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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.44

SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE

$500,000                                                 Date: September 9, 1999
                                                         Due:  September 1, 2002


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Telocity, Inc., a California corporation (the "Borrower")
hereby promises to pay to the order of Comdisco, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Lender") at P.O. Box 91744, Chicago, IL 60693 or such other place of
payment as the holder of this Secured Promissory Note (this "Note") may specify
from time to time in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America,
the principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($500,000.00)
together with interest at twelve and one-half percent (12.5%) per annum from the
date of this Note to maturity of each installment on the principal hereof
remaining from time to time unpaid, such principal and interest to be paid in 36
equal monthly installments of $16,680.83 each, commencing October 1, 1999 and on
the same day of each month thereafter to and including September 1, 2002, such
installments to be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance
to unpaid principal. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a year
consisting of twelve months of thirty days each.

This Note is the Note referred to in, and is executed and delivered in
connection with, that certain Subordinated Loan and Security Agreement dated May
6, 1999 by and between Borrower and Lender (as the same may from time to time be
amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with its terms, the "Loan
Agreement"), and is entitled to the benefit and security of the Loan Agreement
and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), to which
reference is made for a statement of all of the terms and conditions thereof.
All terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same definitions when
used herein, unless otherwise defined herein.

THIS NOTE IS EXPRESSLY SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THAT CERTAIN SUBORDINATION
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN LENDER AND BORROWER FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR CREDITOR.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONTRADICTION OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THIS NOTE AND THE
SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT, THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL.

The Borrower waives presentment and demand for payment, notice of dishonor,
protest and notice of protest and any notice as permitted under the UCC or any
applicable law.


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This Note has been negotiated and delivered to Lender and is payable in the
State of Illinois, and shall not become effective until accepted by Lender in
the State of Illinois. This Note shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in  accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, excluding any
conflicts of law rules or principles that would cause the application of the
laws of any other jurisdiction.

   BORROWER:           TELOCITY, INC.
                       10355 N. DE ANZA BLVD.
                       SAN JOSE, CA 95129

                       Signature:   /s/ MATT STEPOVICH
                                    --------------------------------------------

                       Print Name:  Matt Stepovich
                                    --------------------------------------------

                       Title:       Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affair
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TELOCITY, INC.


Prepared by C. Fera

Loan Amount:          500,000.00
                      ==========
Interest Rate            12.500%
                      ==========
Payment                16,680.83

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Payment Number   Date       Principal     Interest      Payment       Balance
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<S>              <C>        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
                 09/09/99                                             500,000.00
             1   10/01/99   12,861.38     3,819.44      16,680.83     487,138.62
             2   11/01/99   11,606.47     5,074.36      16,680.83     475,532.15
             3   12/01/99   11,727.37     4,953.46      16,680.83     463,804.78
             4   01/01/00   11,849.53     4,831.30      16,680.83     451,955.25
             5   02/01/00   11,972.96     4,707.87      16,680.83     439,982.29
             6   03/01/00   12,097.68     4,583.15      16,680.83     427,884.61
             7   04/01/00   12,223.70     4,457.13      16,680.83     415,660.91
             8   05/01/00   12,351.03     4,329.80      16,680.83     403,309.89
             9   06/01/00   12,479.68     4,201.14      16,680.83     390,830.20
            10   07/01/00   12,609.68     4,071.15      16,680.83     378,220.52
            11   08/01/00   12,741.03     3,939.80      16,680.83     365,479.49
            12   09/01/00   12,873.75     3,807.08      16,680.83     352,605.74
            13   10/01/00   13,007.85     3,672.98      16,680.83     339,597.89
            14   11/01/00   13,143.35     3,537.48      16,680.83     326,454.54
            15   12/01/00   13,280.26     3,400.57      16,680.83     313,174.28
            16   01/01/01   13,418.60     3,262.23      16,680.83     299,755.68
            17   02/01/01   13,558.37     3,122.46      16,680.83     286,197.31
            18   03/01/01   13,699.61     2,981.22      16,680.83     272,497.70
            19   04/01/01   13,842.31     2,838.52      16,680.83     258,655.39
            20   05/01/01   13,986.50     2,694.33      16,680.83     244,668.89
            21   06/01/01   14,132.19     2,548.63      16,680.83     230,536.69
            22   07/01/01   14,279.40     2,401.42      16,680.83     216,257.29
            23   08/01/01   14,428.15     2,252.68      16,680.83     201,829.14
            24   09/01/01   14,578.44     2,102.39      16,680.83     187,250.70
            25   10/01/01   14,730.30     1,950.53      16,680.83     172,520.40
            26   11/01/01   14,883.74     1,797.09      16,680.83     157,636.66
            27   12/01/01   15,038.78     1,642.05      16,680.83     142,597.88
            28   01/01/02   15,195.43     1,485.39      16,680.83     127,402.45
            29   02/01/02   15,353.72     1,327.11      16,680.83     112,048.73
            30   03/01/02   15,513.65     1,167.17      16,680.83      96,535.07
            31   04/01/02   15,675.25     1,005.57      16,680.83      80,859.82
            32   05/01/02   15,838.54       842.29      16,680.83      65,021.28
            33   06/01/02   16,003.52       677.30      16,680.83      49,017.75
            34   07/01/02   16,170.23       510.60      16,680.83      32,847.53
            35   08/01/02   16,338.67       342.16      16,680.83      16,508.86
            36   09/01/02   16,508.86       171.97      16,680.83           0.00
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