On September 30, AOL switched off its internet dial-up service for good, and anyone still using its dialer software or the special Shield browser would find their internet no longer works.

Last month, a company webpage titled "Dial-up Internet to be discontinued" stated that the service would be discontinued.

The end of an era. AOL has officially hung up the phone on its decades-spanning dial-up internet service. The corporation previously announced that these specific services would be discontinued on ...

The distinct sound of a dial-up modem screeching its way to connection, the joy of successfully renting the VHS tape everyone ...

AOL introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago.

FILE-The homepage of America Online is pictured on a computer screen. (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) AOL plans to shut down its dial-up internet service, which has been a staple ...

New York — AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month. The company that brought the internet to the masses ...

Dial-up modems had a distinctive sound when connecting, with the glittering, screeching song becoming a familiar melody to ...

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 ...

I don’t think I’ll ever forget the sound—the chaotic screeching, static bursts, and electronic beeps that meant you were about to step out onto the World Wide Web. That unmistakable dial-up handshake ...

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 got ...