As mentioned there was a problem getting the main “brain” for the development kit. It was on “backorder” to June 28th and supposed to arrive on the 30th. While watching the website I saw the date slowly tick longer day by day. Eventually I got an email that said the date was going to change. It claimed the new delivery date was going to be July 30th to ship. I watched the date and it continued to tick forward only one day at a time even though they told me via email that it was due on the 30th of July to ship. I wrote an email complaining. They indicate on the website that they will respond to questions (I was seeking a ship date clarification due to the website saying one thing and the email yet another) within 24 business hours. Assuming they have 8 hour days this would be 3 business days. No response came so I watched the live sales chat which showed for almost a week with nobody available.
Finally one day there was a person online and I asked them. They said that their scheduling people said that the 30th was the best date they had and agreed that the info on the website was problematic that it didnt agree with what I was being told and would mention it to a manager. I seriously doubt that ever occurred but whatever.
I’m currently moving and the day I got unloaded a notice came in the email about a change of status on the Starter Kit. It indicated that the order had been shipped on the 30th. The package is due to arrive today according to FedEx. This leaves the ethernet circuit board to ship. It claimed the same 30th of July delivery date in a previous email so who knows when that will arrive. The website continues to click forward day by day not matching what I was told.
I still need to finish setting up the office area where I will be programming the development kit from so it will be a few days before I start work on the user interface.