[ANN] Spondoolies-Tech - carrier grade, data center ready mining rigs

[kendog77]

Having problems with shipping is nothing spondoolies can change, you would have to take that up with the shipping company.

As far as i know they chose the freight company in the best interest of the customer.

They can offer the customer the choice of paying extra for Saturday delivery. I would gladly pay extra for Saturday delivery to avoid losing 3 mining days over a holiday weekend.

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[raskul]

Having problems with shipping is nothing spondoolies can change, you would have to take that up with the shipping company.

As far as i know they chose the freight company in the best interest of the customer.

They can offer the customer the choice of paying extra for Saturday delivery. I would gladly pay extra for Saturday delivery to avoid losing 3 mining days over a holiday weekend.

can't you just pick it up from the courier depot? I did this last bank holiday (on the saturday) when I knew it wasn't going to get delivered until tuesday.

[RoadStress]

Also, I paid $2900 for my unit, and the price dropped to $2795 plus shipping before my unit even shipped. Add $193 for shipping, and minus 10% using a coupon, and the price comes to $2700. That means I paid $200 more for a unit that didn't even ship until after the price drop.

No more 10% coupon You got it $100 cheaper.

[kendog77]

Having problems with shipping is nothing spondoolies can change, you would have to take that up with the shipping company.

As far as i know they chose the freight company in the best interest of the customer.

They can offer the customer the choice of paying extra for Saturday delivery. I would gladly pay extra for Saturday delivery to avoid losing 3 mining days over a holiday weekend.

can't you just pick it up from the courier depot? I did this last bank holiday (on the saturday) when I knew it wasn't going to get delivered until tuesday.

I called FedEx, and they said the package was sitting on an airport loading dock 30 minutes from my house and would not move again until Tuesday morning. FedEx said there is no way I can pick it up from that location. I think this is just very unfortunate timing.

Oh well, shit happens. Hopefully I'll have better luck with the S2s I have coming next week. They should ship tomorrow, and I've had great luck with UPS shipments from Bitmain in the past.

This is the first time I've received an international shipment from FedEx, and was surprised by the paperwork they require.

Lessons learned:
1.) Bank transfers are slow. Paying with BTC is much faster and can speed up shipment by 2-3 days.
2.) It's critical to take weekends and holidays into account when timing purchases. Otherwise, you could end up losing 2-3 days waiting for delivery.

[raskul]

Having problems with shipping is nothing spondoolies can change, you would have to take that up with the shipping company.

As far as i know they chose the freight company in the best interest of the customer.

They can offer the customer the choice of paying extra for Saturday delivery. I would gladly pay extra for Saturday delivery to avoid losing 3 mining days over a holiday weekend.

can't you just pick it up from the courier depot? I did this last bank holiday (on the saturday) when I knew it wasn't going to get delivered until tuesday.

I called FedEx, and they said the package was sitting on an airport loading dock 30 minutes from my house and would not move again until Tuesday morning. FedEx said there is no way I can pick it up until Tuesday. I think this is just very unfortunate timing.

crazy, I had a very similar experience with DHL this morning.. although their customer service put me right through, direct to the airport depot, where I guided the representative through, finding the package value on the waybill (they had held it because they couldn't find the value amount) unfortunately, my own rig won't be here til tuesday, same.

[Biffa]

Yes, that is the quote i got just this morning. However, i told them i would deploy multiple kW, i don´t know how many ants you have with them.

The way you are describing it is, they need you to pay VAT but you will get reimbursed after 2 months?
So basically you don´t pay VAT? Just give a two-month interest-free loan?

Just fyi Bitmine != Bitmain

[vpn1]

So I decided to join the fray and worry about cooling later. Just concluded some testing:

2 machines @ 24h net: 0.14743461 (before the increase) default single pool
2 machines @ 24h net: 0.12959452 (before/after increase) multi-pool

All calculators were spot on in their calculations. Ton of junk in the multi-pool amounting to not that much and spotty server issues.


So what pool(s) are recommended for these things?

[dogie]

I bit and ordered a unit last Monday just to see what all the hype was about, and so far I've had issue after issue. Unless BTC goes way up, I'm almost positive this is going to be a money loser. Super...

Normally I pay for miners using BTC, but this time I decided to pay using bank transfer because I was running low on BTC. The Monday payment didn't clear until Wednesday, so the unit didn't ship until Wednesday evening. I wasn't aware that bank transfers were so slow, but that's the last time I pay for a miner that ships "immediately" using bank transfer. Chalk one up to BTC, but it sucks to wait on a slow bank transfer to go through (minus two mining days).

