Alexa Premium Bonds checker

Chino

YikesSteveH wrote: »

I want to say check all.

The NS&I NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker on Alexa appears to allow you to do because it allows you to register the "NS&I numbers or Premium Bonds holder’s numbers for the holdings you want to check".

jaybeetoo

There is also the NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker app at https://www.nsandi.com/prize-checker-app which saves you having to logon to the web site. Tha app allows you to set up more than 1 account to check.

davidwatts

jaybeetoo wrote: »

There is also the NS&I Premium Bonds prize checker app at https://www.nsandi.com/prize-checker-app which saves you having to logon to the web site. Tha app allows you to set up more than 1 account to check.

Agree that the app is by far and away the best option to get the results for yourself and others as soon as available. I don't "do" Alexa but thanks still due to the OP for posting something that may be of interest to some.

yorkiebar

An update on this thread. The Alexa skill still lives but has been renamed "Bond Checker" following NS&I complaining to Amazon about me using "Premium Bonds" as the skill name.

The skill link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V3FL3N8
To enable by voice just say "Alexa, enable bond checker"

I've tried to improve the voice recognition of the final letter if your holder number has one.
The notification capability is something which the "official" NS&I checker doesn't have and is a facility I find useful as I usually forget to check for a PB win.
Looking to add multiple holder numbers (see feedback above) in the near future.

Cheers!

doe808

Sapphire wrote: »

What's the point of this? You can easily check whether you've won by clicking on to the NSANDI website and tapping in your number.

My dad is blind and this will be very useful for him. Things that are not useful for you may be useful to others.

yorkiebar

doe808 wrote: »

My dad is blind and this will be very useful for him. Things that are not useful for you may be useful to others.

If your Dad does use it I hope it helps him out. Any issues just send me a message.

yorkiebar

I've now modified the holder number recognition and allow the phonetic alphabet (alfa, bravo etc) to be used if the last character of your holder number is errrr, not a number
Next on the improvements list will be to allow multiple holder numbers to to supplied/checked.

February's draw will be tomorrow! Good luck people.

yorkiebar

Apologies if anyone using the notification feature of Bond Checker received more than one notification today.
There was a little glitch in the code which I am removing