mjt, yes I had already read those threads. The impression I got from Hold advertising was that having built up a very fast growing business through significant reinvestment, they were now going to concentrate on improving services to the remote trader. You once mentioned trading from Onsite's Great Neck office, so I presume you're from NY (like me). Perhaps you could get the names of others trading Hold's Graybox remotely in the NY area so that you can consult with them (of course with Hold's permission)? Or do you think that you're still in the guinea pig stage? One thing that I have experienced with remote trading is that nothing can be taken for granted (telephone lines, sensitive modems, operating systems, hardware - both on your side and theirs - just so many things that have to click). So your 5 days of juggling and repartitioning your hard disk is your "own problem", as it were. As for the other quirks, I can't believe that the folks from Hold Bros are not reading these threads, and there is every inducement for them to get you up and running smoothly.
I don't have the series 7, so I eliminated Echotrade from my list.