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I would make issues like this VERY public in the magazines and
publications that BMI subscribes in (electronic included) and cancel your
feed (unless you feel you just can't live without it). When real traders
discover what's going on they might follow suit....
- Hacker
On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Doug Deming wrote:
> Yes, the bandwidth reasoning is a poor excuse. Adding one more symbol to the
> 10,000+ they currently transmit wouldn't seem to be too much of a burden on
> the bandwidth. Come on BMI, you need to respond to the users needs. We need
> a 24 hour, 5 tick per minute "TestSym".
>
> Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: BMI and Bandwith??!!
>
>
> >I received an identical response. I agree about the bogus excuse of
> >bandwidth. Too many of us have indicators/systems that can't function w/out
> >it ("TestSym"). Now I'm wondering are there other data services that have a
> >similar timing symbol that we can substitute (assuming our indicator/system
> >code developers are willing to make the change)? A core component of my
> >daytrading approach has just gone out the window. If we can make such a
> >substitution, perhaps it'll lead a migration away from BMI & its callous
> >treatment of its customers.
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >
> >
> >At 07:14 PM 12/14/98 -0500, David Candle wrote:
> >>To help the group I wrote in. This was my response to BMI.
> >>Thats hogwosh. The amount of bandwith it takes up is super minimal.
> >>At 03:52 PM 12/14/1998 -0800, you wrote:
> >>> Dear Mr. Candle,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your patience for my response. I am afraid that the
> >>>decision has been made to not re-instate the "TestSym". The BTCI2F is
> the
> >>>symbol that you will have to use at this time. Providing timely and
> >>>accurate data is foremost. Having a symbol which provides information at
> >>>one time a minute (BTCI2F) as opposed to five times a minute (TestSym),
> it
> >>>was decided that the symbol taking up less bandwidth was the way to go.
> >>>
> >>> Please send further questions, comments or concerns to tsbmi@xxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>> Ray Bamer
> >>> BMI Client Services
> >>> tsbmi@xxxxxxx
> >>> Direct 800.436.4036 choice #2
> >>> Fax 510.266.6060
> >>>http:/www.bmiquotes.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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