Does it say to everyone "The product of AntRouter Plug Adapter to US has been sold out" ?
Seems like they sold out of plug for the R1, or it is a glitch.
Topic: BITMAIN AntRouter R1: 1st wireless networking device with bitcoin mining chip - page 40. (Read 77666 times)
September 30, 2015, 10:51:35 AM
September 30, 2015, 10:25:42 AM
Shipping is too expensive. Why pay more for shipping than the device actually costs. The ones shipping to US residents should already be in the US and can be shipped out for 5 dollars max.
Definitely need a batch sent to the US for resale here, there is no decent way of buying this in the US currently.I think the price is fair for the unit, for what it is capable of doing, but paying more than the device cost to have it shipped to me just seems wrong.
I've got a group buy going:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.12563869
I'm interested to see how well U3s run using it as a controller...
September 30, 2015, 10:16:07 AM
Shipping is too expensive. Why pay more for shipping than the device actually costs. The ones shipping to US residents should already be in the US and can be shipped out for 5 dollars max.
Definitely need a batch sent to the US for resale here, there is no decent way of buying this in the US currently.I think the price is fair for the unit, for what it is capable of doing, but paying more than the device cost to have it shipped to me just seems wrong.
September 30, 2015, 09:58:52 AM
Does it work as a wireless access point? I don't see any description of it.
September 30, 2015, 09:33:38 AM
Shipping is too expensive. Why pay more for shipping than the device actually costs. The ones shipping to US residents should already be in the US and can be shipped out for 5 dollars max.
September 30, 2015, 08:38:25 AM
What kind of plug comes standard on the R1? Any other sources for the US adapter since it's sold out on Bitmain?
You can get them on ebay for around $1 shipped from China. Might take a while though.
September 30, 2015, 08:06:54 AM
What kind of plug comes standard on the R1? Any other sources for the US adapter since it's sold out on Bitmain?
September 30, 2015, 07:27:41 AM
A few questions for Bitmain.
1) Spec says 100V - 220V. Are these ok on 240V?
2) What is the capacity of the on board battery?
3) Is the battery only suitable for charging USB devices or can it also power the router without mains connection?
4) Does the Router continue to Mine when on battery power?
5) If the battery supports running the device, what is the battery life?
6) Is there a more complete Specification / Manual that answers these & other question?
Thanks
Rich
1) Spec says 100V - 220V. Are these ok on 240V?
2) What is the capacity of the on board battery?
3) Is the battery only suitable for charging USB devices or can it also power the router without mains connection?
4) Does the Router continue to Mine when on battery power?
5) If the battery supports running the device, what is the battery life?
6) Is there a more complete Specification / Manual that answers these & other question?
Thanks
Rich
September 30, 2015, 06:53:53 AM
Shipping costs R1 with 1 USD adapter - 42.94 USD
Shipping costs R1 without 1 USD Adapter - 21.47 USD
Shipping costs for 10x R1 - 63.77 USD
Shipping costs for 10x R1 with adapter - 127.34 USD
Very expensive Power Adapter for 1 USD.
Shipping costs R1 without 1 USD Adapter - 21.47 USD
Shipping costs for 10x R1 - 63.77 USD
Shipping costs for 10x R1 with adapter - 127.34 USD
Very expensive Power Adapter for 1 USD.
September 30, 2015, 06:26:33 AM
Maybe ship the S7 miners you have already sold rather than rolling out batches of more and even different products?
September 30, 2015, 06:15:29 AM
It's only easier to configure if you already have an account with Bitmain; anyone buying from a reseller: even Bitmain themselves via Amazon will have to make an account with Bitmain, which is just as complicated as configuring a miner.
September 30, 2015, 05:53:55 AM
Newbies aren't going to be buying direct from Bitmain. They will buy from a reseller on Amazon or Ebay.
Quite a few Bitmain miners are already available on Amazon by a seller called "Bitmain". Not sure if he is really the manufacturer. I am sure it wouldn't take long for this router to be sold on Amazon, available to newbies.
