  @Curtis Konelsky.
  No my 'advice' is not going to suddenly speed up the project. AdTrap has consistently proven that it is incapableof keeping promises, so I'm not expecting any improvement there. Just as a matter of interest, what is an acceptable delivery date for you? June, July, August, December 2013? Not at all? AdTrap has consistently proven that it responds to online criticism. The company doesn't respond to normal questions made in a normal tone, so 'backers' are left with only one course of action to get a response. Or do you see it differently? Strange that the post promised by AdTrap for March only appeared after soembody complained online.
40. Creator Chad Russell on April 8
  
  They are green :) RGB LEDs are expensive!
41. Creator Ginju on April 8
  
  I absolutely care if it has a yellow, blue, green or red LED.....
42. Creator Chad Russell on April 8
  
  Our neighbors didn't think it was as cool as we did :)
43. Creator Richard Hyde on April 8
  
  @Chad, Sorry to hear it. Drive by there every day on my commute. :)
44. Creator Chad Russell on April 8
  
  @Curtis, and a promise we take very seriously.
45. Creator Curtis Konelsky on April 8
  
  @Edward there are no investors here, just backers. We aren't even customers. We have no particular rights, and even if AdTrap never ships, we have no special recourse (other than maybe complaining about it online). Receiving a finished product is a promise, not a contract. Whatever money you supplied to the project is no longer yours in any sense.
  
  I get that you are unhappy with the delays, but is your unsolicited business advice really going to suddenly speed up the project, or just upset the team members?
46. Creator Chad Russell on April 8
  
  @Edward, you're making quite a few assumptions that are simply not correct.
47. Creator Chad Russell on April 8
  
  @Richard, we had to take it down, county code :/
48. Creator Richard Hyde on April 8
  
  The flag is no longer flying at the building on Fabian?
49. Creator Edward Turner on April 8
  
  @Chad. I don’t think there is any confusion on my side. Perhaps on your side? I assume (hope) you have a plan. If you do, it has been torn up already several times as you constantly and reliably fail to meet the goals you announce. Be they SOP or simple posts to inform investors of progress.
  
  I find it interesting that there have been delays concerning the configuration (boards). Did you actually have a product specification when the project started? If not, why not? It would appear that the design/spec is being constantly tinkered with, which means the goal posts are always moving. Fix the spec so you can start production. I can’t imagine anyone cares if it has a yellow, blue, green or red LED.
  
  If it costs more than you think it will to launch a product then I suggest you do your homework better (see business plan). Continuously changing the spec inevitably leads to delays and thus additional costs.
  
  Glad to hear you are making excellent progress. I’ve been reading this ever since this project was launched. You received the final ABS case prototypes yesterday (March 28) and were hoping to post an update with pictures. Maybe your internet is down?
  
  If I ran my business as you run yours, I would be out of business. I have to set milestones and deadlines for my customers and these dates do not move. Out of respect for my customers I keep the deadlines and promises I make. I suggest you finalize the production spec and get the thing manufactured. It’s impossible to produce the perfect product first time out. To make your business sustainable you have to be able to offer superior products. I’m sure if you have satisfied customers they will be happy to buy a better Adtrap to replace their first. You can increase the level of functionality with future products.
  
  I’m hanging in there, but my patience is wearing thin. Perhaps you have received the mega offer from companies reliant on advertising dollars to make their business models work. No clicks, no dollars. If my company was reliant on advertising, I’d try to eliminate Adtrap.
50. Creator Mark L on April 8
  
  And by "expected" I meant estimated... not going to hold you to it by any means, I understand it is still a bit of a moving target.