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

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

Aol Alto: You've Got a New Spin on Webmail

Aol breaks from the past with a new web-based e-mail app. Oct. 18, 2012 — -- "You've got mail!" Ah, the words that so many of us associate with our first email accounts -- our Aol email accounts.

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

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

With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent

One of the earliest consumer internet options, AOL's dial-up service was once the most common way for people to access the ...
Yahoo

AOL to end its dial-up service in September

It's the end of an era for AOL, which will end its dial-up internet service next month after over 35 years. "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up ...