Also, I paid $2900 for my unit, and the price dropped to $2795 plus shipping before my unit even shipped. Add $193 for shipping, and minus 10% using a coupon, and the price comes to $2700. That means I paid $200 more for a unit that didn't even ship until after the price drop.

Also, my unit was supposed to be delivered on Friday morning, but it either got delayed by customs or FedEx sucks, so it's sitting on a loading dock and won't move again until after Memorial Day on Tuesday. I called Fedex and they told me that there is no way I can even pick the unit up before Tuesday. It would have been delivered on Saturday, but Spondoolies didn't pay for Saturday delivery, so that's a loss of another 3-4 mining days.

The difficulty also just went up 18% because it looks like the market is being flooded with AsicMiner Gen3 chips.

This is really screwing up what is otherwise a great Memorial Day weekend.

1) They didn't ship until you paid, that's not their fault.
2) They lowered the price before shipping, tell them and they'll refund it, they're nice people.
3) That's Fedex's fault. You can call them and pay to upgrade to Saturday delivery, it'll cost less than 3 mining days.

[RoadStress]

I bit and ordered a unit last Monday just to see what all the hype was about, and so far I've had issue after issue. Unless BTC goes way up, I'm almost positive this is going to be a money loser. Super...

Normally I pay for miners using BTC, but this time I decided to pay using bank transfer because I was running low on BTC. The Monday payment didn't clear until Wednesday, so the unit didn't ship until Wednesday evening. I wasn't aware that bank transfers were so slow, but that's the last time I pay for a miner that ships "immediately" using bank transfer. Chalk one up to BTC, but it sucks to wait on a slow bank transfer to go through (minus two mining days).

Also, I paid $2900 for my unit, and the price dropped to $2795 plus shipping before my unit even shipped. Add $193 for shipping, and minus 10% using a coupon, and the price comes to $2700. That means I paid $200 more for a unit that didn't even ship until after the price drop.

Also, my unit was supposed to be delivered on Friday morning, but it either got delayed by customs or FedEx sucks, so it's sitting on a loading dock and won't move again until after Memorial Day on Tuesday. I called Fedex and they told me that there is no way I can even pick the unit up before Tuesday. It would have been delivered on Saturday, but Spondoolies didn't pay for Saturday delivery, so that's a loss of another 3-4 mining days.

The difficulty also just went up 18% because it looks like the market is being flooded with AsicMiner Gen3 chips.

This is really screwing up what is otherwise a great Memorial Day weekend.

3) That's Fedex's fault. You can call them and pay to upgrade to Saturday delivery, it'll cost less than 3 mining days.

Or you could choose free 1 month hosting and have it shipped on a Monday/Tuesday PM me your address and I will donate you your 3 mining days.

[Guy Corem]

As you design more efficent chips for devices like SP30, will you continue to make a < 1200W version for those who don't have the ability to plug in 2 different circuits (single 1 kW PSU)?

We don't have the bandwidth to do it. We're looking for partners for other form factors.

[Guy Corem]

I bit and ordered a unit last Monday just to see what all the hype was about, and so far I've had issue after issue. Unless BTC goes way up, I'm almost positive this is going to be a money loser. Super...

Normally I pay for miners using BTC, but this time I decided to pay using bank transfer because I was running low on BTC. The Monday payment didn't clear until Wednesday, so the unit didn't ship until Wednesday evening. I wasn't aware that bank transfers were so slow, but that's the last time I pay for a miner that ships "immediately" using bank transfer. Chalk one up to BTC, but it sucks to wait on a slow bank transfer to go through (minus two mining days).

Also, I paid $2900 for my unit, and the price dropped to $2795 plus shipping before my unit even shipped. Add $193 for shipping, and minus 10% using a coupon, and the price comes to $2700. That means I paid $200 more for a unit that didn't even ship until after the price drop.

Also, my unit was supposed to be delivered on Friday morning, but it either got delayed by customs or FedEx sucks, so it's sitting on a loading dock and won't move again until after Memorial Day on Tuesday. I called Fedex and they told me that there is no way I can even pick the unit up before Tuesday. It would have been delivered on Saturday, but Spondoolies didn't pay for Saturday delivery, so that's a loss of another 3-4 mining days.

