After 34 years, AOL dial-up is shutting down

[Chock Full o Nuts]

AOL is finally shutting down dial-up

RIP noisy little man.

www.theverge.com

You might be surprised that the service was still operating. I’m not. At last count, a 2019 US census estimated that 265,000 people in the United States were still using dial-up internet,

To imagine going back to those speeds...
Such a great sound though. I may set a dial up modem ringtone in remembrance.
Shouldn't annoy anyone.

 

[Slartibartfast]

 

[phoenix2020]

RIP, although I was more of a Compuserve nerd.

 

[Roadvirus]

AOL is finally shutting down dial-up

RIP noisy little man.

www.theverge.com

To imagine going back to those speeds...
Such a great sound though. I may set a dial up modem ringtone in remembrance.
Shouldn't annoy anyone.

Now there's a blast from the past!

 

[Rexedgar]

When I first logged in, it was a toll call and connected me at a blazing 2400 baud………..

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Now there's a blast from the past!

Hell, I thought it was in the past! But I guess there were still people in the sticks with no other option, or those that didn't mind clicking something, going doing chores or whatever and coming back to see if it has loaded.

 

[ASHES]

There was a time those discs were valuable because they paid for years of internet for free. I had a sizable collection, before I switched to a real ISP. Then I had a sizable coaster collection.

 

[Rexedgar]

There was a time those discs were valuable because they paid for years of internet for free. I had a sizable collection, before I switched to a real ISP. Then I had a sizable coaster collection.

Those discs sat in baskets at checkout lanes everywhere. FREE TAKE ONE!

 

[ASHES]

Those discs sat in baskets at checkout lanes everywhere. FREE TAKE ONE!

Even at their peak they often sat unopened on a coffee table waiting to be useful.