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If I do this $499 upgrade to a warrior can I have it hosted if I wait? I have the blade hosted ATM

I have the same question. Can GAW please provide an answer?

See below in red. Hopefully that answered your question.

Quote from: GAW Miners_CEO on May 14, 2014, 06:08:07 PM

Hey Guys,

Wanted to provide an update for everyone.

I have heard you loud and clear. You're upset because we talked about price protection and a buy back program that we did not do with the last set of miners we released.

While we ran in to some unexpected bumps, that's not an excuse. I should have figured out a way to make it work and taken care of those that have taken care of us. For that, you have my apologies.

So here is what we are going to do to fix it:

We are creating an upgrade path for all blade hosted customers that ordered before May 5th (before the price change). You will be able to upgrade from a 5.2MH/s Gridseed Blade to a 13MH/s Black Widow (week 3) for $500!

Here are the rules:
This offer will only be available until May 18th 12 AM Eastern.
It's only available while our stock lasts.
Since we are buying back your old gear, we need to resell it. So at the time of your order, we will take your hosted blade offline.
The Black Widow you will be purchasing will be shipped to you (not hosted) by the Batch 3 Ship Date (June 9th).

Those that want to keep hosting will need to sit tight for, but we will have something cool for you in the future. You will not be forgotten

We will always do right by our customers, and we are in this for the long haul. Thank you for expecting more from us, holding us accountable, and allowing us to rise to occasion!

You can upgrade here:
http://www.gawminers.com/upgrade-gridseed-blade-to-the-black-widow-13-mh-s-week-three/

Josh - CEO

P.S. You still get your free Fury!

I think people are mainly asking because part of the value prop (for electricity costs, shipping issues, customs, import duties, you name it) for GAW was the hosting. If there is any possibility of people moving from hosted to hosted it's a significantly better option than dealing with shipping, setup, maintenance, etc. Ideally the new data centers Josh has mentioned will help people who previously purchased hosted products and not just for the Zeus relationship.

I just don't want to jump the gun and upgrade my 2 hosted blades with this offer (ship only) and then next week there will be a comparable offer that is for us hosted only customers. For the customers that really want to keep their hardware hosted.

If this will be the only offer for the current blade owners (hosted or non hosted) then I want to know so that I can purchase via this offer.

My thoughts exactly. Would love to upgrade but not worth it at that price to lose the year of hosting if something else is going to be offered.