Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — AOL’s dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow. Yes, while perhaps a dinosaur by today’s digital standards, dial-up is still around. But AOL says it’s officially pulling the ...
NEW YORK — It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support site ...
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AOL’s dial-up internet service is ending on Sept. 30. The service will no longer be available on user plans, according to the company. Established in the mid-1980s, AOL is well-known for "You’ve got ...
TL;DR: AOL, a pioneer of 1990s dial-up internet and instant messaging, will discontinue its dial-up service on September 30, 2025, ending 34 years of legacy connectivity. Despite broadband advances, ...
View post: Eddie Bauer's 'Warm' and 'Comfortable' Down Jacket Is 50% Off on Amazon Right Now AOL, a pioneer of the internet, announced it is eliminating the service that made it synonymous with the ...
Such was the sound of AOL's dial-up service, a marker of trying to connect to the internet in the 1990s. Now the company has announced it's getting rid of dial-up. "AOL routinely evaluates its ...