I believe that AlphaVantage is the "default" simply because it is alphabetically first in the list. And it is included because it is still possible for users to use it, albeit with significant restrictions (that have been imposed after the original implementation).
It is not wise to read significance into these circumstances. David T. On Nov 30, 2022, 11:40 AM, at 11:40 AM, aeg via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >It's interesting to note that Alpha Vantage is still recommended to >GnuCash users and is available to some, as it stopped working for me a >few weeks ago. When I contacted the Alpha Vantage Team, I was told that >I needed to contribute to the premium plan, at a minimum cost of 49.99 >USD per month, despite the fact that I've only been using the service >once per week to retrieve 5 stock price updates. How are others still >able to use the service free of charge? >I'm based in the UK, so I'd be interested to know how other UK users >obtain updates to their stock prices. >Regards,AlanG > > > > >Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:24:16 -0600 >From: R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> > > >Alphavantage is now the default, and you have to get a free ID to use >the >service (there is information regarding how to acquire an ID). > >Be aware, though -- Alphavantage adds a one-minute delay for each set >of >five stocks you update. (That is, five stocks will take seconds, but >six >stocks will take over a minute). > >I changed to what David suggested for my stock updates. I would prefer >to >have Multiple, but not use Alphavantage, but that doesn't seem to be an >option at present. > > >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >----- >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
