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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Kale554
Color Name:Aqua
Amazon needs to pull all of these devices from its marketplace. Peek is done. My "life time" service was shut-down on January 30. Today I received a mass email from the head of the company (see below). I guess he didn't know how to complete the fourth paragraph. This was the first I heard they were shutting down. I loved Peek for what it was... and now it's gone.
"Dear Peek user,
Since we launched Peek in September 2008, we received amazing accolades for the product and the support of many, many Peeksters like you.
Since 2010 the business has been taking off in a direction that moved us away from these devices -- putting our cloud platform and software to work bringing smart apps to simple devices made by other mobile phone makers.
We have been winding down the US service since late 2010, and at the end of 2011 this email address was connected to one of a few Peek devices still operating in the US. At the end of January, this last batch of devices was decommissioned.
I'm sorry to report that this
As our Peek cloud powers increasing millions of devices around the world, we hope you'll find yourself using our apps for services like mail, chat, picture sharing, and cloud backup. Indeed, we were just honored by the global mobile industry association with a prestigious Best Technology award nomination. You can read more about this and where we are heading at [...]
All the best,
Amol
Peekster-in-Chief"
"Dear Peek user,
Since we launched Peek in September 2008, we received amazing accolades for the product and the support of many, many Peeksters like you.
Since 2010 the business has been taking off in a direction that moved us away from these devices -- putting our cloud platform and software to work bringing smart apps to simple devices made by other mobile phone makers.
We have been winding down the US service since late 2010, and at the end of 2011 this email address was connected to one of a few Peek devices still operating in the US. At the end of January, this last batch of devices was decommissioned.
I'm sorry to report that this
As our Peek cloud powers increasing millions of devices around the world, we hope you'll find yourself using our apps for services like mail, chat, picture sharing, and cloud backup. Indeed, we were just honored by the global mobile industry association with a prestigious Best Technology award nomination. You can read more about this and where we are heading at [...]
All the best,
Amol
Peekster-in-Chief"
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
TwitterPeek No Longer Works - Peek has become a Rip-Off - (old title: TwitterPeek is either for You or not for You)
June 23, 2010
By ruel
Color Name:Charcoal|Amazon Verified Purchase
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OCT. 19, 2010 UPDATE:
The TwitterPeek does NOT work any longer. Don't buy it. If you already have a TwitterPeek with LIFETIME SERVICE, this is NOW what PEEK INC. is telling me: PEEK INC. is only offering TwitterPeek Users with LIFETIME SERVICE to switch to a Peek 9 with only ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. No more LIFETIME SERVICE on a direct straight swap. But someone else in the GetPeek discussion forum is saying you have to pay an extra $50 to get lifetime service on the Peek 9 if you want to swap to a Peek 9. It's up to you. But I say: Don't buy the TwitterPeek. Get a real phone with internet on the phone for doing your twitter. Based on my experience with the TwitterPeek, you can expect a DEAD DEVICE and you will be wasting your money.
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OCT. 14, 2010 UPDATE:
The TwitterPeek no longer works. The TwitterPeek is a dead device. According to a support message that I've received, PEEK INC has no ETA as to when twitter service may be restored. PEEK INC. is now saying that TwitterPeek users should get the Peek 9 device which is their new email device. There's is a "lemonade" offer where you can get a Peek 9 for $1, but you have to contact PEEK to swap your lifetime service from the TwitterPeek to the Peek 9. But there is NO TWITTER on the Peek 9 because PEEK INC. still hasn't gotten twitter to work. They may advertise twitter on the Peek 9, but they admit twitter is not working. I haven't switched to the Peek 9 yet, but anticipate doing so to at least get some sort of LIFETIME SERVICE that I've originally paid for. [EDIT: my contact at support is checking to see if there is a difference in paying for the Lifetime Service on the PEEK9. If there is, I may not want to get it because I've paid all that I want to pay for these Peek devices.]
If you are looking at the TwitterPeek, don't get it. Additionally, I suggest you don't bother looking at any of Peek's other devices because the service is not reliable from my experience and also if you look at the GetPeek discussion forums where people complain about the outages on the other Peek devices. You will be better off looking for an unlocked phone, put an AT&T SIM card on the phone, and use AT&T GoPhone prepaid service on the phone to get voice as well as internet to thereby get twitter. As I've mentioned in a previous update, my review here used to be five stars, but I've since downgraded my review to ONE STAR. Don't get the TwitterPeek. I used to be enthusiastic for the TwitterPeek, but I now wholeheartedly agree with the other one-star reviews here. Those other one-star reviews had no experience with the TwitterPeek, but I have experience with the TwitterPeek and can tell you that you will definitely make a mistake if you get the TwitterPeek since the TwitterPeek is now a dead do-nothing bricked device and when the company behind the device is telling people to switch to something else.
