Quote from: Boylita on December 15, 2013, 07:02:28 PM

Quote from: jap1968 on December 15, 2013, 06:54:28 PM

Hello,

Just landed in the cryptocoins universe. Still learning about that.

I have downloaded bitcoin-qt wallet, and I am waiting for it to synchronize. I am a bit worried because my available bandwidth is a rather limited.
I still need to synchronize the last 14 weeks, but I'm afraid that will take at least 24 hour.

Bitcoin transactions are exponentially growing these days, so I start worrying about the possibility of being unable to keep my wallet updated. Even If I shut off my computer for just a few days, I will have to wait many hours or even days to have it once again synchronized.

I prefer to keep my own wallet instead of using a web based one, but may be I will have to abandon this idea.

Do you know about current bandwidth requirements to keep a synchronized wallet? And, what will happen in one month? Is this sustainable?

Regards,

José Antonio

Welcome.
Right now, the block data is over 14GB, and will continue to grow.
If you have limited space or bandwidth, you may take a look at the lightweight wallet such as Multibit and Electrum.

Hi, I am new here as well.
Is there any cons for using lightweight wallet over bitcoin-qt?