ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread

[daddyfatsax]

Fuck you UPS. Was meant to have it today but they fake delivered.

Caught the guy trying to take a picture of my gates without attempting to actually deliver so I ran out and barked at him. He didn't actually have the package.

UPS pissed me off on Monday because I ordered a replacement PCIe cable for my AX1200 PSU. UPS said that it was delivered on Monday. Nope... Had to file a claim for a lost package and then it mysteriously showed up at my house last night.

[contactlight]

I am B1, ordered at 2014-06-30 14:32. Mine is shipped yesterday. Says it will arrive Monday. I'm in the US.

[philipma1957]

I am B1, ordered at 2014-06-30 14:32. Mine is shipped yesterday. Says it will arrive Monday. I'm in the US.

 when did your payment clear?

  and how many did you order?


I ordered at 14:17 my payment hit the block chain at 14:52   it cleared at 15:02   I ordered 2.

If you paid fast you should have had fri delivery  like I did.  Others ordered later paid later and got friday delivery.

 Are you in a rural area in the USA?  That can slow delivery.

[R4v37]

Im from batch 2.

Will they deliver like they said 18 and 19?

lets pray bro...
its not like we can do anything to make it faster, even if u screamed at bitmain guy
they wont speed up ur shipment, maybe they'll delay it coz of thebad attitude

Fuck you UPS. Was meant to have it today but they fake delivered.

Caught the guy trying to take a picture of my gates without attempting to actually deliver so I ran out and barked at him. He didn't actually have the package.

I have had the post office do this.

 Most likely they had a trainee doing the route.  

They don't trust him and gave him a notice to deliver not a package.

I tip my fedex my post office my ups guy.  cost me 20 for the each on july 4th and chirstmas.  total of 120 a year.

I also bring a big platter of quality cookies to the local post office during the christmas season.  With my packages in and out it is worth the money.

And contrary to popular belief  giving a  us postal worker a gift is legal.  (it must be under 25 usd and must be not  done over and over.)

2x a year for holidays is okay.

this guy... doin the same thing like us in here Indonesia
its all about money, money can commands these guys  
its not like we can do anything with the import tax, maybe decreasing a lil bit
but it's worth it, at least our packages is safe and arrived on time
small tip can change the whole problem  

[contactlight]

I am B1, ordered at 2014-06-30 14:32. Mine is shipped yesterday. Says it will arrive Monday. I'm in the US.

 when did your payment clear?

  and how many did you order?


I ordered at 14:17 my payment hit the block chain at 14:52   it cleared at 15:02   I ordered 2.

If you paid fast you should have had fri delivery  like I did.  Others ordered later paid later and got friday delivery.

 Are you in a rural area in the USA?  That can slow delivery.

I am in a major city in the US. My payment cleared on 15:58:28 even though my payment hit the blockchain 10 mins after my order. It's just that they took a while to ship it.

See, the weird thing is, I have two packages coming from Bitmain. I ordered two, and I was given one tracking number by Bitmain. However, I have two shipments with two tracking numbers. Is that normal?

[chadbu]

I get a lot of packages from UPS. Every time I have deliveries one day apart, they always delay the first package to coincide with the next day package.

Now I only order packages days apart to avoid this.

[SFMiner]

Nice... my first B1 order shipped!  

Order placed: 2014-06-30 15:24:16

Payment confirmed: 2014-06-30 17:20

Order shipped: 2014-07-17 12:01:58 and scheduled to arrive Monday end of day (Montreal)

FYI my 2nd order, which I placed 2014-06-30 18:07:29 has not shipped.  

Having dealt with BFL, KNC, HashFast and Bitmain, I have to commend Bitmain for their prompt shipping as usual. Looks like they're pushing the envelope on their window, but we're talking days rather than weeks, months or years!
 

[daddyfatsax]

I am B1, ordered at 2014-06-30 14:32. Mine is shipped yesterday. Says it will arrive Monday. I'm in the US.

 when did your payment clear?

  and how many did you order?


I ordered at 14:17 my payment hit the block chain at 14:52   it cleared at 15:02   I ordered 2.

If you paid fast you should have had fri delivery  like I did.  Others ordered later paid later and got friday delivery.

 Are you in a rural area in the USA?  That can slow delivery.

I am in a major city in the US. My payment cleared on 15:58:28 even though my payment hit the blockchain 10 mins after my order. It's just that they took a while to ship it.

See, the weird thing is, I have two packages coming from Bitmain. I ordered two, and I was given one tracking number by Bitmain. However, I have two shipments with two tracking numbers. Is that normal?

