Reply by Spehro Pefhany●October 16, 20052005-10-16
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:02:47 +1000, the renowned Don McKenzie
<look@mysig.com> wrote:
>Kelly Hall wrote:
>
>> Don McKenzie wrote:
>>
>>> They ignored my emails, and I had to ring them from Australia before I
>>> was able to get any sense out of them, and then I didn't get a
>>> reasonable response.
>>
>>
>> DIGI acquired ZWorld/Rabbit back in June. While DIGI puts new execs and
>> managers in place I assume there will be some rough patches.
>>
>> Kelly
>
>do you mean digikey Kelly, or is it another company?
>webpage if not digikey?
>
>Don...
http://www.digikey.com/
"Don McKenzie" <look@mysig.com> wrote in message
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> Kelly Hall wrote:
>
> > Don McKenzie wrote:
> >
> >> They ignored my emails, and I had to ring them from Australia before I
> >> was able to get any sense out of them, and then I didn't get a
> >> reasonable response.
> >
> >
> > DIGI acquired ZWorld/Rabbit back in June. While DIGI puts new execs and
> > managers in place I assume there will be some rough patches.
> >
> > Kelly
>
> do you mean digikey Kelly, or is it another company?
> webpage if not digikey?
>
> Don...
>
>
> --
> Don McKenzie
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>
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Reply by Don McKenzie●October 15, 20052005-10-15
Kelly Hall wrote:
> Don McKenzie wrote:
>
>> They ignored my emails, and I had to ring them from Australia before I
>> was able to get any sense out of them, and then I didn't get a
>> reasonable response.
>
>
> DIGI acquired ZWorld/Rabbit back in June. While DIGI puts new execs and
> managers in place I assume there will be some rough patches.
>
> Kelly
> "Richard H." <rh86@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:Oz01f.1152$MN6.584@fed1read04...
>
>>Rich Webb wrote:
>>
>>>For one data point, I ordered (via the ZWorld website) and received one
>>>of their Rabbit+Ethernet dev boards.
>>>
>>>Although the packaging was in good shape, the wall wart inside the box
>>>wasn't secured very well and it bounced around enough to knock one of
>>>the surface mount electrolytics off of the power section.
>>
>>
>>Curious. I had a similar failure with them. The power pack bounced
>>around enough in shipping (with no padding around it) that it smashed the
>>power connector on its cable.
>>
>>4 years later, you'd think they would have learned by now.
>>
>>Richard
>
>
> Just ordered the parts through DigiKey. At half the price! And free
> shipping.
>
>
Digikey rocks! Can't think of a better supplier.
Reply by Kelly Hall●October 12, 20052005-10-12
Don McKenzie wrote:
> They ignored my emails, and I had to ring them from Australia before I
> was able to get any sense out of them, and then I didn't get a
> reasonable response.
DIGI acquired ZWorld/Rabbit back in June. While DIGI puts new execs and
managers in place I assume there will be some rough patches.
Kelly
Reply by Fred●October 11, 20052005-10-11
"Richard H." <rh86@no.spam> wrote in message
news:Oz01f.1152$MN6.584@fed1read04...
> Rich Webb wrote:
>> For one data point, I ordered (via the ZWorld website) and received one
>> of their Rabbit+Ethernet dev boards.
>>
>> Although the packaging was in good shape, the wall wart inside the box
>> wasn't secured very well and it bounced around enough to knock one of
>> the surface mount electrolytics off of the power section.
>
>
> Curious. I had a similar failure with them. The power pack bounced
> around enough in shipping (with no padding around it) that it smashed the
> power connector on its cable.
>
> 4 years later, you'd think they would have learned by now.
>
> Richard
Just ordered the parts through DigiKey. At half the price! And free
shipping.
Reply by Don McKenzie●October 8, 20052005-10-08
Fred wrote:
> Sorry for any confusion. However when I made an online order it was
> cancelled without any communication. I made another order and it was
> cancelled again, this time referring me to a local distributor who doesn't
> have any in stock. I had already ascertained this before ordering online.
>
> I then reorder on-line on the 5th for 1-2 day overseas delivery. On this
> occasion I sent them an email as well. However 3 days later it's still
> "waiting to be processed". I have never come across such an outfit before.
>
> Hence I was wondering if my experiences were unique. It seems they're not.
> Thankfully my current project uses an alternative processor.
"Markus Zingg" <m.zingg@nct.ch> wrote in message
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> >Has anyone else tried buying these online through the Rabbitsemi
>>website>zworld for the order to be cancelled without any warning?
>>
>
> Fred
>
> Your question is confusing (to me). Are you asking about general
> experience with Rabbitsemis online shop or wether they are canceling
> orders without informing you ??
>
> Anyways, so far my experiences with them were positive. I also found
> them to be kind and responsive on the phone. Maybe something went
> wrong and a simple phone call could clear things up?
>
> Markus
Sorry for any confusion. However when I made an online order it was
cancelled without any communication. I made another order and it was
cancelled again, this time referring me to a local distributor who doesn't
have any in stock. I had already ascertained this before ordering online.
I then reorder on-line on the 5th for 1-2 day overseas delivery. On this
occasion I sent them an email as well. However 3 days later it's still
"waiting to be processed". I have never come across such an outfit before.
Hence I was wondering if my experiences were unique. It seems they're not.
Thankfully my current project uses an alternative processor.
Reply by Richard H.●October 6, 20052005-10-06
Rich Webb wrote:
> For one data point, I ordered (via the ZWorld website) and received one
> of their Rabbit+Ethernet dev boards.
>
> Although the packaging was in good shape, the wall wart inside the box
> wasn't secured very well and it bounced around enough to knock one of
> the surface mount electrolytics off of the power section.
Curious. I had a similar failure with them. The power pack bounced
around enough in shipping (with no padding around it) that it smashed
the power connector on its cable.
4 years later, you'd think they would have learned by now.
Richard