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Non-Tech : Datek Brokerage $9.95 a trade -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Andreas Helke who wrote (7060)	2/27/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: Rene Madsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

The "new classic" has imho been improved for speed as it no longer has the Datek graphics. True, it would not have taken much to make a "link button" for the graphs etc, but I picked up the URL information to go there and saved it as a separate link - works fine for me! If, for example you'd like a "quick link" to BigCharts, go to the "enhanced server", select BigChart and click Go. When the BigChart's frame comes up, RIGHT-click on "show options" and select open in new window - that will open a nice new window, frameless, with the chart features - and you can save it as a shortcut. I know it wasn't how Datek expected me to use their website, but I find it quite neat like that!

To: Andreas Helke who wrote (7060)	2/27/1998 2:46:00 PM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

I have to say I agree with John that Datek is doing a great job, overall. Clearly some aspects need some serious improvement and the company probably needs a bit more experienced management so as to avoid the sudden moves here and there. However, the fact remains that Datek offers a quality of execution not available elsewhere or previously, at least so far as I know, and I am a very happy customer. Given all the criticism, would anyone like to see Datek close down? I would be very, very disappointed if that happened. Anyone tried Schwab lately. Yecchhh, and I've been a Schwab customer for 20 years. Let's do make constructive suggestions in an upbeat tone. But let's not demoralize a company that is offering a service we like to use, else we would use another. Last point, lately all this technical HTML talk and such (which I don't understand) causes me to think some people are losing the forest for the trees. The milli-seconds are important and do add up of course, and should be considered. However it is not the only consideration, nor the only aspect, of a generally excellent service. just my brainless opinion. regards to all peter michaelson