tell you what, i was concern about the internet speed to but i don't think that really matters that much .i have both and comcast and att dsl both the fastest they offer . i just ran speed test comcast 25223 kbps download 1515 kbps upload. dsl 5143 down 619 up. i trade with TOS so what im trying to say with comcast i have just one monitor thats aluminum imac actually. and on dsl i have dell xps 410 4 monitors running 18 stocks at the same time. as you see comcast much faster right however TOS have nice feature , at the start and end of the market they ring the bell and guess on which connection i here the ring first, believe or not on dsl, maybe second maybe little less sooner then on comcast, i dont know why is that. so what im trying to say thats not the fastest speed that matters but stable connection .the reason i got this dsl was because comcast went down couple times this year and i trade index futures primarily (imagine how you feel when you have position and internet goes down).i mean who are you kidding for dsl i pay $35 a month and comcast around $70 if there is money involved just get both connections , you can always call trade desk but i think for a $35 extra i rather have another connection
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Is there a webpage that lists areas that has FIOS ? I rather just look at a map instead of randomly typing phone numbers to see if it is offered in that area.
Verizon is the only company that offers FIOS. If you have Verizon for phone service you stand a good chance. If you don't no way. Qwest offer fiber to the home in the Pacific NW, go figure they are based here in Denver, and no offering yet.
i have a setup which works for me, but i'm not trading the super huge stocks, nor monitoring 500 of them... cable + dsl come in, through a tiger hotbrick router, which then goes to my pc. cable goes down, within a minute, my dsl is up and running...
You can go here http://users.pandora.be/ahmadi/ and download Net Tools 5 for free. It hs about 200 free utilities in it including ping etc. Here is a pic of me pinging IB a minute ago. Of course its off peak hours but none the less it shows u how it works. Good Luck GT <a href=http://www.freeimagehosting.net/><img src=http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/6b652f694e.png border=0 alt="Free Image Hosting"></a>
verizon has a fios website which you can input your phone number, and they'll let you know if it's available in your area.
That looks to me to be you pinging your own machine (127.0.0.1 is internal loopback) so you might want to check IB's IP address.
LOL! Yes you're right! Thanks. (still laughing at me own self). The main thing is that there is this incredibly cool and detailed tool available for all you guys for Free!! Thanks again kiwi! -GT