What's going on with the Amazon drones?
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techno-ag
2:40p, 10/18/23
In reply to Captn_Ag05
Local take: https://www.kbtx.com/2023/10/18/amazon-drone-delivery-service-advances-expansions-announced/
Aggies76
3:39p, 10/18/23
I hear one out my window as I am typing this.
Captn_Ag05
3:40p, 10/18/23
In reply to Aggies76
Someone is getting their Viagra delivered as you type.
Aggies76
3:48p, 10/18/23
In reply to Captn_Ag05
Captn_Ag05 said:

Someone is getting their Viagra delivered as you type.


Ok, a little afternoon delight. I'm down with it.
spike427
9:25a, 3/21/24
I just got an email saying I can order!! Will try and report back after 9:30.
spike427
9:47a, 3/21/24
I think the weather is a factor today. Will try next week!
toolshed
12:00p, 3/21/24
I heard, then saw one overhead a couple days ago when I was in Woodcreek.

It was quieter than others I'd heard previously, much quieter than one of the first I saw doing a delivery in a friend's neighbors yard last year when service started.

Not sure if they have different sized drones running around?
MsDoubleD81
12:40p, 3/21/24
In reply to toolshed
Did you hear it flying (quiet) or landing and taking off (loud-sounds like a swarm of bees or chainsaw).
spike427
11:56a, 3/26/24
Had my first drone delivery this morning! I didn't hear it until it was right above our house. It came at the very end of the promised delivery window - pretty happy with the experience! (FTR we live on the other side of the highway, so I wasn't sure it would ever work!)
AggieCVQ
11:09p, 3/26/24
Saw one outside my house this morning. Pretty neat.
MsDoubleD81
6:39a, 3/27/24
In reply to AggieCVQ
Was it flying or landing?
AggieCVQ
11:18a, 3/27/24
In reply to MsDoubleD81
Flying.
MsDoubleD81
5:17p, 3/27/24
In reply to AggieCVQ
That's quiet time. See what you think when it takes off and lands multiple times in an hour behind your house.
AggieCVQ
5:45p, 3/27/24
Doesn't sound too pleasant, but I bet it's convenient.

Hoping they expand their operations here. Would be nice for CS to get a more robust job market.
CoachtobeNamed$$$
3:42a, 3/28/24
I was with my neighbor in his driveway waiting for his delivery. Really cool seeing it come in. I grabbed it wanting to see if it could lift me. It struggled but slowly rose. I was about 4 feet off the ground then let loose.
cstat07
8:37a, 4/1/24
Heard they're ramping up deliveries soon. Hopefully it won't bother most but I myself wouldn't buy a house near the takeoff point. The noise isn't bad but hearing it all day everyday would be awful IMO.
MsDoubleD81
9:15a, 4/1/24
In reply to cstat07
I've heard it delivering. It is bad and annoying.
cstat07
9:21a, 4/1/24
In reply to MsDoubleD81
Yeah. It's annoying. I could tolerate airplane frequency. All day everyday would not be ok.
Nutmegger
3:41p, 4/2/24
In reply to cstat07
Where is the takeoff?
cstat07
4:52p, 4/2/24
In reply to Nutmegger
I believe 400 Technology Pkwy. I've heard them several times when we are at woodcreek park or in the surrounding area.
MsDoubleD81
9:31p, 4/2/24
In reply to cstat07
Yep. Right behind Woodcreek.
AggiePhil
10:44a, 4/3/24
Right behind Mercedes.
Sweet Kitten Feet
10:51a, 5/6/24
We had a first delivery attempt yesterday. It was more just about the novelty of it and to see if it's something we'd use. It made 2 attempts to deliver our package, but failed both times. We will not be using it often, if at all. It's is very loud. Way louder than I anticipated. We have too many neighbors and I don't want to cause that kind of disturbance in the neighborhood.
AggiePhil
3:05p, 5/6/24
Had my yard surveyed for drone delivery a year or two ago. Got the landing pad, sticker in the driveway, whole nine yards. Then nothing. No word, no ability to order, nothing.

Fast forward to a month ago and I actually took a tour of their facility here. Mentioned this to them and was told to call the customer service number. Have tried over 20 times to get through during the month since with no luck. I give up.
Hornbeck
5:26p, 5/6/24
In reply to AggiePhil
They came and surveyed our yard, gave us the sign, and said, give us a week or two to get you in the system. Got our first order last week. Maybe give it a try? Gotta use the browser: Amazon.com/collegestation
AggiePhil
9:51a, 5/7/24
In reply to Hornbeck
Doesn't work. Like I said, I've tried everything. Including speaking with the local drone team in person. I give up.
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