I am looking for a free/cheap dial up service since my cable modem has been down twice this month. Need to get a backup service in case I have open position. Which dial up service is good for this purpose? Thanks!
That's what I use all the time when I'm on the road with my laptop. I have not had any problems using it!
I wish I could get a 56K connection. Been trading for years with less than 33.6. Started with 2400. I have no problems with IB or executions. My dial-up might drop off once a month. It's handy because my ISP is a mile down the road.
>> I am looking for a free/cheap dial up service since my cable modem has been down twice this month. Need to get a backup service in case I have open position. << A back up connection is important. But is there any more free dial up? I wouldn't trust it for trading. I use AOL dail up for my back up because I've been with them forever, and because they have numbers everywhere for when I travel. But they're spendy at $23.90 a month. I think a local ISP is probably a better option. My local ISP has 150 hours a month for $18, unlimited hours for $19.95. Just some cents. André
I was forced to use a 56k for a short while running quite a few monitors using chart and brokers feeds [Wouldnât do it again by choice.] In my case, surprisingly, the 56k coped well even using lots of charts and many quote symbols ; but when the market got 'fast' and using a few time & sales and market depths , performance was adversely affected. Some free software to monitor your bandwidth usage: Dial-up: RasMonitor http://download.com.com/3000-2381-10141998.html?tag=lst-0-6 Broadband: Itcan.Net http://itcan.programmer.nl/ The obvious point here is the potential cost of dropping out can grossly exceed the cost of DSL/Cable/Satellite. But if you canât get any of these its likely you would want two dial-ups.
Swings and position trades with lots of breathing room, which I am certain will not be stopped out intraday: yes Intraday: no
I've been using Fry's ISP service for 1 1/2 years. Very reliable. Some features: (copied/pasted from http://www.frys.com) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Unlimited access online. >Support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. >Free live 24/7 customer support! >Free email with up to 10 mailboxes. >Free Fry's Webmail web based email >No annoying ISP-generated timeouts or disconnections. >Local access numbers for all of California and now arriving in Texas metro areas, all supporting v.90. >Fast, confidential, and after your first 3 FREE months, value priced at only $9.88 per month! Sign up on our secure server. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I used them exclusively for the first 1/2 year until I got cable. Now I use them as a back up. Only bummer, California and Texas service only at this time. (Texas supports v.92!). There's no usage limitation and they never bump you off for inactivity.
(Refer to my previous post) Fry's ISP just expanded to 18 more states. See their website for details. http://www.frys.com