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To: Allan C. who wrote (14374)	10/9/2001 11:32:53 PM
From: Dan Duchardt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18137

Allan, I have not looked at the locations in any depth, but that 1/3 second you estimate probably gets added on to most of the fiber-and-wires delays you have with other "slow" internet connections. The info still has to get to the satellite uplink over some sort of land lines, and that could take as long as or longer than it takes to get to you directly. Dan

To: Allan C. who wrote (14374)	10/10/2001 9:46:01 AM
From: bowledover	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18137

Allan, thanks for responding. If you were asking me about Directpc I don't know anything about it. There is a local person who installs these things but I'm not sure what he knows etc.. I will be talking with him again probably. Have you ever used DSL? Any comparison re cable vs. DSL? I have heard cable is better but don't know. Neither is readily available up here as far as I know but I really don't as I'm just starting to check into this. Ironically I know there is a local phone company in western Maine that has been offering DSL for over a year. Verizon, on the other hand does not seem to in an adjacent area. Not positive about that but that is my impression. Very frustrating if true. David

To: Allan C. who wrote (14374)	10/15/2001 10:29:52 PM
From: ig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18137

Living out in a cranny of the Columbia River Gorge where the fastest available modem connection is 26kb, I use DirecPC for my quotes. Although there is a half-second lag involved, I have adjusted my style: I no longer get into trades wherein half a second makes a difference. There are some other problems with DirecPC, though. The main one is that it sometimes takes several seconds to connect to a new server (website, quote feed, whatever). Once the connection is made, the bandwidth is fine (350-500kbs), but making the initial connections often tries my patience. For instance, it takes a good 15 seconds for my initial Ravenquote workspace to load. On my old DSL in Portland, Oregon, it took maybe two seconds. But it's a helluva lot better than a 26k modem! ig