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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 04:16 pm

Title: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 04:16 pm


Anybody else having very slow confirmation on BTC transactions? It's been 45 minutes since I sent funds to my account and so far, not one confirmation. Usually I've already had it and placed my order by now.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: 013517 on May 19, 2013, 04:26 pm
That would be normal good sir.  Make a sandwich, and you should come back to your bitcoins at some point.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 04:32 pm

+1 Thanks for the reply!

Sounds like a plan. I think I'll step out for a cheeseburger.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: 013517 on May 19, 2013, 04:35 pm
MMMM.  Now I'm hungry too  ;D
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: RobLoblaw on May 19, 2013, 04:51 pm
i have had to wait 4 hours before  :o
so yah, best thing is too just get some things done and come back to it
constant refreshing seems to make it go slower lol
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 04:56 pm
 ;D Yeah, it does!

Took a peek after I got back from my cheeseburger expedition and still not one confirmation. Time to go to the hardware store I guess. Maybe I can place my order tonight. I don't like to leave bitcoins laying around in my SR account unused though. I'm sure it's fine, it's just my preference not to at this early stage of the game.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: sclerogal on May 19, 2013, 05:07 pm
I had wait almost 24 hrs one time.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 05:10 pm
I had wait almost 24 hrs one time.

Yow! I'll bet that was torture! As long as my money shows up in my account and I get to use it, I'm good. I messed up last week and it cost me, so naturally, this week I'm a little anxious waiting for my deposit to show. ;)
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: AmnesiaBlackout on May 19, 2013, 05:18 pm
Yeah it can be slow sometimes, if you pay a transaction (or miners?) fee of like 0.0005 it speeds it up a bit
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 05:27 pm
Yeah it can be slow sometimes, if you pay a transaction (or miners?) fee of like 0.0005 it speeds it up a bit

That whole fee thing confuses me. I've paid it on some transactions, but a couple of times, including today, it never prompted me to pay it. Most of the time, it will ask you if you want to pay the fee. Today, and one other time last week, no fee was requested.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: RobLoblaw on May 19, 2013, 05:46 pm
i have never been given that option when sending coins to SR
occasionally i would be willing to pay .0005 when i'm short for time
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: prada27 on May 19, 2013, 06:15 pm
Ive been waiting for over 2 hours for bitcoins to be deposited into my account here on SR. Is this normal? Used bitinstant. I received the verification email, but nothing in my account..   
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: RobLoblaw on May 19, 2013, 06:24 pm
Ive been waiting for over 2 hours for bitcoins to be deposited into my account here on SR. Is this normal? Used bitinstant. I received the verification email, but nothing in my account..   

yah its normal. it seems to be slow today. it has to do several confirmations, i think atleast 6 before it will show in SR account. i have never used bitinstant but i know my blockchain wallet shows you how many confirmations it has made already. maybe you can find out somehow and you will have an idea how far along you are
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 19, 2013, 09:26 pm


Yeah mine finally showed up. I'm not sure when it happened, sometime while I was taking a nap. Took about all day this time, but it's there now.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: JewBrown on May 19, 2013, 09:28 pm
Mine took 2 hours, when you watch the confirmations it never goes up  ;)
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: pure Milo on May 20, 2013, 03:40 am
i'm kind've in same boat.....waiting for coins to hit my SR account.

is my 1st time doing this, is very hard to concentrate on anything else whilst i wait...is like it's Xmas eve , i'm 13 again & i can't sleep
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: RobLoblaw on May 20, 2013, 03:46 am
i'm kind've in same boat.....waiting for coins to hit my SR account.

is my 1st time doing this, is very hard to concentrate on anything else whilst i wait...is like it's Xmas eve , i'm 13 again & i can't sleep

your gonna go insane waiting for the mail once you order lmao
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: mrmilleripresume on May 20, 2013, 03:53 am
i'm kind've in same boat.....waiting for coins to hit my SR account.

is my 1st time doing this, is very hard to concentrate on anything else whilst i wait...is like it's Xmas eve , i'm 13 again & i can't sleep

your gonna go insane waiting for the mail once you order lmao

Haha RobLoblaw is right about that! I was cool until they marked that first order "In Transit." Then I started sweating it! I'm a happy camper now though. :)

Good luck to you, pure Milo! I know exactly how you feel but hang on! The fun is just starting! ;) Stay safe and have fun.
Title: Re: Slow Confirmations?
Post by: pure Milo on May 20, 2013, 04:51 am
i'm kind've in same boat.....waiting for coins to hit my SR account.

is my 1st time doing this, is very hard to concentrate on anything else whilst i wait...is like it's Xmas eve , i'm 13 again & i can't sleep

your gonna go insane waiting for the mail once you order lmao

you're right about that bro!

but good news is my coin just arrived in my SR account!