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To: SpongeBrain who wrote (2740)	1/16/1999 11:06:00 AM
From: ROBERT H.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Got Waterhouse online,very unhappy with it ! Broker lines are busy for 20-30 minutes.Web broker down first hour trading and last hour trading.Are there some more efficent online brokers that you are happy with ? replys appreciated.

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (2740)	1/16/1999 12:43:00 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

What brokerage firm do you use? Online? Thanks, Frank

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (2740)	1/16/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 41369

I sold my AOL too early by 'knowing too much', this time I will think what will the masses use, not what I would use. But I think users get saavy after time, and will not use AOL. Just my opinion. Sponge, I decided to become active here now that I am long AOL. I have been obcessed with shorting AMZN for too long and closed the position. I am done with my introduction;-) I dissagree with you statement at least based on the next five years. It is my opinion that non "geek" users are the new people that are coming onto the net. AOL has perfected an ease of use system so that the new users needs know nothing but how to click and run the application. I donate time in my local community to help the local ISPs with their new Mac customers. The ISPs have enough tech support for people with Windows, etc. My experience has shown that the majority of people buying the lower end computers now, are buying it for no other reason than to connect to the internet. I also know they have no clue how their computer works or how any form of networking works. Just about every OEM's computer comes configured with AOL software. AOL will grow just due to their ease of use. Content and other factors are not the main issue in my opinion. One may wish to discuss the merits of AOL's valuation but the success of the business is close to assured. Nothing isperfectly assured. Glenn

To: SpongeBrain who wrote (2740)	1/17/1999 2:09:00 AM
From: Diamond Jim	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Well, then you should know this, E trade loses money and has little chance of ever making a profit. A profit by the way is something AOL does make. If you want to know of an on line broker that is horrible , it's Ameritrade and their stock is up also. Neither e trade nor ameritrade is king, the king of piss poor fundamentals & infinite PE's has to go to AMaZoN, the 22 Billion dollar on-line money losing bookstore, yet it's stock goes up and up and up.