End of an era: AOL discontinues dial-up internet service after more than 30 years

The company, once considered the pioneer of internet connectivity, issued a statement last month on its webpage announcing ...

Dial up is dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned, as the company is pulling the plug after 34 years

Well, we knew this day was coming: dial-up internet is officially dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned. As of September ...
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AOL Pulls the Plug on Dial-Up Internet Today, 34 Years After Its Launch

When AOL announced that it would be ending its dial-up service, it sparked a buzz on Reddit. Many chatters were surprised ...

Goodbye, beeps and screeches: AOL hangs up on dial-up for good

A chapter of internet history is coming to a close in the United States: AOL will shut down its dial-up internet service on ...

AOL hangs up the dial-up internet service (and sound) that defined an era

Last month, a company webpage titled "Dial-up Internet to be discontinued" stated that the service would be discontinued.
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AOL’s dial-up internet shuts down this September

Before Wi-Fi blanketed our lives and smartphones kept us online 24/7, the patient, scratchy sound of AOL’s dial-up connection served as the gateway to the internet for its first explorers. Next month, ...
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AOL to stop offering dial-up after more than 30 years

(CNN) – AOL is ditching dial-up. The internet service was once the biggest name in internet service connectivity and is a vestige of the early days of the World Wide Web. Many who remember the ...

Streaming YouTube over dial-up: how one creator hit 668 kbps with 12 modems

The YouTube channel The Serial Port has pulled off something few imagined possible in the broadband era: streaming YouTube over a dial-up connection. In their latest ...

Major UK internet provider shutting down service TODAY

A LONG-STANDING internet provider is shutting down service today. The move marks a new chapter as the classic internet ...