Can IQFeed be used for trading???

It wasn't just the Fed announcement yesterday that produced slow data. I put IQFeed side by side with esignal on the same computer and the same internet connection today, and I also had esignal on a seperate platform using a T1 line and guess what?
IQFeed lagged miserably, up to a full minute plus while the esignal only fell behind the T1 data feed by at most three seconds. I cancelled my IQFeed subscription today.
 
Quote from H2O:

After a FED meeting, most of the vendors have problems.
Even IB's eCBOT feed was down :D :D
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Get a squawk box... it's live. You get it as fast as Ben can speak and he can speak fast!
 
Quote from K.C.:

I thought they already fixed the problem but it’s lagging about 10-15 sec again today.
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I phoned them.... they're working on it say they.
 
Quote from mrpace:

The backup server may explain lag now, but this happens EVERY FOMC annoucement (well at least the last couple that I was watching).

IQFeed seems to have a problem with high volume periods, backup server or no backup server.
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I noticed it today just before 10 am and at that time volume was nothing out of ordinary.
 
The day I canceled my subscription (next day after FOMC) was not particularly volatile and it still at one point was up to three minutes behind eSignal. I'd say they have a problem somewhere.
 
I must give credit to IQFeed today. Lots of action after CC was released this morning, and IQFeed kept right up with IB (I'm watching ES). As a matter of fact, IQFeed has been very very good lately.

Lets hope it stays this way....
 
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