How to add a fee to speed up confirmation?

[LouReed]

I made a transaction 3+ hours ago, and it still has not even got 1 confirmation! Is there any way to set up the fee to speed up this process in the future?

Thanks!

[deepceleron]

The reference Bitcoin client includes a minimum fee when required and would not take that long, so we assume you are using something else that would cause such delays. In Bitcoin's options, an optional fee can be added that will give your transaction further preferential treatment.

If you are using a web wallet or other service, you should contact the operator or their forum thread and ask why they aren't including the minimum fee required for normal processing.