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 ...

Before Wi-Fi blanketed our lives and smartphones kept us online 24/7, the patient, scratchy sound of AOL’s dial-up connection served as the gateway to the internet for its first explorers. Next month, ...

AOL-or American Online, as it was once called-is officially ending its dial-up internet service after 36 years. This change comes after the 2023 United States Census Bureau report that claimed ...

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 ...

AOL’s dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow. Yes, while perhaps a dinosaur by today’s digital standards, dial-up is still around. But AOL says it’s officially pulling the plug for its ...

TL;DR: AOL, a pioneer of 1990s dial-up internet and instant messaging, will discontinue its dial-up service on September 30, 2025, ending 34 years of legacy connectivity. Despite broadband advances, ...