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Hello Barry,
Similarly I have found no difference in timeliness quotes arriving for
futures between FutureSource satellite, 56k and DSL.
Best regards,
Jim Johnson
Tuesday, August 07, 2001, 1:26:49 PM, you wrote:
BS> Surprising findings when I compare TSPro data on a dialup versus DirectPC
BS> satellite.
BS> I recently had DirectPc satellite installed (also known as Pegasus
BS> Express), since I do not have DSL or Cable modem availability.
BS> While, I have had problems with the satellite due to their bandwith
BS> limitations, it seems they are getting their act together.
BS> Because I believed that I might have to discard satellite and only use 56k
BS> dial-up, I wanted to compare TS Pro's data on the dial-up versus the
BS> satellite.
BS> I have my laptop sitting right next to my desktop, with the same quote
BS> screen, level II screen and chart open (varied between 1 minute and 25
BS> tick). The chart had 2 moving averages, a volume indicator and a
BS> stochastics indicator.
BS> The data timeliness is exactly the same as far as my eye can tell.
BS> To verify that the satellite is receiving data as fast as advertised
BS> (minimum of 400 k ) and faster than the dial-up, I also logged onto
BS> www.toast.net and ran a test of
BS> downloading a graphic. The speed on the satellite was 574K, whereas the
BS> speed on the dialup was 32 K.
BS> I also ran a test on www.speedtest.inch.com and the satellite results were
BS> 1181 down / 67 up, while the dial-up was 38 down / 24 up.
BS> All these tests were run while I was logged onto TSPro.
BS> One caution is in order. When the dial-up was running the tests, there
BS> was a huge lag between the data received on TSPro dialup versus satellite.
BS> But
BS> when the test was concluded, so that TSPro was the only program receiving
BS> data from the dialup on my laptop, the difference between the laptop and
BS> desktop as far as TSPro data was concerned was nil.
BS> I would be interested in running a real-time test with someone else trying
BS> to compare TSPro Data via dial-up with
BS> A) TSPro data with cable modem or DSL and/or
BS> B) some other data source, such as DTN.
BS> We can both be in front of our respective screens and be speaking on the
BS> telephone, to compare.
BS> I live in South Florida and will give my home phone number to anyone who
BS> contacts me privately via email.
BS> We would, of course, post the results on the Omega List.
BS> By the way, my desktop has a 933 pentium III with 768 K of ram (I believe
BS> it's
BS> called DD ram.) My laptop has a 700 pentium III with 256 K ram. With
BS> regard to the TSPro data, I have the following available in real-time:
BS> stocks, indexes, Level II, time and sales,
BS> and but only the e-mini.
BS> Barry Silberman
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