"26 April 1999: I've been "slashdotted". " [1]

Wow, that brings back memories! I remember reading this article when it was posted to Slashdot because I had /just/ ordered @Home service.

Instead I went with DSL service with the phone company (forgetting the Ma' Bell branch at the time). The service never worked, it took 30 days of calling support, going through the script to get past Tier 1 (remove software, install software...etc), only to be put on hold for 30 minutes before getting dropped.

I finally went with @Home, which worked without going to jail.

The early days of broadband were an interesting time. It was a nice upgrade from ISDN or Dial-Up, though.

[1] - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/99/04/26/1229227/get-a-cable-...