Thanks for the informative response and the honesty.  For some reason hearing about that awful 11x block actually makes me feel better!!?!  I can't say that because I wasn't in the pool for that block.


I have a tendency to personify inanimate objects that are relevant to my life, like cars, computers, television sets... We have nicknamed our Miner "Peggy." 

I find myself almost daily screaming "Peggy, you stupid, lazy &!+¢#, find me some money!!!" 

It is both futile and cathartic.


Regardless, we are still hanging in there! I hope everyone who is reading this (and your stupid, lazy machines) all hang in there with us too!

Cheers!

I guess I misunderstood too... So you're saying we aren't accumulating transaction fees since December.  The only transaction fees that are paid out are those that are part of the block that is found by us.   Is that right?

Is there some explanation other than a long run of bad luck for why this is taking so long? Has difficulty jumped that much higher? Other variables?

Can I just vent?

I asked for a miner for Xmas. I got it.

Plugged it in to Bitminter on 12/22.

Found a block on 12/26 which paid me about 2 shifts worth.

Ever since... Crickets.

Actually, not crickets... It sounds like a nonstop vacuum cleaner in the next room.

Sigh.

Long live Satoshi Nakamoto.

Finding a miner not Made in China is like finding a brand new miner... they don't really exist.  What you can do is purchase a Made in China miner that has been refurbished in the United States by a reputable retailer who will have installed legit firmware on the machine.  It will surely be configured to point to the retailer's own mining pool out of the box, but then once it's on, just point it to Bitminter servers with your username and that's about as straight as you can shoot in the shady world of bitcoin mining.

Brilliant!!  My card came with the software, but all I could see is this OpenWRT interface when I entered the IP address.   Here I am thinking I need to re-flash the card.  But then I read this and switched to the other view and boom!  Avalon interface pops up.

Thanks a mil.

Hello Bitminter Community.

I am taking my first ASIC Miner out of the box today.  Still looking at options for pools.  Can anyone help me compare Bitminter and Slushpool in terms of payouts over a week, month, year? As well as the intangibles like community, support, etc. 

Obviously y'all prefer to be here because here you are. 

I know there are different fee structures and payout methods, but I guess I just want to dial that down to actual numbers.  Is a smaller pool like this less consistent but overall more lucrative if you have patience? 

Also, the plan is to run the miner 24/7 but inevitably it will have to be turned off from time to time to move, etc. I've not ready anything about what happens when you disconnect for a short time.  Do your shares go down to zero?

Still a lot more to read, but I just wanted to say hello first.