September 30, 2015, 05:37:48 AM
Forcing it to solo mine on antpool makes this device completely unacceptable.
The advantage of forcing miners to AntPool makes it easier to configure. It is unacceptable for veteran miners, yes. I think their target customers are complete mining newbies who might be interested in a mining lottery. Haven't done precise calculations, I believe 5.5G hashrate would statistically take more than 100 years to mine a block.
Newbies aren't going to be buying direct from Bitmain. They will buy from a reseller on Amazon or Ebay.
September 30, 2015, 05:36:04 AM
Just to echo a lot of what is said above.
1) Please allow us to choose which Pool we connect to and the Mining Style.
2) Please make the USB port able to accept a 3G/4G USB Modem or a Tethered Iphone
3) Please generalise the Mining Host so that other Mining Devices can be supported.
If you don't want to do the above then please release the source code for the firmware into the Public Domain so that others can make changes and add functionality. Having this as an open source device could make it very popular and better achieve the objective of Bitcoin Mining Decentralisation.
Rich
1) Please allow us to choose which Pool we connect to and the Mining Style.
2) Please make the USB port able to accept a 3G/4G USB Modem or a Tethered Iphone
3) Please generalise the Mining Host so that other Mining Devices can be supported.
If you don't want to do the above then please release the source code for the firmware into the Public Domain so that others can make changes and add functionality. Having this as an open source device could make it very popular and better achieve the objective of Bitcoin Mining Decentralisation.
Rich
September 30, 2015, 05:32:29 AM
Forcing it to solo mine on antpool makes this device completely unacceptable.
The advantage of forcing miners to AntPool makes it easier to configure. It is unacceptable for veteran miners, yes. I think their target customers are complete mining newbies who might be interested in a mining lottery. Haven't done precise calculations, I believe 5.5G hashrate would statistically take more than 100 years to mine a block.
September 30, 2015, 05:24:20 AM
Unfortunately Bitmain often mean not what they say. 
September 30, 2015, 05:22:54 AM
Forcing it to solo mine on antpool makes this device completely unacceptable.
Limiting the USB port to usage as a charger or for U3s only makes the port pretty much worthless.
I personally have zero use for WiFi, others might find that usefull.
Mostly, I'm just trying to figure out what market this thing is supposed to be for - from what I can see it seems just as worthless and flawed, abet at a much lower price, as that stupid thing 21 just released.
Limiting the USB port to usage as a charger or for U3s only makes the port pretty much worthless.
I personally have zero use for WiFi, others might find that usefull.
Mostly, I'm just trying to figure out what market this thing is supposed to be for - from what I can see it seems just as worthless and flawed, abet at a much lower price, as that stupid thing 21 just released.
September 30, 2015, 05:11:46 AM
Defaulting to Antpool is fine; but Forcing it is unacceptable.
You need to rethink this Bitmain.
I was planning on reselling these at cost; but I will not do so when they are pool locked.
You cannot make claims about supporting the distribution of the Network and then lock your equipment to your own pool.
You need to rethink this Bitmain.
I was planning on reselling these at cost; but I will not do so when they are pool locked.
You cannot make claims about supporting the distribution of the Network and then lock your equipment to your own pool.
September 30, 2015, 04:31:22 AM
1) It could be better if USB port could handle USB modems;
2) Why not let user to choose the pool?
It seems that nobody need such device.
p.s. personally I would like to install a similar device into my car. There is a relatively free electricity in it, and this device should have a slot for SIM cards (and/or Wi-Fi module) for cgminer to connect to the pools. BITMAIN, take note of this.
2) Why not let user to choose the pool?
It seems that nobody need such device.
p.s. personally I would like to install a similar device into my car. There is a relatively free electricity in it, and this device should have a slot for SIM cards (and/or Wi-Fi module) for cgminer to connect to the pools. BITMAIN, take note of this.
September 30, 2015, 04:20:49 AM
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5.5 ghs at solo mining lets get that block....
5.5 ghs at solo mining lets get that block....
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