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[Billsonl]

If I do this $499 upgrade to a warrior can I have it hosted if I wait? I have the blade hosted ATM

I have the same question.  Can GAW please provide an answer?

See below in red.  Hopefully that answered your question.

Hey Guys,

Wanted to provide an update for everyone.

I have heard you loud and clear. You're upset because we talked about price protection and a buy back program that we did not do with the last set of miners we released.

While we ran in to some unexpected bumps, that's not an excuse. I should have figured out a way to make it work and taken care of those that have taken care of us. For that, you have my apologies.

So here is what we are going to do to fix it:

We are creating an upgrade path for all blade hosted customers that ordered before May 5th (before the price change). You will be able to upgrade from a 5.2MH/s Gridseed Blade to a 13MH/s Black Widow (week 3) for $500!

Here are the rules:
This offer will only be available until May 18th 12 AM Eastern.
It's only available while our stock lasts.
Since we are buying back your old gear, we need to resell it. So at the time of your order, we will take your hosted blade offline.
The Black Widow you will be purchasing will be shipped to you (not hosted) by the Batch 3 Ship Date (June 9th).

Those that want to keep hosting will need to sit tight for, but we will have something cool for you in the future. You will not be forgotten

We will always do right by our customers, and we are in this for the long haul. Thank you for expecting more from us, holding us accountable, and allowing us to rise to occasion!

You can upgrade here:
http://www.gawminers.com/upgrade-gridseed-blade-to-the-black-widow-13-mh-s-week-three/

Josh - CEO

P.S. You still get your free Fury!

[x8008]

Well isn't that nice us hosted miners get no love even for the price reduce...

[BitcoinGeekBoy]

If I do this $499 upgrade to a warrior can I have it hosted if I wait? I have the blade hosted ATM

I have the same question.  Can GAW please provide an answer?

See below in red.  Hopefully that answered your question.

Hey Guys,

Wanted to provide an update for everyone.

I have heard you loud and clear. You're upset because we talked about price protection and a buy back program that we did not do with the last set of miners we released.

While we ran in to some unexpected bumps, that's not an excuse. I should have figured out a way to make it work and taken care of those that have taken care of us. For that, you have my apologies.

So here is what we are going to do to fix it:

We are creating an upgrade path for all blade hosted customers that ordered before May 5th (before the price change). You will be able to upgrade from a 5.2MH/s Gridseed Blade to a 13MH/s Black Widow (week 3) for $500!

Here are the rules:
This offer will only be available until May 18th 12 AM Eastern.
It's only available while our stock lasts.
Since we are buying back your old gear, we need to resell it. So at the time of your order, we will take your hosted blade offline.
The Black Widow you will be purchasing will be shipped to you (not hosted) by the Batch 3 Ship Date (June 9th).

Those that want to keep hosting will need to sit tight for, but we will have something cool for you in the future. You will not be forgotten

We will always do right by our customers, and we are in this for the long haul. Thank you for expecting more from us, holding us accountable, and allowing us to rise to occasion!

You can upgrade here:
http://www.gawminers.com/upgrade-gridseed-blade-to-the-black-widow-13-mh-s-week-three/

Josh - CEO

P.S. You still get your free Fury!

I think people are mainly asking because part of the value prop (for electricity costs, shipping issues, customs, import duties, you name it) for GAW was the hosting.  If there is any possibility of people moving from hosted to hosted it's a significantly better option than dealing with shipping, setup, maintenance, etc.  Ideally the new data centers Josh has mentioned will help people who previously purchased hosted products and not just for the Zeus relationship.

I just don't want to jump the gun and upgrade my 2 hosted blades with this offer (ship only) and then next week there will be a comparable offer that is for us hosted only customers.  For the customers that really want to keep their hardware hosted.

If this will be the only offer for the current blade owners (hosted or non hosted) then I want to know so that I can purchase via this offer.

[ScryptHasher]

You better order now! before it becomes cheaper next week.

[brian_23452]

Right, I think this is a huge concern for many people.  I know for myself I would love to order some products, but with the prices and terms changing like every 5 minutes, it just seems wiser at this point to wait until this is all sorted out and then decide.

[ScryptHasher]

What gets me is how they acted when grid seed changed prices on their products...

Yet here they are changing prices when they haven't even shipped...

I find it easier to order directly from the people who make it.. What i've learned.. my $0.02

[DaZuru]

Man, hate tough decisions. The 5.2 to 13 hash rate it tempting, but I love the hosting. My two GPU rigs in the gameroom are a pain. Josh, I am going to roll the dice and see what you have for us hosting people in the future. I assume the Fury is still coming?  Thanks for trying all sorts of things to keep us happy. I have found that making everyone happy is impossible, but I appreciate you trying to make as many of us happy as you can. Just for the record, since I am sure many happy customers do not post, my hosted blade is working great. Thanks!

