# Excite closing down? Cable ISP's kaput?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excite-closing-down-cable-isps-kaput/96267>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 1, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excite-closing-down-cable-isps-kaput/96267 "2001-12-01T04:46:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excite-closing-down-cable-isps-kaput/96267/1 "2001-12-01T04:46:12Z")

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> From the Star Tribune Newspaper, Minneapolis…  
> **"A judge said bankrupt Excite@Home could turn off its high-speed cable Internet service this weekend, which could affect more than 4 million subscribers around the country.  
> [Read more…](http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/866122.html)**

I heard about this as I was trying to resolve a problem with Qwest DSL. I got my problem fixed (Somewhat), but I was stunned when the tech support guy talked about the cable deal. He talked about a shit-load of people being screwed.

Holy shit.

I put this is in the pit because I know at some point someone’s going to come in here and bitch big-time- I don’t blame them. I just wonder if they’ll be able to log on and vent.

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**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excite-closing-down-cable-isps-kaput/96267/2 "2001-12-01T04:52:40Z")

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Chris,

Just FYI, it’s been a topic around in a few places:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101682](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101682)

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101850](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101850)

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101855](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101855)

I think people are more stunned than anything at this point. Good start but if people lose their connection, they can’t much bitch about it. 😉

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**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excite-closing-down-cable-isps-kaput/96267/3 "2001-12-01T05:15:58Z")

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Ahhh, I didn’t see those. Thanks.

Like I saidn earlier, my connection’s gone wonky and my online time is sporadic, at best.

I thought for sure someone would have bitched about it here, in the pit. I guess everyone else found out about it long before I did.

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**Author:** ![Lionors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@Lionors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionors)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excite-closing-down-cable-isps-kaput/96267/4 "2001-12-02T00:56:25Z")

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Here, too.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101994](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101994)