Yahoo

AOL’s dial-up internet shuts down this September

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 ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

AOL still offers dial-up internet, but not for long

AOL’s dial-up internet service is ending on Sept. 30. The service will no longer be available on user plans, according to the company. Established in the mid-1980s, AOL is well-known for "You’ve ...

Exclusive: Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say

Bending Spoons has emerged as one of Europe's most prominent technology firms, with a strategy of purchasing struggling tech ...
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record

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

Microsoft retired video calling service Skype just earlier this year -- as well as Internet Explorer back in 2022. And in 2017, AOL discontinued its Instant Messenger -- a chat platform that was once ...