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The Sounds of AOL Dial-Up Defined the Early Internet. Now, the Service Is Shutting Down for Good

It was the soundtrack of the early internet: When AOL dial-up users wanted to go online in the 1990s, they heard the instantly recognizable sequence of beeps and buzzes. The cacophony indicated that ...
AOL

AOL pulls the plug on dial-up internet after decades of service

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 last month ...
Fast Company

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

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (September 30)—writing in a brief update on its support site last month ...
AOL

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 ...
Daily Reporter

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 ...