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

To: AS Hibbs who wrote (11442)	3/31/1999 3:25:00 PM
From: William T. Katz	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 16892

And then there is check writing... I've been waiting for this for over a year and a half (maybe two?). Take a look at some of my recent correspondence with Datek: --------------------------- Dear Datek Online Customer: I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your e-mail. I apologize that I cannot give you an exact date when Check Writing will become available. We would like to thank you for your inquiry and ask that you continue to consult our website for any changes to our services. If we can provide you with further information please contact the Datek Online Customer Support Team at 1-888-Go-Datek (463-2835) or e-mail support@datek.com. Sincerely, Gary Cuddy Customer Support Datek Online Brokerage Services Corp. Member NASD/SIPC -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Please use KMM674705C0KM as the reference number for this message. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Original message follows: ------------------------- Well, after waiting around for more than a year, I'm wondering if Datek ever plans on offering checks. How much longer are we supposed to wait? Have the appropriate people been fired? > -----Original Message----- > From: Datek Online Customer Support [mailto:fundsout@datek.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 6:00 AM > Subject: Re: Checks? > > > > Dear Mr. Katz, > > Thank you for your inquiry. > > Due to unforeseen technical problems during the testing > period, we are > extending our deadline for the implementation of the Check Writing > service. In our continuing effort to offer superior service, > we feel it > would be unfair to our clients to release this service without being > completely satisfied with its quality. Therefore, the Check Writing > service will be delayed until all problems related to Check > Writing have > been resolved. Once we are prepared to mail the checkbooks to our > clients we will send an e-mail notification of the shipping date. > > If we can provide you with further information please contact > the Datek > Online Customer Support team at 1-888-Go-Datek (463-2835) or e-mail > support@datek.com. > > Sincerely, > > David J. Kim > Customer Support > Datek Online Brokerage Services Corp. > Member NASD, SIPC, Boston Stock Exchange > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Please use KMT119586C119586KM as the reference number > for this message. > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > Original message follows: > ------------------------- > > Hello, > > I applied for checks a long long time ago, was it a year now? I was > told that they were coming in summer. Now it's almost the new year. > Am I going to be use checks with my account ever? >