AOL discontinues its dial-up internet service that shaped a generation

AOL introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago.
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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 special Shield browser would find their internet no longer works.
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Why People Still Use Dial-Up Internet

AOL has recently announced that it will discontinue dial-up internet services, including its associated software, before the end of the year. This announcement left many shocked that dial-up internet ...
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AOL Shuts Down Dial-Up for Good — But Tributes Pour in for the Nostalgic Service

The end of an era. AOL has officially hung up the phone on its decades-spanning dial-up internet service. The corporation previously announced that these specific services would be discontinued on ...
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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 ...

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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With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent

(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images file) A beacon of the early internet is about to be silenced. AOL’s dial-up internet service is shutting down Tuesday, ending one of the web’s first mainstream access ...
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AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

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 ...