Shopping for a Pool for 100TH...Ottawa..P2 or other?

[Philopolymath]

Ok so I have 8 S9's almost ready to launch..(And will be giving a trust boost to mindtrip when the next 4 arrive)

So far I've learned to avoid Antpool..(Duh that was never an option anyway, even if I lived next door..which I did for a while in Fujian)
When I mined Alt's I MUCH prefered P2 pools...But the info on current nodes is outdated and not inspiring confidence.

I am impressed with CK and Slush and Kano..they are certainly top contenders..
Ottawa is relatively close to major hubs like Toronto Montreal... NYC  Boston.
My mining op is a Co-op I have been entrusted to be responsible to dear friends. So I must be diligent.

My priorities are open honesty..altruistic support of the bitcoin decentralized philosophy..not just blind greed.
I hate hoppers...Plan on being loyal and patient and long term...my grand kids will mine right up to 2140 and hopefully continue support to the system after that.

Not shy to put all eggs in one basket...rather concentrate all miners on one pool.
I don't need fancy sexy expensive "Service"..I just want steady reliable connectivity.
I do expect easy accessible full STATS...I will be vigilant in overwatch and not tolerate skimming or milking dust or excessive profiteering or other shenanigans.
I don't want or need instant or frequent payouts...they are not cost effective... re: tx fees.
I plan to continue my bitcoin education and maybe even run a full P2 node some day.

If you expect or wish a tip for your valuable experience and knowledge..
First tell me how much you tipped Tesla and your 1st grade English teacher and all the people that gave you their wisdom for free.

also shopping for a great WIRED router...


So fire away I'm all ears..

[kano]

Ottowa ping time to my nya node is pretty good
nya.kano.is

Never asked for a tip and never changed my pool fee since it started 3 years ago, always 0.9%

Also, if you don't understand about pool size, unfortunately, all the cheaper pools are very small and thus you lose way more than 0.9% due to difficulty changes

[wmabern_Work]

Well, I am at work and it won't let me vote. I guess because this is only my second post under this user ID.

I would vote Kano. That's where I am and have been for a long time. And doing pretty well with my 50-60TH - depending on which S9 is giving me fits on which day! LOL 

But I will revisit this poll when I get home in a few hours and register my vote properly,

~wmabern (The Purple Dancing Bear)

Mine on!! 

[wmabern]

Well, I am at work and it won't let me vote. I guess because this is only my second post under this user ID.

I would vote Kano. That's where I am and have been for a long time. And doing pretty well with my 50-60TH - depending on which S9 is giving me fits on which day! LOL 

But I will revisit this poll when I get home in a few hours and register my vote properly,

~wmabern (The Purple Dancing Bear)

Mine on!! 

I'm home from work and I just cast my vote for Kano. Time to drink some beer and watch some football.
Oh yeah, And Crack some more BLOCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! 

[AndyM456]

My vote is for Kano. I am more of a Network Geek than Mining (do this part for fun with my 30gh of T9/S4/741s) and have not done all the Maths but the overall payouts per day is an obvious improvement over Antpool.
Though would be nice to set a threshold for payment so fewer transactions (but this is a small thing).