ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread

[18602981897]

曾经买了比特大陆的矿机，没什么利润，厂商的打工仔

[smooth]

so 3 1/2 hours and i got it running a few guys pm'd .... thanx but wound up using some phone support.... pi wasn't connected and a fan male prong was bent...got it back straight with  a wine key, i pour a lot of wine at my job...  so its running now,, what should i expect? is all the sudden its gonna stop if i don't flash something or replace an sd card??? i cant believe i made it this far.. the interface looks so crappy like calico vision, do i up date it??
pool recommendations??

if its running leave it be     as for pools, i suggest eligius. you get newly minted coin, no fees, and nmc merged mining. also something like 9% of the network so its an ideally sized pool IMO

Great choice if you want constant late payments and not be paid for namecoin for months.

DGM is the way to go. find a good DGM pool.

they work great with p2pool.  not subject to pool ddos attacks, pool problems, mitm attacks, or pool operator problem.

M

I can confirm this. You get duplicate shares but you get those on other pools too. Seems to be an issue with the S2 (at least mine). Doesn't seem to affect the hash rate much if at all.

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曾经买了比特大陆的矿机，没什么利润，厂商的打工仔

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[ZiG]

曾经买了比特大陆的矿机，没什么利润，厂商的打工仔

WTF...?...Translate...please...

[Biffa]

Continental had bought a bit of mining machine, no profit, vendor employees

Portugal gold residence depth analysis: five years to get permanent residency without language requirements _ NetEase Education

[Xian01]

曾经买了比特大陆的矿机，没什么利润，厂商的打工仔

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谷歌翻譯為贏

[imar2014]

曾经买了比特大陆的矿机，没什么利润，厂商的打工仔

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lolll @ 111

[rodeoclownicp]

我是中国人。我有一个玩笑。我已经在你的可乐里撒尿。

[ivankoh]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

[samsonn25]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

[ivankoh]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

s1 is same price
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=33


I suspect they not yet update their main site

[bobsag3]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

[samsonn25]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.



For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example:  ship to US.


$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd.  2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.


PS.  I had a small problem with one of my s1 before but since it still worked 100% I declined to ship it back for service because shipping would have cost a ton (even the slowest way), and I would have lost valuable time mining.

[bobsag3]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.



For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example:  ship to US.


$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd.  2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.

Um.
I know exactly how much it costs to ship the S1/S2 from China to the US, I ve received well over 2k of them.
Also you cant get 2 day air from china, they use Express Saver witch is technically up to 3 business days but no guarantees. Bitmain doesnt pay the EU customs- its paid by the receiver.

[s1lverbox]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.



For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example:  ship to US.


$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd.  2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.


PS.  I had a small problem with one of my s1 before but since it still worked 100% I declined to ship it back for service because shipping would have cost a ton (even the slowest way), and I would have lost valuable time mining.

Thanks for your post. If all of it is true we have clear proof they using miners for more than just testing to cover costs.
And that's why miners are coming dusted, overclocked etc.
Sad only that bitmain posing as company who always deliver on time but actually doing same stuff as others. Mining with customers gear and than once they finish with it just passing to them.
I do like bitmain and im really pleased with their service but my last order was dissapointing experience.

[samsonn25]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.



For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example:  ship to US.


$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd.  2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.

Um.
I know exactly how much it costs to ship the S1/S2 from China to the US, I ve received well over 2k of them.
Also you cant get 2 day air from china, they use Express Saver witch is technically up to 3 business days but no guarantees. Bitmain doesnt pay the EU customs- its paid by the receiver.

Correct no 2 day.
I was also using retail rates.

Yes commercial has Big Discounted shipping.  We had UPS too,  I know there are alot of volume discounts especially for non-ground deliveries.

Shipping is  a major cost though.


As to the original question why local market is slightly cheaper.  Less hassle with shipping and tracking i guess.  Or easier to wash the money.    Im sure paying in rmb is more discount also.

[samsonn25]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.



For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example:  ship to US.


$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd.  2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.


PS.  I had a small problem with one of my s1 before but since it still worked 100% I declined to ship it back for service because shipping would have cost a ton (even the slowest way), and I would have lost valuable time mining.

Thanks for your post. If all of it is true we have clear proof they using miners for more than just testing to cover costs.
And that's why miners are coming dusted, overclocked etc.
Sad only that bitmain posing as company who always deliver on time but actually doing same stuff as others. Mining with customers gear and than once they finish with it just passing to them.
I do like bitmain and im really pleased with their service but my last order was dissapointing experience.

I think we cant say they are mining with customers gear unless they are using pre-order money.  Unlike bfl and knc.   

I guess it is their gear and they are allowing the public to buy some of it when it is available for purchase?? 

[imar2014]

Why is  bitmaintech selling s2 for usd2366 in china and sell internationally for usd3199?
http://www.cybtc.com/it618_scoremall-scoremall_page.html?pid=52

price drop soon?

Because it cost $600-700 to ship 2nd day air and there are custom charges too.

They dont get charged for customs as far as I know, and shipping a S2 from china doesnt cost nearly that much via UPS.

There are heavy customs charges for European customers.

You guys dont appreciate the 2nd day shipping service Bitmain provides, it cost almost the same to ship s1 as the actual cost to manufacture, so profit margins are slim.



For s2 I dont know the weight, say it is 14kg:

An example:  ship to US.


$584 usd for 8am deliver, for end of day delivery is $494 usd.  2 day shipping.

Shipping USPS is cheaper but they dont have 2 day service, only 3-5 day and thats about $210.

Going to Europe and England is alot of customs duties.


PS.  I had a small problem with one of my s1 before but since it still worked 100% I declined to ship it back for service because shipping would have cost a ton (even the slowest way), and I would have lost valuable time mining.

Thanks for your post. If all of it is true we have clear proof they using miners for more than just testing to cover costs.
And that's why miners are coming dusted, overclocked etc.
Sad only that bitmain posing as company who always deliver on time but actually doing same stuff as others. Mining with customers gear and than once they finish with it just passing to them.
I do like bitmain and im really pleased with their service but my last order was dissapointing experience.

Thats the nature of the beast these days and there is nothing we can do about it. ASIC manufacturers can make more money mining than they can selling their equipment...off bitmain topic, but wait for the KNC scrypt miners, KNC will mine with them until the LTC difficulty becomes so high, then offload them onto the customers with little to no hope of ROI...

[Aureum_Coffee]

我是中国人。我有一个玩笑。我已经在你的可乐里撒尿。

Funny dude.  But disgusting.

[Biffa]

Thats the nature of the beast these days and there is nothing we can do about it. ASIC manufacturers can make more money mining than they can selling their equipment...off bitmain topic, but wait for the KNC scrypt miners, KNC will mine with them until the LTC difficulty becomes so high, then offload them onto the customers with little to no hope of ROI...

They didn't do that with the Oct/Nov batches of Jupiters & Saturns. Why do you think they would with the scrypt ones?