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 ...

The distinctive sounds of dial-up internet have been preserved in a new audio compilation that takes listeners through the evolution of modem technology. From sluggish 300 bps connections to the ...

If you're one of the "low thousands" still using AOL to connect to the internet, you need to start shopping around.After more than 40 years, AOL announced it will discontinue its dial-up internet ...

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, ...

In the days of yore, computers would scream strange sounds as they spoke with each other over phone lines. Of course, this is dial up, the predecessor to modern internet technology, offering laughable ...

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 ...

AOL’s dial-up internet service has officially gone offline. The company had announced last month in a brief support site update that the service would shut down and it went dark Tuesday. AOL explained ...

In the early days of the Internet, having a high-speed IP connection in your home or even a small business was, if not impossible, certainly a rarity. Connecting to a computer in those days ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AOL's signature beeps and buzzes will go silent next month as its dial-up service officially ends | ©Image Credit: AOL Before ...

AOL said its dial-up internet service will be discontinued as of Sept. 30. At one time, AOL had more than 34 million customers worldwide. AOL made it easy for even inexperienced users to get online.