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OCT. 8, 2010 UPDATE:
Still No Twitter Service.
This was originally a Five Star Review.
I've completely downgraded it to One Star.
This TwitterPeek is suppose to have
LIFETIME SERVICE, but at this point
there has been NO SERVICE for
OVER ONE MONTH and counting.
*******
SEPT. 29, 2010 UPDATE:
From the PEEK discussion forum (@amolsarva):
TwitterPeek fix status :
Official word on TwitterPeek:
- while we were getting ready to launch Peek 9
- Twitter changed a bunch of stuff
- that broke TwitterPeek
- but we are nearly through fixing it up
- and it's going to work not only on all TwitterPeeks
- but also on Peek 9s
- and you can even turn it on Peek Prontos [...]
If you want a credit back for a "monthly plan" TwitterPeek please email care@getpeek
A cool thing is that the links are "followable" by the mini browser. That will work on all Peeks
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SEPT. 18, 2010 UPDATE:
Because of a recent change in how Twitter authenticates accounts, the TwitterPeek has been DEAD in getting service from Twitter since about the beginning of September 2010. First, the people at PEEK Inc. said that they would have access to Twitter restored by Thursday, September 16, but that date fell through. Now, they say they will have access to Twitter restored by sometime the following week (which is next week after the time when I'm currently writing this update) in time for the debut of their next product called the Peek 9. So far I've got only three months out of the lifetime service for my TwitterPeek. And I'm waiting to see if this comatose TwitterPeek actually rises from the dead and starts working again. Totally annoying having to wait to see if that actually happens. I'll report back if and when Twitter access is restored on the TwitterPeek, or if there is some other change, BUT I have to agree with the naysayers, that you will be better off with a smartphone that has some type of internet access for accessing Twitter while you are on the go away from a computer. For instance, look at the unlocked phones that can take GSM cards like the LG phones or even the iphone clones that you can use with AT&T GoPhone prepaid service for voice calls and internet.
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ORIGINAL (AND NOW *WORTHLESS*) June 23, 2010 REVIEW
WITH THE JULY 11, 2010 UPDATE....
GOOD CONCEPT BUT NOW DEAD WORTHLESS DEVICE....
DON'T BUY ANY OF THE PEEK DEVICES....
DON'T EVEN BUY THEIR SO-CALLED NEW PEEK 9....
PEEK IS A RIP-OFF. STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM PEEK....
======================================
TwitterPeek is either something you want or it is something you really despise. There seems to be no other than two ways about it. You either like it or hate it.
For the record, I do like the TwitterPeek. However, the TwitterPeek is not for everyone. Particularly, not for those who just don't understand Twitter and certainly not for those vocal Haters who can't understand the reason for a single-purpose device like the TwitterPeek when there are the more multi-purpose smartphones like the iPhone. People definitely do want to have their smartphones and all the more power to them. And then there are those people who will want the TwitterPeek for it's single-purpose simplicity and the lack of a monthly phone bill if you get the TwitterPeek with "lifetime" service. It's a choice that the beauty and the diversity of the marketplace provides because people will buy what they want.
Okay, let's compare the two sides of those who want the TwitterPeek and those who hate the Twitterpeek.
First, this is what is typically said by those who sadly really hate and despise the TwitterPeek with a vengeance in blogs and comments around the web:
