Wired

AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

After decades of connecting US subscribers to its online service and the internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, ...
PC World

Despite AOL’s exit, dial-up internet isn’t going away

AOL may have discontinued its dial-up internet services, but at least three others still exist as alternatives — yes, even in 2025. Three providers — Microsoft, Juno, and NetZero — say that they offer ...
ZDNet

Dial-up Internet access: A fine business to milk?

There are few things less hip than dial-up Internet access. Most folks don't even remember what a dial-up modem sounds (or looks) like. Nevertheless, there are millions of people that use pokey ...
Hosted on MSN

End of an E-Era: AOL to End Dial-Up Internet Access

Sometime in the dying moments of September, what was once a daily habit for much of the online world will happen for the last time: a dial-up modem will screech its way to connecting to AOL. The Yahoo ...
CNN

AOL will stop offering dial-up internet service after more than 30 years in business

AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month. The company that brought the internet to the masses in the 1990s ...
Hosted on MSN

Why People Still Use Dial-Up Internet

AOL has recently announced that it will discontinue dial-up internet services, including its associated software, before the end of the year. This announcement left many shocked that dial-up internet ...
PC Magazine

End of an E-Era: AOL to End Dial-Up Internet Access

The remaining AOL dial-up subscribers will need to find some sort of replacement, which in rural areas may be limited to fixed wireless or SpaceX’s considerably more expensive Starlink. Or they may ...