I wanted to provide my own review of HashFlare for everyone new and old to read:
Bought 50GH/s initial amount to test.
Activated auto-invest option with standard pool settings.
Left account to mature for a while as I knew profit would take quite some time.
Received an email concerning an issue with payments on HashFlare, received a second email roughly 45 minutes later telling me it had been rectified.
Checked account because was worried may be issues on my end, Noticed account hash was now 70GH/s (no extra investment increased to to reinvest option).
Started monitoring the site and my account quite frequently after I got hit hard by a scam (Cryptospots), no issues detected during monitoring session, resumed normal site visit frequency.
Another issue with payment was made aware to me by HashFlare support team and again was rectified very quickly.
Left account to mature because everything seemed ok.
Logged in some 4 months later (Personal issues at home got in the way of me being online, completely forgot I even had an account actually).
Account status showed I had 120GH/s (because of sales and auto-invest option still being enabled bearing in mind bitcoin price had doubled literally overnight and there was a multitude of sales during those 4 months).
Status: Happily mining away
Happiness Rating: 97%, Reason: Had a few issues logging in on occasion due to server maintenance or other issues and was not informed promptly.
I now use all 3 mining services SHA-256, Scrypt and Ethash
Pros:
- Easy to navigate website.
- Website design is extremely clean and looks very professional.
- Extremely quick payout's if you manually withdraw. Fee is high but not totally unreasonable.
- Equipment purchase is quick, slick and efficient.
Con's:
- Does not always keep member's informed of a situation if it arises straight away. Could likely be a few hours before any news is given.
- No option to buy ETHHASH using your on site bitcoin wallet/funds must be purchased using a bitcoin wallet application or online wallet provider, direct wire transfer or other available service.
P/C Rating: +4/-2 Overall positive appeal.
Possible Improvements:
10 GH/s free 1 month introductory offer for new users. After a month they lose their contract and have the option to either withdraw or use as part payment towards buying a new miner. (Would have to deposit from external source until on site balance is sufficient enough to fund purchase).
Overall Outcome: Will continue to use HashFlare for the foreseeable future.
