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What I think is needed from a data source:
* Ability to download all US stocks and mutual funds each night in one
effort, not to exceed 4 minutes.
* Capability to provide nearly instantaneous conversion to Metastock format
without doubling the disk space required.
* Auto update of splits, name changes, exchange changes, bad data
* Group/sector data, IRL, S&P, DOW, Amex, etc.
* Custom Scan capability faster than MSWIN for technical and fundamentals
indicators.
* A quick and easy charting module for quick looks at stocks.
* A company that listens to customer and fixes bugs and continually adds
more features at no additional costs.
* Costs are held down below a dollar a day.
* Historical data at least for 5 years.
* Capability for internet and 1-800 downloads.
* no requirement to use Downloader and Equis file management.
Richard Estes
-----Original Message-----
From: William F. Nakielski <frt1000@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: What's worse than no data? !
>John,
>
>I sure remember all the angry posts aimed at Reuters, but to be honest I've
>had them since spring of this year and can count on one hand the times I've
>had the ID800 problem. And those times all were way before anything was
>mentioned on this list.
>
>I really think they're a good company that just got overwhelmed by a
growing
>customer base. They must have taken corrective action for the problem as
we
>arent seeing any more posts about it and I've personally gotten two letters
>of apology from the company about the bad service and I didn't even
>complain.
>
>I've had to put up with bad data from every realtime data vendor and eod
>vendor I've ever had. Except Reuters. I've never seen anything out of the
>ordinary on any chart I've ever looked at with their data. Of course now
>that I've shot my mouth off it'll all go to hell, but that's my 2 cents
>anyway.
>
>I guess if I were you I'd give them a try.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bill N.
>Milwaukee, WI USA
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Johnonetoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <Johnonetoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 11:37 PM
>Subject: What's worse than no data? !
>
>
>>Just a quick note to see if anybody else has been experiencing the bad
>>data from Telescan like I have for almost a week. Several stocks and
>>indices as well as whole folders have the decimal point "shifted" so
>>that as an example the dow might read as a 760. Telescan says "there's
>>something wrong with one of the servers and we don't know which". The
>>suggestion they made was to delete all the offending data, turn off the
>>copmuter to shut down the power to the modem then re-download. This has
>>been going on for days, amazing how the people over there all seem so
>>brain dead. Anybody else having the same errors? What's worse than not
>>getting your data? How about getting crap and then having to delete it
>>all before trying again the next day.
>>
>>Are there any equity/fund/index data vendors without all the problems?
>>Last time I saw angry posts it was aimed at Reuters, hell, they were my
>>alternative if the Telescan crap continued.
>>
>>... John
>>
>>ps: I havn't had any bad trades, I'm angry at Telescan incompetance.
>>
>
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