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Pre warning to flame boss users

Sherryjames
Sherryjames Posts: 78
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The site is down and on the big turkey day no less. Hope you all learned how to cook on your egg prior. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,216
    Oh snap! 
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    Sherryjames said:
    The site is down and on the big turkey day no less. Hope you all learned how to cook on your egg prior. 
    They still work without the website, plus they can now broadcast directly to the app.  Only thing you wont be able to do is monitor outside of a couple hundred feet.  Egg on........
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  • chuckytheegghead
    chuckytheegghead Posts: 1,201
    stlcharcoal said:
    Sherryjames said:
    The site is down and on the big turkey day no less. Hope you all learned how to cook on your egg prior. 
    They still work without the website, plus they can now broadcast directly to the app.  Only thing you wont be able to do is monitor outside of a couple hundred feet.  Egg on........
    Exactly. Plug it in and set your temp. 
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Sherryjames
    Sherryjames Posts: 78
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    Actually the 300s can.  They can connect directly to the app on your phone via a Wi-Fi signal they broadcast.  Turn on Wi-Fi on a phone or tablet and connect to the flameboss "router".
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  • Sherryjames
    Sherryjames Posts: 78
    Wasn’t even aware there was an app. Always use the site!
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  • chuckytheegghead
    chuckytheegghead Posts: 1,201
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    And our turkey day was last month. 
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  • NewbeeMinimax
    NewbeeMinimax Posts: 174
    Same problem here.-have FB 200. Website is down. Installed app but unable to log in. FB unit is working though. Will have to go outside every hour or so to check it though.
    Bucks County, PA
    Minimax, XL, Flameboss 200, Roccbox

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  • Zeiger88
    Zeiger88 Posts: 171
    While we are on the flameboss topic does anyone know if they will go on sale somewhere for Black Friday. Thanks in advance for any info. Happy thanksgiving 
    BGE XL June 2017 Flameboss 300 February 2018 Mini max July 2018 Lima, Ohio 
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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    I put a couple of pork butts on yesterday afternoon so they would leave time for the turkey and the bourbon pecan pie today. I woke up at one am (PST) and saw that all was well. I woke up again at 0 dark thirty and saw that the site was off line. No big deal, really, I get up early for work every weekday anyway. Went out and checked, and the temp was rock solid (FB300) and one of the butts was up to temp and probe tender. I thought they would take longer, but what the heck. Flame Boss did its thing without the web site, but I guess I will lose my cook record. Unless that is backed up somewhere in the cloud. 

    So the site was good through the hurricanes, but went down on turkey day? Interesting. Probably a Republican/Democrat/Russian/Flat Earth/Big Tobacco/PETA conspiracy.


    XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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  • etherdome
    etherdome Posts: 471
    edited November 2017
    The website has nothing to do with the cook whatsoever unless you require a graph to cook your turkey.  If the website went down today forever I could still cook with it all day every day. 
    Upstate SC
    Large BGE,  Blackstone, Weber genesis , Weber charcoal classic
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  • Sherryjames
    Sherryjames Posts: 78
    chuckytheegghead said:
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    And our turkey day was last month. 
    Yeah I’m from the lower 48 however. So doing mine today. 
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  • SirSquatch
    SirSquatch Posts: 109
    Looks like the website at least is back up, I am able to view my cook currently. 
    Northern VA - LBGE
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    You should either be smart enough to move someplace inhabitable or hard enough not to be a big baby. ;-)
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • Sherryjames
    Sherryjames Posts: 78
    20stone said:
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    You should either be smart enough to move someplace inhabitable or hard enough not to be a big baby. ;-)
    Hey! After doing this for years with nothing I decided to pay good money for my electronics to work properly!

    It’s no big deal though, as others said the controller is still working and it’s not too cold here today. Just a lot warmer in the home.
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    Sherryjames said:
    Wasn’t even aware there was an app. Always use the site!

    The Apple app came out over the summer, and the Android app came out a few weeks ago.  Both work great!!
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    Zeiger88 said:
    While we are on the flameboss topic does anyone know if they will go on sale somewhere for Black Friday. Thanks in advance for any info. Happy thanksgiving 

    Sent you a PM.
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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    Looks like the site came back for a little while, and my graph was complete. I know I don't need it, but what the hell, I like having it! Site went down again, but the turkey and pie will be okay.
    XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 994
    Just a nuisance. I thought maybe so many people were cooking with it today that their server got overloaded.

    But it's working just fine, and mine is on the patio, close enough to the house that I can see it without going out in the cold. No problem.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • Yno
    Yno Posts: 529
    Cold? 59 and sunny here in San Jose....

    happy Thanksgiving, Y'all!
    XL BGE in San Jose, CA. Also a Pit Barrel Cooker, a Cal Flame P4 gasser, and lots of toys including the first ever Flame Boss 300 in the wild. And a new Flame Boss 500.
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    stlcharcoal said:
    Zeiger88 said:
    While we are on the flameboss topic does anyone know if they will go on sale somewhere for Black Friday. Thanks in advance for any info. Happy thanksgiving 

    Sent you a PM.
    I’m interested too. Have been happy with my old cyber q but you sold me on the 300.
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 994
    The FB server has been coming and going lately, so they're obviously working on it. Not an issue, but kind of odd that it happens on a holiday like this.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    OhioEgger said:
    The FB server has been coming and going lately, so they're obviously working on it. Not an issue, but kind of odd that it happens on a holiday like this.

    Not odd at all......it's like you can expect to see traffic jams on the highways at 5pm weekdays.  Everybody that has one of these things has a smoker, and most are probably using it today.  They went down briefly on 4th of July, Christmas, and other buys weekends.  Their downtime has been minimal, but it's always been on a day/time where you know a TON of their customers are using them.
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 994
    Ah, I see. Didn't know about the other holiday outages. Makes sense. 
    Now everyone go buy a FB if you don't already have one. Then they'll have the cash flow to upgrade their server.  =) 
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Sherryjames said:
    20stone said:
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    You should either be smart enough to move someplace inhabitable or hard enough not to be a big baby. ;-)
    Hey! After doing this for years with nothing I decided to pay good money for my electronics to work properly!

    It’s no big deal though, as others said the controller is still working and it’s not too cold here today. Just a lot warmer in the home.
    Truth be told, I purchased a Stoker several years back (since replaced by a Flame Boss) after a few too many egg visits in the middle of the night in Chicago. Chalk me up as "too soft to live that far north"
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • SSQUAL612
    SSQUAL612 Posts: 1,186
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    Going to hit 90 here today...here’s my version of fall colors & flowers are still blooming.
    Tyler, TX   XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019,  MES, 18.5 WSM,  Akorn Jr,  36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB,  FB 300, Thermapen 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    edited November 2017
    SSQUAL612 said:
    Sherryjames said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    FWIW, the Flameboss will operate just fine without the site...you just can't monitor it remotely. 
    But it’s cold in Canada!
    Going to hit 90 here today...here’s my version of fall colors & flowers are still blooming.
    Same here

    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Leaf raking today.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,216
    stlcharcoal said:
    OhioEgger said:
    The FB server has been coming and going lately, so they're obviously working on it. Not an issue, but kind of odd that it happens on a holiday like this.

    Not odd at all......it's like you can expect to see traffic jams on the highways at 5pm weekdays.  Everybody that has one of these things has a smoker, and most are probably using it today.  They went down briefly on 4th of July, Christmas, and other buys weekends.  Their downtime has been minimal, but it's always been on a day/time where you know a TON of their customers are using them.
    So basically you can’t count on it when people need it the most.  :|
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