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@Home Network Approaching Shutdown

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-code-red dept.

David Harris writes: "A bankruptcy court ruled today that the @Home network will be shutdown at midnight, unless the company reaches new deals with its cable partners and creditors. The decision is a victory for bondholders, owed $750 million by Excite@Home, whose motion asked the court to shutdown the network on grounds that AT&T's $307 million offer to acquire @Home's broadband network is not adequate and fair value for the network could only be found if a shutdown was forced." Read about it on excite.com, while you can. CNet has a good analysis of where things stand. 45% of the cable modem users in North America! Ouch.

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  1. First Post by Sunken+Kursk · · Score: 5, Funny

    And probably last post since I'm an @home subscriber. My e-mail is already toast!

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  2. Damit! @Home ... by TheViffer · · Score: 5, Funny
    is going back on there word. It can't be!

    starts looking in the back side of computer boxes to figure our which one has the modem installed

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    -- Knowing too much can get you killed, but knowing who knows too much can make you rich.
  3. AT&T@Home == excite@Home? by ApoxyButt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a bit confused... if you signed up through AT&T for @Home access, does that mean you're losing your service with excite's expiration? My parents have AT&T@Home service, and I'm worried that this'll stop the flow of virally infected email that lets me know my Dad's still alive.

  4. Re:It's a shame by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Can you imagine what would happen if AOL or MSN turned off their service?

    Immediate eradication of code red and nimda?

    Really? What would the downside be?

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  5. If you let @Home go under... by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... then the terrorists have already won.

    Time for a Congressional bailout.

    P.S. It's for the children...

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  6. Re:Info For Comcast@home customers by weave · · Score: 5, Funny
    Oh wow, Comcast finally added something to that page (at the bottom) today...

    Why should I stay with Comcast @Home, given the current situation?

    Before you decide to make a switch, we ask that you remember that your service has not been interrupted at this time. In addition, switching to another provider such as DSL could leave you with:

    • Slower speeds
    • Higher Monthly Fees
    • Long-Term Contracts

    I got news for those fuckers. A 300 baud modem is a faster speed than ZERO....

  7. Re:This really doesn't make sense. by Fnkmaster · · Score: 3, Funny

    LOL. This is the best description I've ever seen of the fucking bullshit hoops I've had to jump through for AT&T, both under previous RoadRunner network management and under the new, substantially worse @home folks. At least before we got moved to @home I knew I could call after midnight and usually get somebody half-way competent who could tell me if there was a network problem or not rather than force me to pretend I was rebooting a non-existant Windows 98 box. :)