Graham,
I agree. It’s a red flag for
me too. I’m paying the bills, and it’s their system and
policies that are causing me hassles. While I don’t expect
them to genuflect, as a paying customer I do expect a certain amount of courtesy,
Regards,
Dan.
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005
10:27 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re:
Report on Quotes Plus Data
"And, they get a bit
testy about it."
that would be like waving a red rag to a bull with
me. Tell them it is
your money keeping them employed and it is
their system that is
stuffing you up.
On 8/10/05, Dan Clark
<dan_public@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Point well taken... Since I just
use the data as a general supporting
> indicator, it hasn't been much of an issue
for me. OTOH, I'm completely
> open on the issue so if QP Mutual Fund data
is not representative, I'll stop
> using it. On the third
hand, TC has NO data with the standard data
> package. So it has been impossible to
determine the accuracy of their data.
>
>
>
> One other advantage of QP over TC that I did
not mention before is that QP
> does not have a login procedure to monitor
the number of times you download
> data. You see, I have a laptop in
addition to my workstation.
>
>
>
> With TC, you can only download data to two
computers. That would be OK if
> their servers didn't occasionally goof
up. Then, you will get a message
> saying that there are too many computers
attempting a data download. Then
> you are locked out. You have to
call them and get them to reset your
> account. And, they get a bit
testy about it.
>
>
>
> With QP, you just install QP on the second
and subsequent computers, and
> download your data. No logins
other then your user name and password in
> the client software. They don't keep
track of logins at the server end.
>
>
>
> This is not necessarily a big issue or a big
benefit, but TC has locked me
> out twice. It is just a hassle.
QP's approach seems cleaner.
>
>
>
> I've only used the QP data for about two
weeks. I may find things about it
> that I don't like. But it's looking
good so far.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Dan.
>
>
>
>
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[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
> Of Phsst
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 7:13 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Report on Quotes
Plus Data
>
>
>
> <While I don't invest in Mutual Funds, I
do like to use them sometimes
> as economic indicators. With TC,
they are an added cost item. With
> Quotes Plus, they come as part of the
standard package.>
>
> Everything else you said about QP3 was
accurate, but the above could
> be problematic...
>
> QP3 Mutual Fund data is not dividend
adjusted!
>
> There are numerous previous posts related to
this issue.
>
> So depending upon how you use MF data as
'economic indicators', it may
> or may not be an issue.
>
>
>
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