# Does anyone else here get Panic Attacks when their Net shuts down?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-get-panic-attacks-when-their-net-shuts-down/8301>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 8, 2000, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-get-panic-attacks-when-their-net-shuts-down/8301 "2000-03-08T17:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayburner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jayburner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayburner)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2000, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-get-panic-attacks-when-their-net-shuts-down/8301/1 "2000-03-08T17:25:00Z")

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I use a cable modem…and sometimes my internet connection shuts down…I get all irritable and break out in cold sweats…I was wondering If i’m alone with this condition?

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**Author:** ![SingleDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-get-panic-attacks-when-their-net-shuts-down/8301/2 "2000-03-08T17:27:00Z")

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You’re not alone! 🙂

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2000, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-get-panic-attacks-when-their-net-shuts-down/8301/3 "2000-03-08T17:37:00Z")

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**Jay** , **Jay** , **Jay** , what are we going to _do_ with you. Survey-style questions belong in MPSIMS.

Here, I’ll show you.

**Comments on Cecil’s Columns** : I read Cecil’s old column on bandwidth (include link here) and wanted to update it (blah blah blah)

**About This Message Board** : Ever since I got my cable modem, I never get any “pink” folders, just yellow ones. (&ct. &ct.)

**General Questions** : What is the outage rate of cable modems? Is DSL more reliable? What about security issues?

**MPSIMS** : What you posted.

**BBQ Pit** : My \*@&#&@ Cable Modem went out again! What am I paying those &#%~%#s $50 a month for, anyway?

**Comments on Mailbag Answers** : I have to disagree with the mailbag answer about two-way interactive cable systems (include link here). The truth is (yada yada yada)

**Great Debates** : The Ethics of Cable Modems. _I’m kidding!_ Cable company v. Phone company: Who is more evil?

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