Hey guys,
I just ordered my first Ledger and now I’m just staring at the tracking number like crazy but honestly, I feel like I have no clue what to do while waiting? The app doesn't really give any "homework" or prep steps I’m a total beginner and I’m terrified of messing up the 24 words or losing the device later
Did you guys also feel like you were "blind" before the box arrived? Is there anything I should be setting up or learning right now so I don't panic on unboxing day? I wish there was a checklist or something in the app to feel "ready" Or am I just overthinking this? 😅
Posted by Mean-Consequence-622
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A metal stamp solution. There’s loads available, I like the tinyseed.io
The first thing you should do – Bin it. Never a ledger, forever a Trezor.
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yeah that feeling is pretty normal, most people go from zero to don’t mess up the seed phrase real quick. honestly the best prep is just understanding how the seed phrase works, it’s the wallet, not the device, so losing the device isn’t a big deal if the 24 words are safe and offline. one simple thing you can do now is practice writing down a mock seed and storing it safely, just to build the habit before the real one shows up. also read up on how restores work, so you know you can recover without stress if something happens. just keep in mind never to store the real phrase digitally or share it anywhere, that’s the main risk, not the hardware itself.
Send that shit back and go for a Bitbox02
I’ve been using a Ledger for 7 years. Don’t pay attention to people who give negative reviews about your wallet. Everything is fine, don’t worry.
>I just ordered my first Ledger
I would send it back, no matter what.
**Four reasons why I would never use any ledger product.**
**They leaked details of their clients** (email, phone #, full name, home address, what exactly they bought) and even now these people **keep getting scary phone calls**.
**The wallet has closed code** – nobody (except the company, secret services, hackers) can see how many **back doors** the software has.
**It’s a multi coin wallet** – more coins, means more code, more attack surface.
**The wallet isn’t cold** – the company revealed a feature, allowing to extract the keys into backup facilities online. They said, this is possible (with an update) for a very long time. This is the very **opposite of a cold storage** (never touch the internet). At this point, **Ledger is just a fancy hot wallet**.
You’ll be used to it
Just search youtube video tutorials about the device you ordered so you can walk through everything you will need to do.