Did anybody else get the email from weather.com about the need to subscribe to their new API service in order to obtain weather data, and that the current XML feed will be terminated on 15 November?
Reproducing the email below, including random bold and italics... > > Dear Registrant: > > We are writing to you because our records indicate that you are a > registered user of the weather.com® XML Data Feed > (http://xoap.weather.com.) > > As a valued subscriber, we want to let you know that *our data feed > service offerings are changing*. Beginning *the week of October 10th, > 2011*, we will be launching a new subscription service, -*The Weather > Channel® API*-. > > The Weather Channel® API is a -*subscription offering*- created by The > Weather Channel specifically to provide developers with access to an > -*easy to use weather data feed*- that they can use *-to power > commercial applications-* across a variety of technology platforms. > > *Key Features include:*> > > - access to the most comprehensive global forecast set available > anywhere - white label solution (no logo; no links) - weather data provided by weather.com® - data may be accessed in either XML or JSON format - leverages a world class cloud-based Infrastructure - product support for the world wide web, the mobile web, > downloadable web / PC applications, and downloadable mobile phone / > smart phone applications - multi-language support for English, Spanish, French, German, & > Portuguese> > > WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU: > In order to have access to an XML data feed from The Weather Channel, > you will need to subscribe to The Weather Channel® API. > *_This_letter_serves_as_formal_notice_to_you_that_your_access_to_the_weather.com®_XML_Data_Feed_will_terminate_at_midnight_Eastern_time_on_November_15,_2011._* > To evaluate The Weather Channel® API as an alternative to the > weather.com® XML Data Feed, please go to > http://portal.theweatherchannel.com. > > If you have questions concerning this notice, you can call The > Weather Channel at (770) 226-2329 or e-mail us at > [email protected]. > > We look forward to continuing our relationship with you. > > Best Regards, > > Scott H. Zucker > Director, Revenue Management & Optimization > The Weather Channel, LLC > Phone: (770) 226-2329 > Facsimile: (770) 226-2966 > E-mail: [email protected] > Web: http://portal.theweatherchannel.com > I went to the subscription link, obtained a price quote for basic data for a single UK city/5-day data forecast and it calculated a price of USD $115 *PER MONTH*! Looks like the days are numbered for the WeatherTime plugin, unless we can find a new data feed... :( -- Milhouse ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Milhouse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=928 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21989
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