there seem to be 5-10 threads a day on r/bitcoin complaining about tiny fees with electrum. maybe it's giving them too much choice.
And then you ask what version they're on and you get "2.5.x"...
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Run the latest version (currently 2.8.3)... Tools -> Preferences -> Fees... turn "Dynamic Fees" on... set "Replace By Fee" to "Always"... Then use the slider on the "Send" tab to 'fine tune' the fee as you desire...
If the whole BTC/kB thing is a bit confusing... tick the "Edit Fees Manually" box and a text box appears next to the slider showing the exact fee that has been calculated. PROTIP: DON'T actually manually edit the fee tho!
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... or Multibit wallet...
Don't go anywhere near MultiBit HD at the moment... there is a pretty serious error that has been hitting users lately... some folks are getting a "Password did not unlock the wallet" error when starting up, even though the password is 100% correct...
It's been a known issue for at least 2 to 3 weeks now... no sign of an update as yet... Devs don't seem terribly active...
This is locking people out of their wallets, and because MultiBit uses a somewhat 'unique' BIP32 Derivation Path (m/0'/0), there aren't a lot of choices for alternative wallets that are compatible with MultiBit seeds... the only 2 wallets that are currently know to be compatible are "Breadwallet" (on iOS/Android) and "Simple Bitcoin Wallet (Android)...