AOL will stop offering dial-up internet service after more than 30 years in business

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• IllNess@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  When internet was shut down in Egypt in 2011, people were able to report events to social media using dial up connections.

  I’m not sure how relevant this in the US considering nearly all landlines now goes through ISPs anyway.

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• TheyHaveNoName@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I remember in 1996, going to a tiny computer shop and picking up a 14k modem for about 30 pounds. He handed me an AOL cd rom and within 20 minutes I was on the web. I will always remember those of beeps and squeaks as the modem connected.

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• MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Meanwhile MSN Dial-Up still exists for some reason

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• captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This is actually a problem for people in rural areas where broadband has not reached (and won’t because it’s not profitable). Cellular will be the best option they have left.

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  • TacoSocks@infosec.pub ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Is DSL not available in rural areas? That still uses the phone line and should be significantly faster. I don’t understand how people can still even use dial up, I don’t see how a 56k modem could load most websites in a reasonable time frame. I should try throttling my connection and seeing if it’s viable.

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• njordomir@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I was sorting through a box of CDs recently and found a handful of shrinkwrapped AOL disks. Looks like they go for a few bucks each on eBay now, probably for the novelty factor or as frisbees. I should have stashed a few more. :D

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• toiletobserver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  F (uck off)

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