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August 01, 2012, 05:14:39 AM
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Hi, since I'm new I figured I better ask a pertinent question.

I tried to install the Bitcoin software on my Zorin installation, but I have a problem of having an ISP with bandwidth limitations and unfortunately, I'm not the only one who uses this connection, but the downloading blockchains takes up a huge chunk of my daily allowance.

Is it possible to schedule the downloading of blockchain, or must it really be done all at once?

Thanks.
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August 01, 2012, 11:41:07 AM
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Here is a chart I'm maintaining to help you choose a client.

http://dre.redmartian.org/compare.htm
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August 01, 2012, 11:43:58 AM
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Hi, since I'm new I figured I better ask a pertinent question.

I tried to install the Bitcoin software on my Zorin installation, but I have a problem of having an ISP with bandwidth limitations and unfortunately, I'm not the only one who uses this connection, but the downloading blockchains takes up a huge chunk of my daily allowance.

Is it possible to schedule the downloading of blockchain, or must it really be done all at once?

Thanks.
If you want to download a part of the blockchain per day, just start the client for a couple of hours (depending on your bandwidth limitations) and exit it while the blockchain is still downloading. Or else try Electrum/some other light client that could be found in flatfly's chart.
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August 01, 2012, 12:01:08 PM
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Cool chart, worth a sticky somewhere. Guessing the half moons mean in development? Might be worth putting a donations address on it too, it answered a lot of my questions on clients.

Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful.

The half-moon symbol means that the feature is supported but with caveats - hover your mouse pointer over the symbol to show some extra information.

I will consider adding a donation address to that page.
In the meantime, I do highly appreciate any donations made to the address in my signature.   
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August 02, 2012, 02:17:29 PM
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Blockchain.info's wallet service requires very little bandwidth and no downloads of the block chain, if you are alright using an online wallet.

VeriBlock: Securing The World's Blockchains Using Bitcoin
https://veriblock.org
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