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.
Yahoo

AOL dial-up internet service going away. Yes, it's still around

If you're one of the "low thousands" still using AOL to connect to the internet, you need to start shopping around.After more than 40 years, AOL announced it will discontinue its dial-up internet ...
Hosted on MSN

AOL dial-up says goodbye. Without Apple, it might not have changed the world

You young whippersnappers out there, pull up a chair and let me tell you about a more innocent time. Way before you could connect to the internet out of thin air, you had to use what was called a dial ...
The New York Times

AOL Will End Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)

The company said the service, synonymous with the early days of the internet, will be discontinued on Sept. 30. By Yan Zhuang AOL announced that its dial-up internet service will be discontinued next ...
Ars Technica

Dial up connection is slow

I've been fooling around with Red Hat 9 lately and finally got things setup the way I want. One of the few problems I've had, is that when I dial up to my isp and successfully connect, it is ...
KHOU 11

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

WASHINGTON — The sound that defined the early days of the internet is going silent forever. AOL is shutting down its dial-up internet service on Tuesday, ending more than three decades of the iconic ...