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AOL hangs up the dial-up internet service (and sound) that defined an era

Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...
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After 34 Years, AOL Is Finally Hanging Up on the Internet’s Most Iconic Sound. It’s Truly the End of an Era

The company will no longer offer its dial-up internet service after September 30. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the sound—the chaotic screeching, static bursts, and electronic beeps that meant you ...
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I've been on the Internet since 1994, and this is why AOL discontinuing dial-up makes me so sad

The classic dial-up handshake sounds melodic, scratchy, and harsh, and is inexorably associated with connection. It’s also now silent. AOL’s decision this week to finally end dial-up service is not ...
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9 AOL Dial-Up Internet Memories as the Service Says 'Goodbye' for Good

34 years ago, America Online changed just about everything. The day AOL arrived (how did the L in online get its own letter in the acronym?) was like the first day of a brand new Wild West. So much ...
VegOut Magazine

You know you're a true boomer when these 8 sounds instantly transport you back to childhood

These mechanical symphonies of rotary phones, dial-up modems, and typewriter keys aren't just nostalgic noise—they're the DNA ...
New York Post

AOL finally shutting down its dial-up service — a relic of the early Internet

The AOL dial-up internet service of the World Wide Web’s early days – known for its nostalgic beeps and chirps – is coming to an end. The company – owned by Marc Rowan-led asset management giant ...
Yardbarker

AOL’s Dial-Up Internet Service Is Ending in September

When we think about using the internet in the 1990s, there’s one specific sound that comes to mind. You can’t really describe it in writing but you can surely recreate it with your voice. In fact, I ...
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AOL will pull the plug on dial-up internet, '90s nostalgia ensues

AOL's dial-up internet, a service that has been running this whole time since the '90s, will be shut down next month. In a statement published Friday (h/t The New York Times), the pioneering online ...
Fast Company

AOL discontinues its dial-up internet service that shaped a generation

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

t’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 that ...
Orange County Register

AOL is finally shutting down its dial-up internet service

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...