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.

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

The company, once considered the pioneer of internet connectivity, issued a statement last month on its webpage announcing ...

AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. The company confirmed it would discontinue the service on Tuesday, September ...
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AOL pulls the plug on dial-up internet service after 30+ years

(NewsNation) — AOL’s dial-up internet, once a household gateway to the web, is officially going offline. The company ...

AOL says goodbye to technology that shaped an entire generation

This AOL announcement has sparked memories of the distinctive modem sounds that once signaled your gateway to the online world.
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How Dial-Up Modems Used Sound to Talk to Each Other

Those chaotic screeches of dial-up weren’t random — they were data, tones encoding handshakes, carrier signals, and sync ...

AOL Finally Ends A Painfully Slow Chapter Of Internet History

AOL officially pulled the plug on its dial-up internet service Tuesday, ending the screeching modem tones that once defined getting online in America. The company quietly announced the move last month ...
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AOL Disconnects Dial-Up Internet Service Along With Ubiquitous Modem Sound

AOL announced this week that it has discontinued its dial-up internet service that younger Gen-Xers and elder millennials once relied on ...
NBC Los Angeles

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

One of the earliest consumer internet portals, AOL's dial-up option was once the most common way for people to access the ...
Mankato Free Press

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 ...