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

To: Howard Glynn who wrote (10669)	12/28/1998 9:11:00 AM
From: gbh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

Yes, this can make a difference in terms of speed. It may or may not be noticeable, depending on how bad your connection is now. It will make no difference for security. For security purposes, make sure you use a 128-bit browser. Also, makes sure that "File and Print Sharing" is disabled is the TCP/IP protocol that binds to your Dial-up Adapter. And if using IE4.01, don't save your Datek password in the browser.

To: Howard Glynn who wrote (10669)	12/28/1998 1:15:00 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16892

Howard, I believe that Datek uses multiple backbone providers. Different servers are on different backbones. While I think that a "rotating" strategy is better than this fixed assignment of servers to backbones, the Datek approach does have the advantage of predictability, if you know how their system works. If one backbone goes down, you can switch to a server on a different one. I beleive there's a list somewhere. I think you are better-off making sure that your ISP has good, multiple, backbone connections itself. This is the biggest advantage you can have in an ISP. Personally, I would avoid the big national ISPs that only provide a backbone connection through their own facilities. A good ISP (depending on area of country) might have, for example, connections to MCI, UUNet, Sprint, direct to one of the NAPs, and to a regional network (for example, for S. California, Pacbell.net, or cerf.net).