nicehash.com usually. MRR also is a good choice but I usually find their prices to be higher.
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I can also vouch for nicehash.
I got lucky the two times I used it at a few different pools and they both went on good luck streaks so the PPLNS worked out in my favor (meaning I earned back what I spent and then some).
Thanks guys!!!
It took some additional help from Jonny -- but I was able to get it to work here...
In the meantime -- I played around with another pool and had the same luck Btcmke had!!!
I'm considering moving my machines over -- but I have a question...
It appears that mining-bravo keeps your work record -- like forever (until a block is found/built)...
In the current pool I'm mining at -- we only get credit for the last 10 shifts...
So, my question is: If I mined here for a week (example purposes) and then went somewhere else -- and then 2 weeks bravo found a block -- would I still get paid for the week that I was here???
I'm not advocating short term participation -- I'm just trying to clarify...
Thanks again for your help...
Let's see if I can help clarify things. The pool pays out using PPLNS. That means shares have a shelf life. Currently, it's set to 5N, where N is calculated dynamically based upon the shares of the previous 5 rounds. All things being equal, that translates into about 5 blocks worth of payments per share. In other words, if the pool finds blocks at exactly 100% luck, then your share would be paid 5 times.
As with all PPLNS pools, there's the concept of "ramping", where you build up to your theoretical expected payout per share. For the sake of this explanation, let's assume the pool finds one block per day. Also, let's assume you mine for 10 days. Here's how it would break down:
Day 1 - 1/5 expected
Day 2 - 2/5 expected
Day 3 - 3/5 expected
Day 4 - 4/5 expected
Day 5 - 5/5 expected
Day 6 - 5/5 expected
Day 7 - 5/5 expected
Day 8 - 5/5 expected
Day 9 - 5/5 expected
Day 10 - 5/5 expected
Day 11 - 4/5 expected
Day 12 - 3/5 expected
Day 13 - 2/5 expected
Day 14 - 1/5 expected
Day 15 - 0
As you can see, it all adds up. You mine for 10 days, and you get 10 days of expected payouts... they're just spread out over 15 days
Good luck with your rental!!! I really want to give that BTC to somebody for Christmas!