The difficulty also just went up 18% because it looks like the market is being flooded with AsicMiner Gen3 chips.

This is really screwing up what is otherwise a great Memorial Day weekend.

Please contact sales@ and we'll work something out

[dumo]

What is the exact VA of the SP10 in terms of North American data center hosting?

[kendog77]

Please contact sales@ and we'll work something out

Thanks, but I'm not looking for a handout. Based on everything I've seen so far, you are one of the few honest hardware manufacturers left and do treat customers fairly. The package was shipped promptly after payment cleared.

In retrospect, I'm just ranting because bank transfers are slow (this is one of the reasons why I think BTC will succeed) and my package is sitting in a FedEx facility 15 miles from my house but they won't let me pick it up until Tuesday (that's FedEx and bad luck on my part with the timing and the holiday weekend).

Oh well, it is what it is... 

[Zelek Uther]

As you design more efficent chips for devices like SP30, will you continue to make a < 1200W version for those who don't have the ability to plug in 2 different circuits (single 1 kW PSU)?

We don't have the bandwidth to do it. We're looking for partners for other form factors.

Nice to hear you are keeping your razor-sharp focus.

[Collider]

What is the exact VA of the SP10 in terms of North American data center hosting?

That depends on which setting you will use, but it shoudln´t be above 1350W.

[Bicknellski]

Please contact sales@ and we'll work something out

Thanks, but I'm not looking for a handout. Based on everything I've seen so far, you are one of the few honest hardware manufacturers left and do treat customers fairly. The package was shipped promptly after payment cleared.

In retrospect, I'm just ranting because bank transfers are slow (this is one of the reasons why I think BTC will succeed) and my package is sitting in a FedEx facility 15 miles from my house but they won't let me pick it up until Tuesday (that's FedEx and bad luck on my part with the timing and the holiday weekend).

Oh well, it is what it is...  

Psst take the handout.

lol Them is good people to help you out even if they are not the root cause they respect the customer / seller relationship. Our WPC has been on the receiving end of some nice support and concessions and they are always offered up in good faith. You are so right about these guys they are honest and treat us pretty well. If we keep buying from them I suspect that this will continue.

[Collider]

They are definately more reliable than any US-based Bitcoin mining manufacturer.

The hardware provided is delivered on-time and spec.

[raskul]

Please contact sales@ and we'll work something out

Thanks, but I'm not looking for a handout. Based on everything I've seen so far, you are one of the few honest hardware manufacturers left and do treat customers fairly. The package was shipped promptly after payment cleared.

In retrospect, I'm just ranting because bank transfers are slow (this is one of the reasons why I think BTC will succeed) and my package is sitting in a FedEx facility 15 miles from my house but they won't let me pick it up until Tuesday (that's FedEx and bad luck on my part with the timing and the holiday weekend).

Oh well, it is what it is... 

most of us know how you feel mate.

I believe roadstress had offered to help out too, and i'm willing to chip in, I'd share your lost days with roadstress and give you some hashing on my rig, just PM me and copy roadstress in the PM if you want us to sort this out for you.

<feeling very community minded today>

 

[opentoe]

They are definately more reliable than any US-based Bitcoin mining manufacturer.

The hardware provided is delivered on-time and spec.

Every bitcoin miner manufacturer was fabulous when they first started. All of them. Soon as they all go rich, loads of money in their pocket change into what KNC is now. I can't say it will happen with Spoondoolies, but that's the basic trend and it is very obvious. I "hope" it doesn't happen to Spoondoolies, they seem like a great bunch of people, but so did everyone else when they started up.
Good Luck!

[Collider]

They are definately more reliable than any US-based Bitcoin mining manufacturer.

The hardware provided is delivered on-time and spec.

Every bitcoin miner manufacturer was fabulous when they first started. All of them. Soon as they all go rich, loads of money in their pocket change into what KNC is now. I can't say it will happen with Spoondoolies, but that's the basic trend and it is very obvious. I "hope" it doesn't happen to Spoondoolies, they seem like a great bunch of people, but so did everyone else when they started up.
Good Luck!

Not really, hashfast was massively delayed and missed power consumption goals. (probably going bankrupt)

Even Cointerra didn´t manage to ship on time in the first batches, and units still aren´t on spec, so no, i dont know of any US-based manufacturer who was

fabulous when they first started

And don´t get me started on BFL.

Correct me if i made a mistake, though.