Hello all
I am looking at what to do when there is a loss of power (electricity outage) and / or loss of internet.
I am using MF Pro to trade horse races (open positions in the mornings, hedge off just before the off). Yesterday had a 12 hour power cut (just our house, no one else in the street). Had a frantic time trying to close everything off using Betfair’s mobile app.
I have read this interesting discussion back in 2010:
http://community.welldonesoft.com/triggered-betting-10/my-worst-nightmare-but-could-it-also-be-yours!/
The options seem to be
1. VPS
2. Dongle internet connection
It seems as if Welldone software were thinking about offeing VPS but this did not / has not happened?
What do other mf pro traders do to cover themselves for loss of power and/or the internet goes down?
I would welcome any suggestions (the world of VPS is alien to me; can you get pay-as-you-go-internet-dongles?). My laptop appears to lose power quite quickly – I doubt whether it would last much more than 1.5 hours and so the dongle approach seems restricted.
Has Welldone done more work on the VPS or thought about an app that can be used to manage the position?
Finally, if the Betfair API trips off line – is there a way for mf pro to monitor this and start up again once Betfair has fixed it? Could a mf pro app have the functionality to exit all positions with one click etc etc?
Thank you for any help.
A nervous 75.