Originally Posted by
jamienbaker
I just received my alert, 5 hours after I proactively re-ticketed. Don't get me wrong, I'm a satisfied EF customer and use it for more than just alerts. But I'm disappointed that 5 hours elapsed where intrepid travelers could have snagged all the seats. With 7 released that's not as big an issue as when just 1 or 2 are released. Oh well.
I never had any luck with the EF alerts... either I would be automatically upgraded from the waitlist prior to receiving an alert, or after checking upon getting an alert, 'C' availability would be back to zero. I'm sure others have had better luck, but that's been my experience.