[Vertigo1]

 http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7996444.html?tag=mn_hd

Sucks to be you guys...

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[CP5670]

uh-oh; I hope this doesn't affect Comcast users...

[[DF]PhyreBoy]

haha! Serves you LPBs right for making fun of my 56k!

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[Warlock]

Any @home users,...primarily Comcast should have these emails by now...but for those that don't or any others interested:

As you may know, Excite@Home, the Internet service provider for Comcast
@Home, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of September
2001.  During this process, we are committed to keeping you informed about
any new developments and to providing you with the best high-speed Internet
service.  

This month, Excite@Home petitioned the Bankruptcy Court for permission
to terminate agreements with its cable affiliates - including Comcast,
Cox and AT&T - on November 30, 2001.  If the Court grants Excite@Home's
request, there could be a temporary disruption in the services Excite provides
to the more than four million customers served by its North American affiliates.
 

Please be assured that we value your business and are doing everything
possible to ensure that there will be no interruption of your Comcast @Home
service.  Additionally, we have taken the following steps to minimize any
inconvenience should a temporary service disruption occur as a result of
the Court's ruling:

* Toll-free Customer Information Hotline (1-888-433-6963):  you can call
in for the latest updates as we work to quickly resolve any issues.
* Web Site Message Center at www.comcastonline.com/info.htm:  we will provide
online updates and an FAQ section to answer your questions.
* Automatic Account Credits:  we will credit your account automatically,
so you will be properly reimbursed for any time you are without service.
 

We also have been working to develop a Comcast-managed network that will
provide you the always-on cable-powered, high-speed Internet service you've
come to enjoy.  We will make this new service available as quickly as possible
and will provide you with more details in future correspondence.

Five years ago, Comcast became one of the first cable companies to offer
customers high-speed Internet service.  We remain committed to providing
you with high quality service both now and in the future and thank you
for choosing Comcast.  

Sincerely,


David Juliano
Sr. Vice President & General Manager

COMCAST @HOME FAQS


How can I connect to the Internet if my service is interrupted?
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We recommend that you take advantage of Comcast's Connection Backup Program
to obtain free dial-up and e-mail service as a temporary alternative.  
Visit  www.comcastonline.com/info.htm  today to sign up for service.  (This
service requires that you have a phone modem.)


What will happen to my personal Web page ?
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As a safety precaution, you should always backup your personal Web page
to a CD or hard drive.  For detailed instructions, please visit www.comcastonline.com/info.htm.


What should I be doing right now?
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1. Back up your personal Web page.
2. Check your @Home e-mail daily.  Opened messages will be saved automatically
to your hard drive.
3. Take advantage of Comcast's Connection Backup Program.


What will happen to any e-mail sent to me if my service is interrupted?
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We are hopeful that Excite@Home would store and hold your @Home e-mail
until the service is restored.   However, we cannot guarantee that this
will happen as Excite@Home controls the e-mail servers.


What should I do with my Comcast cable modem?
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In the unlikely event of a service interruption, you should leave your
modem connected to your computer until service is restored.  If you lease
your modem from Comcast, we would automatically issue a credit for both
service and equipment rental during any service interruption.


What should I do if there is a temporary service interruption?
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1. Call the Comcast toll-free hotline at 1-888-433-6963 for regular status
updates.
2. Connect to the Web through Comcast's Connection Backup Program and visit  www.comcastonline.com/info.htm  for Web updates.
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Hope this helps some of you guys  

I highly suggest checking out the free dail up service back up thou..just to be safe

[Warlock]

Cancel that part about signing up for the Comcast's dail backup program,..its freaking NetZero!!!!! LMAO

[Dr.Zer0]

I just hope that this dosent effect my TV and internet

*next day I expearence a little lag and I sue Comcast*

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[Vertigo1]

 

Originally posted by Warlock:
Cancel that part about signing up for the Comcast's dail backup program,..its freaking NetZero!!!!! LMAO

Standard or "premium"?  

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"You know you've played Freespace too much when you're driving along trying to use countermeasures to shake off pursuing highway police." - Top Gun

"Oh and Kazan - you have some nice rocks" - Thunder

"stapled myself to an office chair, forgot about it, and was stuck for 2 hours for one thing" - Stryke 9

Material Defender Studios

[Warlock]

The offered Comcast backup is the free I guess...their link just takes you to the main sign up page for Netzero...tlak about LAME!

I mean...ok fine you're selling out ...you offer a back up for PAYING customers to they don't totally lose net..least give them REAL dailup

[CP5670]

LOL I just noticed that; that Netzero thing is pretty lame.

[Setekh]

 

Originally posted by [DF]PhyreBoy:
haha! Serves you LPBs right for making fun of my 56k!

 

Indeed!  

[Fineus]

That said, the grand majority of the time that broadband works, it sucks to have a 56K  

[IceFire]

The big cable companies up here in Canada have already switched as far as I know.

Both Rogers and Cogeco have forced us into a conversion process weeks ago that changed and deleted our old accounts for e-mail and FTP space.

I really hope that the companies down there can do the same.

[Admiral LSD]

@Home ran a cable service down here in Oz in conjuction with one of our Telcos, Optus (Optus@Home). AFAIK Optus have bought out their share so the customers down here should be OK.

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[Thorn]

Heh, I dont have to worry, I get my cable internet through a local company called Eastlink..
much cheaper, better tech support, etc...

[Warlock]

Cheaper than $30 a month and better tech support than having a Tech on site within 2 hours of calling ?

Well damn.

Course good news is I'm still with the same set up it seems,..only thing I've noticed with my Comcast @ home was earlier for about 15 minutes I got a server message saying mail server could not save messages or something.

[Thorn]

 

Originally posted by Warlock:
1. Cheaper than $30 a month
2. and better tech support than having a Tech on site within 2 hours of calling ?

1. yep, $30 Canadian...
2. Same actually....

[Vertigo1]

 

Not bad for a little 56k, eh?  

(note: That was taken while holding a converstation over IParty.)

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"You know you've played Freespace too much when you're driving along trying to use countermeasures to shake off pursuing highway police." - Top Gun

"Oh and Kazan - you have some nice rocks" - Thunder

"stapled myself to an office chair, forgot about it, and was stuck for 2 hours for one thing" - Stryke 9

Material Defender Studios

[Setekh]

 

Originally posted by MD-2389:
   

Not bad for a little 56k, eh?  

(note: That was taken while holding a converstation over IParty.)

No, not bad at all.   11.1k/s, eh? I love getting those spikes every now and then...  

[LAW ENFORCER]

56K owns all....


28.8kers....