[volder]

I cant say why, but...

JEFF IS MY FAVORITE GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT NOW!!!

Jeff knows what I'm talkin' bout. You're the man!

[GAW Miners_CEO]

What gets me is how they acted when grid seed changed prices on their products...

Yet here they are changing prices when they haven't even shipped...

I find it easier to order directly from the people who make it.. What i've learned.. my $0.02

There is a big difference.

We passed the savings straight to our customers and they got the upside

[GAW Miners_CEO]

Man, hate tough decisions. The 5.2 to 13 hash rate it tempting, but I love the hosting. My two GPU rigs in the gameroom are a pain. Josh, I am going to roll the dice and see what you have for us hosting people in the future. I assume the Fury is still coming?  Thanks for trying all sorts of things to keep us happy. I have found that making everyone happy is impossible, but I appreciate you trying to make as many of us happy as you can. Just for the record, since I am sure many happy customers do not post, my hosted blade is working great. Thanks!

haha, your telling me (wipes head)

[GAW Miners_CEO]

Right, I think this is a huge concern for many people.  I know for myself I would love to order some products, but with the prices and terms changing like every 5 minutes, it just seems wiser at this point to wait until this is all sorted out and then decide.

I know of no new price changes. But if there is, just like we JUST proved, we will pass the upside to our customers

[EasyME]

I cant say why, but...

JEFF IS MY FAVORITE GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT NOW!!!

Jeff knows what I'm talkin' bout. You're the man!

Jeff, care to share spiked kool-aid with others here ??

[x8008]

I cant say why, but...

JEFF IS MY FAVORITE GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT NOW!!!

Jeff knows what I'm talkin' bout. You're the man!

cool story

[Moria]

I cant say why, but...

JEFF IS MY FAVORITE GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT NOW!!!

Jeff knows what I'm talkin' bout. You're the man!

Second this.. Jeff you know why and I will visit with a 13 year old Jura )

[bitlind]

@Jeff and GAW Miners_CEO

This got buried very quickly, so I would like to repost for your response if you do not mind.  I searched but couldn't find a readily available answer:

If we were to order a Falcon that comes with the RasPi, and then ordered 9 Fury's (that do not come with a Pi) are we able to connect and manage all 9 Furys and one Falcon from a powered USB hub with the Pi?

RasPi >> 10pt USB HUB >> NINE Furys & ONE Falcon (can the Falcon or War Machine co exist on the same host as a Fury?)

What are the limitations with chaining these different models together and what will we need to power these units?  Will specifications be given for power supply requirements and connection?

[kskwerl]

How do we redeem store credit?

[volder]

How do we redeem store credit?

Buy something. :-)

[Billsonl]

How do we redeem store credit?

Buy something. :-)

wut are you talking about?

when you buy something, there is an option to pay with store credit. Or do you have points that you want to covert to store credit?

[Jamis]

We are creating an upgrade path for all blade hosted customers that ordered before May 5th (before the price change). You will be able to upgrade from a 5.2MH/s Gridseed Blade to a 13MH/s Black Widow (week 3) for $500!

Here are the rules:
This offer will only be available until May 18th 12 AM Eastern.
It's only available while our stock lasts.
Since we are buying back your old gear, we need to resell it. So at the time of your order, we will take your hosted blade offline.
The Black Widow you will be purchasing will be shipped to you (not hosted) by the Batch 3 Ship Date (June 9th).

Appreciate having options. Here is my thinking on comparing two options on upgrading for $500 from hosted 5.4M Blade to taking delivery of 13M Black Widow, across the next four months. Factoring loss of mining for a month as the hosted blade goes down right away and the Black Widow won’t ship until after 9 June and 320 watts of power must be paid to run it. Looking at expenses and earnings assuming earnings don’t go down which is probably very optimistic.
1: Stick with hosted blade: No additional cash outlay, no power costs, continuous mining over next 120 days. 5.4M hash earns about $10/day times 120 days =  $1,200 total earnings.
2: Upgrade for $500 to 13M Black Widow. Immediate loss of 5.4M hash for close to a month. Once 13M Black Widow arrives, provide 320 watts of power ($72 for three months). Total additional expenses over next four months $572 ($500 upgrade and $72 in electricity). Earnings once Black Widow goes online for three months at $24/day times 90 days $2,160 minus expenses equals $1,588.
With new ASICs coming on-line I’d assume earnings will likely go down and then I would rather have 13M.

[bsquared]

I didn't see anything mentioned for people who purchased blades to have them delivered.  Does the Buy-Back program only apply to people who have it hosted by GAW?  Is this the way all future buy-backs will be handled (hosted only)?