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

Dial-up is now no longer advertised on AOL’s website. As of Wednesday, former company help pages like “connect to the internet with AOL Dialer” appeared unavailable — and nostalgic social media ...

End of an era: AOL cuts the line on dial-up internet service

Microsoft retired video calling service Skype just earlier this year — as well as Internet Explorer back in 2022. And in 2017, AOL discontinued its Instant Messenger — a chat platform that was once ...
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With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent

An ad for free email on the AOL website in 2006. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images ... In 2021, it was sold along with Yahoo — with which it had merged after both were acquired by Verizon — for $5 ...

AOL ends dial-up service, closing the book on '90s internet era

Microsoft retired video calling service Skype just earlier this year — as well as Internet Explorer back in 2022. And in 2017 ...

Dial up is dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned, as the company is pulling the plug after 34 years

Well, we knew this day was coming: dial-up internet is officially dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned. As of September ...
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Exclusive: Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say

Bending Spoons in advanced talks to buy AOL from Yahoo, sources say The Italian unicorn has been on an acquisition spree, may IPO Bending Spoons aims to revamp struggling tech companies New York, Oct ...