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Why Did AOL Wait Until Now to End Dial-up?
On September 30, AOL switched off its internet dial-up service for good, and anyone still using its dialer software or the ...
Last month, a company webpage titled "Dial-up Internet to be discontinued" stated that the service would be discontinued.
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 ...
Well, we knew this day was coming: dial-up internet is officially dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned. As of September 30, you can no longer revel in the nostalgia of either the AOL Dialer ...
Microsoft retired video calling service Skype just earlier this year — as well as Internet Explorer back in 2022. And in 2017 ...
Beep, bop, boop, boooopp, scrsssshh… 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.
Broadband and wireless options ultimately emerged and dominated over the more old-school dial-up service for most internet users.
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, ...
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AOL Is Shutting Down Dial-Up Internet Service
It's officially the end of an era, as AOL finally shuts down its long-running dial-up internet service. In an Aug. 8 update on its website, AOL confirmed the news. "AOL routinely evaluates its ...
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