This node may be a bit late, but I did not seeing any other nodes about this. Excite @home is no longer, they declared bankruptcy and allowed according to the court to shut off the service to nearly 3.1 million users. This has left many customers in the lurch without internet access and forcing some to return to dial-up service. Ma Bell is trying to figure out what is going to happen as people scramble for accounts. Rumor has it, everything will be working by Friday, but many are not waiting. DSL is the choice for many people to replace their beloved cable modem, if the service is available.