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I have just moved to a "rural" location and have limited internet access
(speed). I used to have a cable modem (@home network) at my previous location
however experienced severe "packet" loss between 9am - 10 am and 4pm -5pm. (due
to peak usage times I suspect).
If you have two phone lines and two ISP accounts you can speed up your net
connection with the following device which will allow up to three modems to be
used to increase you bandwidth. It's pretty cool and I will set it up as soon as
my "WebRamp" arrives. Check it out at
http://www.rampnet.com
The other thing to check out is your ISP, if it's a small local ISP they may
only have a T1 connection to the net, you want some one that's on a fibre
network with T3 lines. Finally get a TraceRoute utility and check out how many
"hops" it takes to get to the web site you want, one utility that I like is
TraceRoute, it has a 30 day free trial it will provide a visual map of the route
as well as data loss etc. Check out ...
http://www.visualroute.com
You might be surprised as to the difference between the path your data takes
using different ISP's. In this case the shortest route is the preferred.
Good Luck
Richard
R.E.Turner wrote:
> Earl,
> Have been using Signal's Stockedge for equities and find it rather
> inexpensive and reliable. Probably moreso if I had a cable modem or ISDN
> line. The copper is relatively new in this area so it really depends on
> your ISP and how many are logged on. which is fewer during the trading day.
> Charts load rather slowly though, but that may be a function of my computer
> and how many web sites you're logged onto simultaneously.
> Russ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earl Adamy <eadamy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 3:42 PM
> Subject: GEN Real-time Internet vs Satellite/Cable
>
> >I had DTN feed via satellite until a couple of months ago when HOA forced
> me
> >to dump the DTN dish. I switched to DTN via cable (CSPAN2), however I
> >learned last night that local cable is dropping CSPAN2 on January 1. I've
> >got to find an alternative feed quickly and my choices are limited as I'm
> in
> >small, remote mountain village.
> >
> >I've always dismissed the possibility of internet feed for reasons of
> >reliability, however I may not have any good alternatives. I've noted that
> >the real-time e-mini quotes I get via the internet are consistently current
> >with the e-mini market and several seconds faster than DTN cable. I'm
> >wondering if real-time internet quotes are generally faster/slower than
> >satellite? Also wondering how Signal On Line stacks up in reliability and
> >features for futures trading?
> >
> >Earl
> >
> >
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