How-To Geek on MSN

Why Did AOL Wait Until Now to End Dial-up?

O n September 30, AOL switched off its internet dial-up service for good, and anyone still using its dialer software or the ...

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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You’ve Got No Mail: AOL Is Pulling the Plug on Dial-Up

AOL is ending its dial-up internet service after more than 30 years, marking the end of an early online era. Learn about its ...
Las Vegas Sun

Dial-up tones silenced as AOL goes offline

AOL’s dial-up internet service has officially gone offline. The company had announced last month in a brief support site update that the service would shut down and it went dark Tuesday. AOL explained ...
The Baltimore Sun

AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...
AOL

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

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 ...