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

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/23/1998 8:15:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

Let me be the first to congratulate you. Please bask redolently in the reflected glory of the radiance that emanates from my countenance, and other portions of my my anatomy, in more than oriental splendor, owing to my extreme happiness due to the fact that I have ordered out a check for my Datek cash balance and, if Datek actually remits my check, and if in addition remains solvent till it clears, I will be gloriously FREE FREE FREE YEEEEEHHHHAHHHHHAHHHHHAAAAA. This is foolishly premature, 'cause I ain't actually seen the money yet, but I can't help it .... the relief is too great. Oh, by the way, I'm SO HAPPY you've seen fit to direct Datek resources to site redesign rather than addressing the issues expressed here by your most loyal customers. It confirms my sense that you have only contempt for us and reenforces my feeling, expressed above, which, since you have only heard it once before in this message, I now repeat for your amazement, amusement, edification, and enlightenment. To wit: YEEEEEHHHHAHHHHHAHHHHHAAAAA.

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/23/1998 8:21:00 PM
From: Fred Puppet	Respond to of 16892

DATEK ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY SHOPPING NETWORK This is no spoof. I did not make this up. You'll be able to buy flowers, music, stocks (not options), and other holiday gifts. Of course, you won't be able to buy anything from 9:30 to 9:45 AM. __________________ Monday November 23, 6:03 pm Eastern Time Top online retailers form Web shopping network NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Nine leading specialty online retailers on Monday said they formed a network linking each online store to reach a combined audience of seven million to eight million -- just in time for the holiday buying blitz. Among the nine, computer products retailer Cyberian Outpost Inc. (Nasdaq:COOL - news) surged more than 65 percent to $23.75, up $9.375 on the day, in Monday afternoon trading. music retailer CDnow Inc. (Nasdaq:CDNW - news) rose $1.19 to $13.50 and travel services provider Preview Travel Inc. (Nasdaq:PTVL - news) was up $2 to $17.06. The shopping network, dubbed ShopperConnection, also includes toy store eToys, brokerage Datek Online, garden equipment site Garden.com, florist PC Flowers & Gifts, movie-seller Reel.com Inc. and wine and gift-shop Virtual Vineyards.

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/24/1998 10:30:00 AM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

Dear Mr. Bethge. Datek Order entry and cancellation have severe troubles this morning till right now. In front of Datek Website, everything looks fine but when confirming or cancelling orders it doesn't work right now. The nasdaq seems not to be that busy as the last days though. After trying differnet servers, which resulted in the same msg: "Server temporarily busy" I see no way to delete and issue orders, so to protect capital and eventual gains here. I ask you to add resources to the processing units very urgently! I wish you a nice day C.

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/24/1998 12:30:00 PM
From: pae	Respond to of 16892

Trading 9:30-9:45 ... ? Options ... ? Checking ... ? $50 Level II ... ? Stable, non-changing "classic" interface ... ? Customer support ... ? Yet another glitzy hard-to-read makeover 11/24/98 So glad Datek listens to this thread. Imagine what would be done if they did not. Datek: we are traders, not artists. To a trader, black text on a plain white background is fine ... as long as the execution rocks. Try impressing the traders with your next "improvement."

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/24/1998 8:57:00 PM
From: henry jakala	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

what i'd really enjoy is being able to place an order and seeing it execute in a timely manner Gomez Advisors must have their heads up their ...... well i won't say - but it's apparent that to Gomez substance is irrelevant and glitz is all that matters

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/25/1998 9:20:00 AM
From: Fred Puppet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

Here's an example of real customer service. On Monday just before the open, I placed a couple of short sale orders at NDB, because I knew I couldn't get a fill near the open at Datek. One order got filled immediately at the high of the day, and the other stock never traded as high as my limit. I had no complaints. Unknown to me, NDB had some problems with executions later in the day. I was unaffected, because I didn't place any other orders. Monday night at 6:30, NDB called me at home. First they apologized for their execution problems, and then they asked me to review my orders for the day to see if there were any that should have been filled but were not filled due to their computer problems. If there were any such orders, they offered to retroactively give me a fill, even if the market had moved in my favor. Now that's service!

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	11/30/1998 1:06:00 PM
From: BoNg-N-BoNg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

DAtek- as usual lots of problem placing order, cancelling, updating, etc., this morning at the opening bell.. because there's only 7 post right now doesn't mean its an "isolated" problem but just to let u guys know, its NOT an isolated and A MAJOR PROBLEM EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	12/9/1998 8:08:00 PM
From: AS Hibbs	Respond to of 16892

Robert, please respond to the following issue: Message 6763782

To: Robert Bethge who wrote (10405)	12/14/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

Keynote Systems Announces New Index to Track Performance and Availability of Online Brokerage Web Sites; Web Street, Waterhouse, and Mr.Stock Lead the Results after the First Week BW - 12:54 p.m. Dec 14, 1998 Eastern SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1998--Keynote Systems, the recognized authority on Internet performance, today announced a new public index to track the performance and availability of online brokerage web sites, a leading and rapidly growing category of e-commerce on the World Wide Web. The 20 brokerage web sites and their measured average performance (seconds to download the home page) and availability rates for the week ending Dec. 11 are: Web Street -------------------- 2.97, 99.6% Waterhouse -------------------- 3.28, 99.8% Mr.Stock ---------------------- 3.96, 99.6% National Discount (NYSE:NDB) -- 4.80, 99.3% DLJdirect (NYSE:DLJ) ---------- 5.21, 98.9% Sovereign --------------------- 5.83, 99.6% CompuTEL ---------------------- 5.89, 97.3% Scottrade --------------------- 6.60, 98.4% Suretrade --------------------- 6.79, 99.2% Fidelity ---------------------- 6.87, 98.0% Dreyfus ----------------------- 6.91, 91.4% Discover (NYSE:MWD) ----------- 7.57, 84.7% Datek -------------------- 8.43, 96.1% Keynote Web Brokerage Index --- 8.53, 96.8% Quick & Reilly ---------------- 8.77, 98.7% Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD) ----- 10.15, 98.8% Wang ------------------------- 10.87, 94.7% First Flushing --------------- 11.90, 95.0% American Express (NYSE:AXP) -- 12.12 ,97.6% E*Trade (NASDAQ:EGRP) -------- 12.99, 92.8% Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCH) ---- 26.70, 97.0% guide-p.infoseek.com o~~~ O