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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 ...
New York Post

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 ...
Orlando Sentinel

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 ...
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 ...
Digital Journal

56-kilobit AOL dial-up Internet still used by 2.1 million in USA

The number of people using AOL’s dial-up service fell dramatically in the early 2000s as more modern Internet infrastructure was rolled out across the U.S. and high-speed broadband became mainstream.
KSAT

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 ...