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Re: Primate vs Prophet EOD service



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I have the same problem with Telescan--it takes 2 downloads to gather eod on
stocks. MS blames Telescan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Glen Wallace <gcwallace@xxxxxxxx>
To: MetaStock listserver <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: Primate vs Prophet EOD service


>Apparently Prophet is having trouble with DownLoader 6.52 (they think it's
a
>conspiracy).  When I switched back to 6.5, my problems disappeared.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roger Buford <rbuford@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: February 8, 1999 22:03
>Subject: Re: Primate vs Prophet EOD service
>
>
>>Was in the middle of MS update from Prophet using the Downloader as I was
>>reading this. The update busted when Downloader timed out due to no server
>>response. Unfortunately, this is a daily occurrence. I'm very disappointed
>>with the Prophet/Downloader combo. The only reliable time to update is in
>>the morning or on the weekend when server traffic seems to be much
lighter.
>>Download speed then becomes almost acceptable. I'm looking for another EOD
>>provider.
>>
>>
>>
>>At 12:45 PM 2/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>>Someone on this list stated in a post last week that they were leaving
>>>Primate and going to Prophet.  I have been a Primate user for about 45
>>>days.  Will that person please post the shortcomings they found with
>>>Primate and the principal reasons for the switch to Prophet?  If their is
>>>something I need to know about Primate, I would like to know it asap.
>>>
>>>Al Taglavore
>>>
>>>
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