i'm so glad i sold my last S3's last week. this thread is beginning to read like yet another car crash.
Train wreck more like....
It's almost as if bitmain deliberately gave their entire customer base a firmware that f*cks their miners up in the hope that they'll just buy some more as replacements....the fact that they still haven't removed it from their website yet, or don't even comment about it is just astounding.....
Way to go bitmain. How the mighty have fallen.........
To add insult to injury, Bitmain tells me my warranty expired eventho I did not receive it until Sept 18th. What's up with that?
It's kinda like they start the warranty clock on the day they ship it (- ie: Sept 11th in my case). That's just not right.
I heard back from Bitmain Warranty. They're wanting me to pay 0.18985 btc for one S3 control board. That's not the end of the world but it's the principle of the issue...so i am insisting they send it for free as the warranty (going by normal business practices and legally) does not expire until Dec 18th.
I think you've got away with it (now that the BTC rate is a bit depressed). If I were you (and that price included shipping), I'd just pay up and chase them for vouchers. That will save you on downtime and headaches, IMO.
Good news. The price Bitmain quote dme for the controller includes UPS. They shipped within 24 hrs of me paying. I will have my new controller by Dec 222nd.
