Aol Ditching Dial-up Service, A Relic Of The Internet In The '90s And Early '00s

In nan hazy impressions of memory, immoderate whitethorn moreover callback it fondly: The AOL dial-up net work that those of a definite property subordinate pinch nan World Wide Web is coming to a close.

The company, besides known by its "You've sewage mail" greeting and nan CD proceedings discs — truthful galore CDs — made nan announcement connected its website.

"AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. This work will nary longer beryllium disposable successful AOL plans," nan web supplier said.

Absent nan wireless signals of nan modern day, dial-up connected to nan net utilizing a accepted telephone line, emitting a distinctive, high-pitched chirping sound successful nan process.

AOL, now portion of Yahoo, said nan dial-up service, on pinch nan AOL Dialer package and AOL Shield browser, will beryllium discontinued connected Sept. 30.

America Online was celebrated for its free proceedings discs, which seemed to beryllium everyplace successful nan 1990s erstwhile nan net was gaining steam successful households crossed nan United States and beyond.

It changed its sanction to conscionable AOL successful 2006. Verizon sold AOL and Yahoo to backstage equity patient Apollo Global Management for $5 cardinal successful 2021.