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.
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 month, ...
Inc

After 34 Years, AOL Is Finally Hanging Up on the Internet’s Most Iconic Sound. It’s Truly the End of an Era

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 ...
WTVY

AOL to stop offering dial-up after more than 30 years

(CNN) – AOL is ditching dial-up. The internet service was once the biggest name in internet service connectivity and is a vestige of the early days of the World Wide Web. Many who remember the ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up broadband records — a dozen screeching boxes achieve record 668 kbps download speeds

The dozen modems connected to the Windows XP machine achieved a combined connection speed of 668.8 kbps, offering blistering ...