1. TwitterPeek is nothing but a piece of @#$!&* junk.
2. Twitter is a complete waste of time.
3. Isn't Twitter just like TXTing which you can do with your cell phone anyways?
4. TwitterPeek is a complete waste of money.
5. Two Hundred Dollars can be used to buy a real smartphone.
6. Get a REAL smartphone like the iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, etc.
7. TwitterPeek is another device that you have to carry.
8. The TwitterPeek interface is horrible using that Scroll Wheel.
9. Using the Scroll Wheel to go into and out of tweets is like doing email.
10. TwitterPeek doesn't show complete tweets in the timeline.
11. TwitterPeek can't do the new Twitter Lists.
12. TwitterPeek can't do multiple accounts.
13. The company behind the TwitterPeek is doomed to go out of business.
14. Real Geeks hate the TwitterPeek and you should too.
15. Only idiots would want to use a TwitterPeek.
Now, let's go on to those who happily and definitely want the TwitterPeek:
1. TwitterPeek with lifetime service is now approximately one hundred bucks on Amazon.
2. TwitterPeek with lifetime service means no monthly bills.
3. TwitterPeek with no monthly bills goes perfect with a cheap or prepaid cell phone.
4. TwitterPeek is for people who don't want a smartphone.
5. Use TwitterPeek's keyboard to quickly go through tweets instead of using the Scroll Wheel.
6. Use the N and P keys to go quickly from tweet to tweet. It's not that bad.
7. You don't have to be a Geek to use a TwitterPeek.
8. The company behind TwitterPeek shouldn't go out of business.
9. People who use the TwitterPeek are not idiots. Don't Rain On Our Parade.
10. REPEAT: TwitterPeek with lifetime service is now approximately one hundred bucks on Amazon.
The battle between the LOVE-HATE adversarial opinions about the TwitterPeek is kind of ridiculous. It's like talking about religion where the people who hate the TwitterPeek really hate the TwitterPeek with a vengeance as an automatic reflex action on their part. The one area of contention that I find to be very silly is the criticism about the navigation using the Scroll Wheel. Yes, it's BAD going in and out of tweets using the Scroll Wheel and the back button. But the better way to really quickly go through your tweets on the TwitterPeek is to use keyboard commands. Click the Enter (Return) key on a selected tweet and then use the "N" key (for Next) and the "P" key (for Previous) to go from tweet to tweet (yes, one at a time) to very quickly and seamlessly go through your twitter timeline. This has the same practical effect of what you're doing anyways if you are reading one-tweet-at-a-time whether in a timeline or not. But the die-hard twitter aficionados and critics will say that you can't scan complete tweets in the whole timeline at once. Nonetheless, if you are quickly going through tweets using keyboard commands with the "N" and "P" keys, then that shouldn't make too much of a difference when you are looking at a very small screen. Read more ›
OCT. 19, 2010 UPDATE:
The TwitterPeek does NOT work any longer. Don't buy it. If you already have a TwitterPeek with LIFETIME SERVICE, this is NOW what PEEK INC. is telling me: PEEK INC. is only offering TwitterPeek Users with LIFETIME SERVICE to switch to a Peek 9 with only ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. No more LIFETIME SERVICE on a direct straight swap. But someone else in the GetPeek discussion forum is saying you have to pay an extra $50 to get lifetime service on the Peek 9 if you want to swap to a Peek 9. It's up to you. But I say: Don't buy the TwitterPeek. Get a real phone with internet on the phone for doing your twitter. Based on my experience with the TwitterPeek, you can expect a DEAD DEVICE and you will be wasting your money.
*******
OCT. 14, 2010 UPDATE:
The TwitterPeek no longer works. The TwitterPeek is a dead device. According to a support message that I've received, PEEK INC has no ETA as to when twitter service may be restored. PEEK INC. is now saying that TwitterPeek users should get the Peek 9 device which is their new email device. There's is a "lemonade" offer where you can get a Peek 9 for $1, but you have to contact PEEK to swap your lifetime service from the TwitterPeek to the Peek 9. But there is NO TWITTER on the Peek 9 because PEEK INC. still hasn't gotten twitter to work. They may advertise twitter on the Peek 9, but they admit twitter is not working. I haven't switched to the Peek 9 yet, but anticipate doing so to at least get some sort of LIFETIME SERVICE that I've originally paid for. [EDIT: my contact at support is checking to see if there is a difference in paying for the Lifetime Service on the PEEK9. If there is, I may not want to get it because I've paid all that I want to pay for these Peek devices.]
If you are looking at the TwitterPeek, don't get it. Additionally, I suggest you don't bother looking at any of Peek's other devices because the service is not reliable from my experience and also if you look at the GetPeek discussion forums where people complain about the outages on the other Peek devices. You will be better off looking for an unlocked phone, put an AT&T SIM card on the phone, and use AT&T GoPhone prepaid service on the phone to get voice as well as internet to thereby get twitter. As I've mentioned in a previous update, my review here used to be five stars, but I've since downgraded my review to ONE STAR. Don't get the TwitterPeek. I used to be enthusiastic for the TwitterPeek, but I now wholeheartedly agree with the other one-star reviews here. Those other one-star reviews had no experience with the TwitterPeek, but I have experience with the TwitterPeek and can tell you that you will definitely make a mistake if you get the TwitterPeek since the TwitterPeek is now a dead do-nothing bricked device and when the company behind the device is telling people to switch to something else.
