I bought 2000 Ether a week or so ago using my MacBook Pro. NOW I see a WARNING message regarding NOT using iOS devices to buy Ether.
Should I be worried? I have my wallet saved on a usb and I have my passphrase (pswd) saved in a safe place.
Thanks,
EastSide
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Answers
1) you are in control of the wallet file
2) you have your password
3) your balance checks out on https://www.ethereum.org
Then there is nothing to be concerned about. You're one of the lucky ones that were able to purchase with an IOS device, others sometimes had issues (IOS does funny things to files sometimes, making it difficult for users to locate the wallets on their device).
Futures users should continue observing the warning and use desktop browsers instead.
Thanks much!
JB
1) To check your balance, go to https://www.ethereum.org, and scroll down until the message that says "If you have already purchased ether, you can check your account balance by entering your address here:". Type in / paste your ether address (not your email address) and then press 'check balance'. A pop up will appear with your balance displayed.
2) You will download the official ethereum client/wallet (very likely in the form of something called the 'etherbrowser') and it will have a button that says 'load wallet'. You'll click the button, point to your wallet file and voila, your live wallet balance will reflect what you purchased during the sale.
John B.
The wallet files I have (2 of them) contain .json files that I cannot open on my OFFLINE mac. Therefore I do not understand how I can see or Access my "ethaddr". Please advise.
Thanks again.
Eastside
1. Open the 'TextEdit' app on your OFFLINE mac
2. Click 'File' in top navigation bar of TextEdit app
3. Select 'Open'
4. Locate the .json file that you downloaded
5. Open it
6. When the file opens, press 'command + F' to search the content of the file
7. in the 'find' field, type 'ethaddr' (it will be highlighted)
8. the number in quotations to the right of the highlight, following ":" is your ether address.