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It’s the End of the Line for AOL’s Dial-Up Service
27 Aug 2025 18:42 GMT
… like AOL, which has evolved numerous times since it foolishly merged … of Yahoo, and it long ago transitioned into a Web-first … When I posted the AOL news on social media, about 90 percent … to two companies: Microsoft, whose MSN Dial-Up Internet Access costs US …
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AOL to drop its old-school dial-up internet service
25 Aug 2025 19:36 GMT
… using the internet for basic email and no-frills web browsing that … dial-up internet,” announced the company, now owned by Yahoo. “As a … the media darling and rock-star chief executive leading AOL through … time as the World Wide Web, as it was often referred …
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Which of these websites do YOU remember? The early internet pages Gen Z have NEVER heard of, revealed
23 Aug 2025 09:53 GMT
… just 30 years, and the internet looked very different.
TikToker @ … the early 2000s.
Developed by Microsoft, the platform allowed users to … 2006 and attempted to overtake Yahoo Answers as a Q… .
MySpace was a social media platform launched in 2003 that …
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AOL Dial-Up Internet Is Dead
10 Aug 2025 23:53 GMT
… of months. AOL (which is now owned by Yahoo and has … the Internet. On a help page on AOL's website, AOL says … operating systems and dial-up internet connections, will be discontinued.… check out wireless home internet solutions. Source: AOL via Bluesky
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The End Of An Era: AOL Discontinues Dial-Up Internet After 30 Years
20 Aug 2025 17:39 GMT
… . The notice stated that AOL had made the decision to … Mail." A disastrous merger with Time Warner in 2000 … it rebranded as a digital media entity before being purchased by … that also included another former internet giant, Yahoo! Trending: ‘Scrolling To …
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You’ve Got No Mail: AOL Is Pulling the Plug on Dial-Up
16 Aug 2025 16:00 GMT
… three decades, AOL is officially retiring its dial-up internet service. The … decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet,” the company announced in an … once the gateway to the internet for millions. America Online … AIM in 2017 and joined Yahoo! Inc. in 2021 after …
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AOL to end dial-up service
16 Aug 2025 04:33 GMT
… being kicked off the web if anyone else at … of the internet’s earlier days continue to disappear.
Microsoft retired … a disastrous merger with Time Warner Inc., Verizon acquired AOL — which … later sold AOL, along with Yahoo, to a …
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AOL is killing dial-up service. What it did for '90s internet culture must never be forgotten
15 Aug 2025 12:48 GMT
… news from across the web? You’re in the … shambling joined corpses of Yahoo and AOL to the past, not … downloads, rudimentary interfaces, and questionable web design. (Remember marquee text?) … did for computing, AOL brought the internet into homes for millions …
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AOL to end its most iconic service after more than 30 years
14 Aug 2025 20:18 GMT
AOL and parent company Yahoo announced that users have just … ;Redferns According to Time, AOL began providing internet access under the name … AI bazaar. "AOL was my first internet service in 1996. I … was my gateway to the web." In the late …
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AOL To End Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years
15 Aug 2025 02:03 GMT
… the early World Wide Web, often accompanied by … Yahoo! ownership, AOL is also discontinuing its AOL Dialer software and AOL … , alternatives like satellite internet—used by approximately eight … no other viable internet options. Nonetheless, AOL’s withdrawal …