*******
OCT. 8, 2010 UPDATE:
Still No Twitter Service.
This was originally a Five Star Review.
I've completely downgraded it to One Star.
This TwitterPeek is suppose to have
LIFETIME SERVICE, but at this point
there has been NO SERVICE for
OVER ONE MONTH and counting.
*******
SEPT. 29, 2010 UPDATE:
From the PEEK discussion forum (@amolsarva):
TwitterPeek fix status :
Official word on TwitterPeek:
- while we were getting ready to launch Peek 9
- Twitter changed a bunch of stuff
- that broke TwitterPeek
- but we are nearly through fixing it up
- and it's going to work not only on all TwitterPeeks
- but also on Peek 9s
- and you can even turn it on Peek Prontos [...]
If you want a credit back for a "monthly plan" TwitterPeek please email care@getpeek
A cool thing is that the links are "followable" by the mini browser. That will work on all Peeks
*******
SEPT. 18, 2010 UPDATE:
Because of a recent change in how Twitter authenticates accounts, the TwitterPeek has been DEAD in getting service from Twitter since about the beginning of September 2010. First, the people at PEEK Inc. said that they would have access to Twitter restored by Thursday, September 16, but that date fell through. Now, they say they will have access to Twitter restored by sometime the following week (which is next week after the time when I'm currently writing this update) in time for the debut of their next product called the Peek 9. So far I've got only three months out of the lifetime service for my TwitterPeek. And I'm waiting to see if this comatose TwitterPeek actually rises from the dead and starts working again. Totally annoying having to wait to see if that actually happens. I'll report back if and when Twitter access is restored on the TwitterPeek, or if there is some other change, BUT I have to agree with the naysayers, that you will be better off with a smartphone that has some type of internet access for accessing Twitter while you are on the go away from a computer. For instance, look at the unlocked phones that can take GSM cards like the LG phones or even the iphone clones that you can use with AT&T GoPhone prepaid service for voice calls and internet.
*******
ORIGINAL (AND NOW *WORTHLESS*) June 23, 2010 REVIEW
WITH THE JULY 11, 2010 UPDATE....
GOOD CONCEPT BUT NOW DEAD WORTHLESS DEVICE....
DON'T BUY ANY OF THE PEEK DEVICES....
DON'T EVEN BUY THEIR SO-CALLED NEW PEEK 9....
PEEK IS A RIP-OFF. STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM PEEK....
======================================
TwitterPeek is either something you want or it is something you really despise. There seems to be no other than two ways about it. You either like it or hate it.
For the record, I do like the TwitterPeek. However, the TwitterPeek is not for everyone. Particularly, not for those who just don't understand Twitter and certainly not for those vocal Haters who can't understand the reason for a single-purpose device like the TwitterPeek when there are the more multi-purpose smartphones like the iPhone. People definitely do want to have their smartphones and all the more power to them. And then there are those people who will want the TwitterPeek for it's single-purpose simplicity and the lack of a monthly phone bill if you get the TwitterPeek with "lifetime" service. It's a choice that the beauty and the diversity of the marketplace provides because people will buy what they want.
Okay, let's compare the two sides of those who want the TwitterPeek and those who hate the Twitterpeek.
First, this is what is typically said by those who sadly really hate and despise the TwitterPeek with a vengeance in blogs and comments around the web:
1. TwitterPeek is nothing but a piece of @#$!&* junk.
2. Twitter is a complete waste of time.
3. Isn't Twitter just like TXTing which you can do with your cell phone anyways?
4. TwitterPeek is a complete waste of money.
5. Two Hundred Dollars can be used to buy a real smartphone.
6. Get a REAL smartphone like the iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, etc.
7. TwitterPeek is another device that you have to carry.
8. The TwitterPeek interface is horrible using that Scroll Wheel.
9. Using the Scroll Wheel to go into and out of tweets is like doing email.
10. TwitterPeek doesn't show complete tweets in the timeline.
11. TwitterPeek can't do the new Twitter Lists.
12. TwitterPeek can't do multiple accounts.
13. The company behind the TwitterPeek is doomed to go out of business.
14. Real Geeks hate the TwitterPeek and you should too.
15. Only idiots would want to use a TwitterPeek.
Now, let's go on to those who happily and definitely want the TwitterPeek:
