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Riichard:
Quotes Plus provides most of these. Conversion to Metastock format is
slower than I would like. The system also uses a virtual files format that
saves a lot of disk space. Conceptually it seems similar to the Investors
FastTrack file system.
Lionel
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Estes <rtestes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: What's worse than no data? !
>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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