{"id":19725,"date":"2025-08-11T16:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/end-of-an-era-aol-to-discontinue-its-dial-up-internet-service-after-30-years\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:37:23","slug":"end-of-an-era-aol-to-discontinue-its-dial-up-internet-service-after-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/11\/end-of-an-era-aol-to-discontinue-its-dial-up-internet-service-after-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September<\/p>\n

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the nascent online world are to be formally retired when AOL<\/a>\u2019s dial-up internet shuts down in late September.<\/p>\n

AOL, or America Online, said<\/a> recently it was discontinuing the old school connection option after an evaluation of its products and services and that it would no longer support dial-up software starting 30 September.<\/p>\n

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\nThe hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September
\nThe hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the nascent online world are to be formally retired when AOL\u2019s dial-up internet shuts down in late September.
\nAOL, or America Online, said recently it was discontinuing the old school connection option after an evaluation of its products and services and that it would no longer support dial-up software starting 30 September. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the nascent online world are to be formally retired when AOL\u2019s dial-up internet shuts down in late September. AOL, or America Online, said recently it …<\/p>\n

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