1. TwitterPeek with lifetime service is now approximately one hundred bucks on Amazon.
2. TwitterPeek with lifetime service means no monthly bills.
3. TwitterPeek with no monthly bills goes perfect with a cheap or prepaid cell phone.
4. TwitterPeek is for people who don't want a smartphone.
5. Use TwitterPeek's keyboard to quickly go through tweets instead of using the Scroll Wheel.
6. Use the N and P keys to go quickly from tweet to tweet. It's not that bad.
7. You don't have to be a Geek to use a TwitterPeek.
8. The company behind TwitterPeek shouldn't go out of business.
9. People who use the TwitterPeek are not idiots. Don't Rain On Our Parade.
10. REPEAT: TwitterPeek with lifetime service is now approximately one hundred bucks on Amazon.
The battle between the LOVE-HATE adversarial opinions about the TwitterPeek is kind of ridiculous. It's like talking about religion where the people who hate the TwitterPeek really hate the TwitterPeek with a vengeance as an automatic reflex action on their part. The one area of contention that I find to be very silly is the criticism about the navigation using the Scroll Wheel. Yes, it's BAD going in and out of tweets using the Scroll Wheel and the back button. But the better way to really quickly go through your tweets on the TwitterPeek is to use keyboard commands. Click the Enter (Return) key on a selected tweet and then use the "N" key (for Next) and the "P" key (for Previous) to go from tweet to tweet (yes, one at a time) to very quickly and seamlessly go through your twitter timeline. This has the same practical effect of what you're doing anyways if you are reading one-tweet-at-a-time whether in a timeline or not. But the die-hard twitter aficionados and critics will say that you can't scan complete tweets in the whole timeline at once. Nonetheless, if you are quickly going through tweets using keyboard commands with the "N" and "P" keys, then that shouldn't make too much of a difference when you are looking at a very small screen. Read more ›
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By S. Haund
Color Name:Charcoal
The maker is going out of business and no longer is providing the service you need to use this. It will save you the time to dispose of the unit in recycling a week after receiving it. YOU CAN PAY FOR NONREFUNDABLE SERVICE that is not available , with no option for any form of refund.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT BUY - Service does NOT exist anymore!
This is a joke. Everyone selling these things sings praises of what this device and service USED TO BE. Nobody tells you that the service DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Prosper50
1.0 out of 5 stars
Should be discontinued
Thing they don't tell you is this product has been discontinued for months on end! Service with the company completely sucks! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Todd W
1.0 out of 5 stars
Peek NO LONGER offers service.
This device WILL NOT WORK.
Peek NO LONGER offers data service at all.
Buying this as of April 2012 would mean throwing your money away, as no provider offers... Read more
Peek NO LONGER offers data service at all.
Buying this as of April 2012 would mean throwing your money away, as no provider offers... Read more
Published 13 months ago by productreviewstew
1.0 out of 5 stars
Peek Is Dead -- DO NOT PURCHASE
Attention everyone: if you do not already know, Peek Mobile is DEAD!!! Do not purchase this device and I am surprised that Amazon.com is continuing to list this device for sale. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mark K
1.0 out of 5 stars
PEEK-For-Life is DEAD
And so it began: "Exclusive to Amazon, Peek Pronto with Product Lifetime Service includes unlimited service for the life of your Peek ...". Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ravenwood
1.0 out of 5 stars
Twitter Peeks Will Never Work Again
I have a Twitter Peek and after being without service for many months I finally got support to answer my ticket, after first being pitched the shiny new Peek 9 and refusing it... Read more
Published on February 15, 2011 by Loretta Oliver
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great device with one hitch
If you enjoy using Twitter and don't own a smartphone, this is a very good investment, but not at the moment:
I already owned a Peek Pronto when I ordered the... Read more
I already owned a Peek Pronto when I ordered the... Read more
Published on September 24, 2010 by Scott A. Koons
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works like advertised.
Works great. If you are a twitter whore and like to follow people, this is a great gadget.
Cons: The more people you follow, the slower the software gets because of too... Read more
Cons: The more people you follow, the slower the software gets because of too... Read more
Published on May 9, 2010 by R. Suryasentana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product
First of all, unlike several reviewers, I actualy own the TwitterPeek. TwitterPeek is a very innovative device for people like me who use Twitter but do not have a smartphone. Read more
Published on April 2, 2010 by Linux Geek
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great TWEET ONLY device
In an era when the trend is the "all in one" device that does everything, Peek has gone the opposite direction and created solid hardware and a dead simple device. Read more
Published on February 8, 2010 by THATCH
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