Yeah I have 5 packages coming. They ship them all separately. My delivery as well is scheduled for Monday.

[oskuro]

Well i will just wait hehe, they gave delivery dates so i trust them

[R4v37]

mine at 18th...
18th!!!!!!! TOMORROWWWW
wonder if my tracking will showed up... 

[dogie]

@Doge
I suspect this happened to me once too (by DHL though), who did the picture-taking, you or him?

The best way is to just have a security camera at your gate and you can easily proove if something like this happens.

Did he leave the package in the car or did he not actually have it at all?

Some of the newer handheld things take pictures to prove they couldn't get access, of things like gates and front doors. It only proves they were at the address, not that they were there to deliver anything.

He didn't have the package at all, in the van etc. Not sure why they do it, costs them so much more in time and they'll just have to come again tomorrow.

take them to justice

I barked at him and made him awkward seal face, not much more I could do. They didn't have any more drivers in the area to actually go and get the package for me (its quite a way away and was 2pm by the time I checked the tracking after waiting all day).

[R4v37]

@Doge
I suspect this happened to me once too (by DHL though), who did the picture-taking, you or him?

The best way is to just have a security camera at your gate and you can easily proove if something like this happens.

Did he leave the package in the car or did he not actually have it at all?

Some of the newer handheld things take pictures to prove they couldn't get access, of things like gates and front doors. It only proves they were at the address, not that they were there to deliver anything.

He didn't have the package at all, in the van etc. Not sure why they do it, costs them so much more in time and they'll just have to come again tomorrow.

take them to justice

I barked at him and made him awkward seal face, not much more I could do. They didn't have any more drivers in the area to actually go and get the package for me (its quite a way away and was 2pm by the time I checked the tracking after waiting all day).

kidnap him...
and...

KILL HIM!!!!
WA HA HA HA HA

maybe make a tutorial about "How to setting ur mindset to be a cannibal" 

[edonkey]

It would be nice if Bitmain posted their S3 manual. Then I'd have something to read while waiting for my batch 3 units.

[bjalbert]

We need confirmation if using 4 PCIE has any benefit. This is critical to my PSU needs. Couldn't I just use a PCIE splitter? Maybe it requires high amount of amp per line but that wouldn't make any sense since the wattage is low.

[oskuro]

We need confirmation if using 4 PCIE has any benefit. This is critical to my PSU needs. Couldn't I just use a PCIE splitter? Maybe it requires high amount of amp per line but that wouldn't make any sense since the wattage is low.

4 for OC but considering what bitmain said I won't OC them just in case

[-droid-]

B1 orders:

2014-06-30 19:04:41.0
2014-06-30 20:27:38.0

Still no ship

[dropt]

We need confirmation if using 4 PCIE has any benefit. This is critical to my PSU needs. Couldn't I just use a PCIE splitter? Maybe it requires high amount of amp per line but that wouldn't make any sense since the wattage is low.

P=VI

Where:  P = Power = Watts (W)
             V = Volts (V)
             I = Current (A)

Here's a random current carrying capacity chart:  http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

[drmadison]

I've had other iffy issues with UPS lately.

Something was shipped set to be delivered by 10am (and you know that costs extra).
Notification came that it was delivered at 9:45. Wife got home at 1pm, no package, and we started freaking out thinking it was stolen. Nope, actually delivered at 6:15pm. Despite the tracking saying it was 9:45am

[hobbymd]

B1 orders:

2014-06-30 19:04:41.0
2014-06-30 20:27:38.0

Still no ship

Mine is close to you as well and still no shipping label (2014-06-30 19:29:16 ) and it's past 17th in China .

I have a feeling that late B1 orders going to be ripped off because by the time you get in your hand it would have been the same as if you had ordered early B2 with lower price. Didn't expect BITMAIN screw their customers like this.  I don't see any difference between late B1 shipping date and an early B2 order with lowered price as both would be in your hand around the same time with at the very most 1 day difference   

[-droid-]

B1 orders:

2014-06-30 19:04:41.0
2014-06-30 20:27:38.0

Still no ship

Mine is close to you as well and still no shipping label (2014-06-30 19:29:16 ) and it's past 17th in China .

I have a feeling that late B1 orders going to be ripped off because by the time you get in your hand it would have been the same as if you had ordered early B2 with lower price. Didn't expect BITMAIN screw their customers like this.  I don't see any difference between late B1 shipping date and an early B2 order with lowered price as both would be in your hand around the same time with at the very most 1 day difference    

yeah that totally sucks! I didnt think of that but it makes sense... maybe they will take a break after B1 is done and wait a few days to ship B2