Presumably the providers of the data disagree with you...that being the reason the 'Availability' tab is no more and the POS of the mobile companion availability search changes from one unknown source to another.

Most of the websites the KVS unAvailability Tool scrapes are listed in the Wiki with the relevant ToS quoted.

Most ToS include terms that prohibit screen scraping, automated extraction/display of data, aggregate, modify of manipulate portions of content.

It is up to the end user to determine whether the KVS Availability Tool automates screen scraping by extracting specific sets of data, manipulates them and displays them in a completely different format to that intended by the website owner, if that violates the website(s) ToS, and if so whether they accept that.

This sounds exactly like reading KVS arguments. However, KVS will punish you if you breach KVS's TOS - done that and been punished. What I did? Discovered the sources, usernames and passwords of scraped sites for GTC method (no longer available) by monitoring network traffic on my router. So I actually even did not breach KVS's TOS since there is nothing about analysing your own router's traffic, but I was still punished for supposedly "reverse engineering" the tool.

Alternative browser would just display given information somehow differently - like you see subtle differences between IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari. All they do is interpret underlying html code. However, KVS does lots of "behind the scene work, including correlation, aggregation, temporary storage etc" before displaying (i.e. not immediately) it in completely different form.

This argument is completely incorrect. You are comparing apples and oranges here.

Exactly.

SQ upgrade
 

HI KVS, thanks for your quick response. Where/how do I check I or CS class? It doesn't show in the availability option in the mobile companion, nor does there seem to be any way of getting it out of the desktop version. I'm probably being dense here...

Yes, I am being dense. Just worked this out, sorry to bother you. Just a note though, I class doesn't show in the availability tool.

Hi,

When I can see redemption availability for BA flights on BA com, this doesn't seem to show up on the mobile companion site under the appropriate booking codes ie Z, U, P or X. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

KVS Tool and CX Companion awards
 

Hello, can I use KVStool to check for CX companion awards?

Thanks.

I've just talked to SQ and my travel agent, and CS doesn't map to I class--I was going to change a flight to get better upgrade availability, because KVS is showing CS+, but there isn't any upgrade availability on that flight. So my new question is is there any RELIABLE way to check this?

I think I'm correct in saying that the mobile companion, as with the previous PC screen Availability tab, did not show the award fare buckets for most (all?) airlines. This is why the Award Availability tab was there (and which is not replicated on the mobile companion.)

We are glad that you are enjoying the convenience, which is clearly real, unlike the imaginary "screen scraping".

Unfortunately, it has now been confirmed that HA is no longer providing its T Class Availability. The HA section of the KVS Tool User Guide has been updated accordingly.


The SJC airport code display issue in the MC has now been corrected.

As you have already discovered, SQ Award/Upgrade Availability is accessible via the [Awards] Tab in the main KVS Tool application.

SQ I Class is known as CS in the KVS Tool.

CS is, most definitely, I Class on SQ -- the data comes directly from SQ, so it is [technically] impossible for it not to match.

Are you trying to upgrade using mileage from SQ KF or some other FFP?

Award Availability requires the use of the Main KVS Tool Application.
Please consult the BA section of the KVS Tool User Guide for details:

http://Help.KVSTool.com/#BA

That is correct -- Mobile Companion is for Regular Availability only (with a few minor exceptions).

Y:rolleyes:u can deny it all you want but the KVS unavailability tool is pretty much the poster child of screen scraping applications.

When the sources of the ill-obtained data find out what is going on they shut off the data source. If they approved of the misuse of their data they would not do that.

Again, thanks for your fast response--trying to use SQ KFF, and having no luck at all :S. For reference, the flight I am investigating is SQ237 on 30 March, which is showing CS, but both SQ and a travel agent have told me no I class on that flight--shame really, I was hoping for that upgrade :). Only telling you exact details because you might be able to figure out exactly what is going on--whether SQ have changed their feed on you or something.

You need to take some strong placebo pill and let KVS go... It's not what it used t be anymore... Time to move!

There is saver level award availability on SQ237 on 30/Mar. You can verify this yourself using the SQ website.

I'm no expert on SQ KFF, but award and upgrade are often two extremely different things...

Nor am I, just pointing out that the award inventory is being correctly displayed. Whether that means they can upgrade is another matter as you say.