Would you trade with 56K dial-up?

I am looking for a free/cheap dial up service since my cable modem has been down twice this month. Need to get a backup service in case I have open position.

Which dial up service is good for this purpose? Thanks!
 
I wish I could get a 56K connection. Been trading for years with less than 33.6. Started with 2400. I have no problems with IB or executions. My dial-up might drop off once a month. It's handy because my ISP is a mile down the road.
 
>> I am looking for a free/cheap dial up service since my cable modem has been down twice this month. Need to get a backup service in case I have open position. <<

A back up connection is important. But is there any more free dial up? I wouldn't trust it for trading. I use AOL dail up for my back up because I've been with them forever, and because they have numbers everywhere for when I travel. But they're spendy at $23.90 a month. I think a local ISP is probably a better option. My local ISP has 150 hours a month for $18, unlimited hours for $19.95.

Just some cents.

André
 
I was forced to use a 56k for a short while running quite a few monitors using chart and brokers feeds [Wouldn’t do it again by choice.] In my case, surprisingly, the 56k coped well even using lots of charts and many quote symbols ; but when the market got 'fast' and using a few time & sales and market depths , performance was adversely affected.

Some free software to monitor your bandwidth usage:

Dial-up:
RasMonitor
http://download.com.com/3000-2381-10141998.html?tag=lst-0-6

Broadband:
Itcan.Net
http://itcan.programmer.nl/

The obvious point here is the potential cost of dropping out can grossly exceed the cost of DSL/Cable/Satellite. But if you can’t get any of these its likely you would want two dial-ups.
 
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Have any of you ever traded off of a 56-K dial-up connection? I use DSL, but it's down and won't be back up til next week. I'm considering trading using my 56-k modem. :eek:
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Swings and position trades with lots of breathing room, which I am certain will not be stopped out intraday: yes

Intraday: no
 
Quote from zxcv1fu:

I am looking for a free/cheap dial up service since my cable modem has been down twice this month. Need to get a backup service in case I have open position.

Which dial up service is good for this purpose? Thanks!
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I've been using Fry's ISP service for 1 1/2 years. Very reliable. Some features: (copied/pasted from http://www.frys.com)

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>Unlimited access online.
>Support for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems.
>Free live 24/7 customer support!
>Free email with up to 10 mailboxes.
>Free Fry's Webmail web based email
>No annoying ISP-generated timeouts or disconnections.
>Local access numbers for all of California and now arriving in Texas metro areas, all supporting v.90.
>Fast, confidential, and after your first 3 FREE months, value priced at only $9.88 per month! Sign up on our secure server.
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I used them exclusively for the first 1/2 year until I got cable. Now I use them as a back up. Only bummer, California and Texas service only at this time. (Texas supports v.92!). There's no usage limitation and they never bump you off for inactivity. :)
 
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