dbc data question and exciting FREE indicator!!!

[Phil Lane <accumulator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

the symbol $TVOLQ (nasdaq comp volume) has been running extremely spotty
every day for about the first hour. Like 5 or 10 minute gaps without any
ticks at all. This in spite of the fact that it's updated every 30 seconds
at the source (as I understand it).

After 40 minutes on hold the tech support rep said it was fine on his end.
Suggested that the cable company might be interrupting it with commercials.
This in spite of the fact that the rest of the data is coming in fine
during the same period.

I was wondering if anyone else is familiar with this symbol, and if so have
you noticed this behavior? 

This data feed seems extremely overpriced considering the poor quality. Are
there any other data alternatives usable with TS4.0?? - I'm willing to use
an add-on interface program or whatever. Of course before I do anything I
wanna wait and see if Omega will deliver on the Y2K patch. Evidently all
mention of it has been DELETED from their web site. Doesn't really seem
like a good-faith effort in progress - but I could be wrong.

By the way here's that volume ramp indicator again. Those guys on TV are
always trying to figure whether the volume is "Active" or not - with this
indicator you can tell at a glance, at the moment, it the volume is running
ahead or behind what it was yesterday at whatever time. It's set up for 5
minute charts - with the volume stream as data2. Note: there are no
downticks - the stock market volume only increases during the day.

{volume ramp indicator}

arrays: thing[100](0), oldthing[100](0);
variable: count(0);

if date>date[1] then 
   value1=(Upticks data2)  else				{works on data2}
      value1= value1[1] + (Upticks data2);

count=(TimeToMinutes(time)-TimeToMinutes(930))/5;	{set up for 5 minute bars}
oldthing[count]=thing[count];
thing[count]=value1;

if thing[count]<oldthing[count]

then Plot1(value1,"Vol of Data2")
else plot2(value1,"");