AOL dial up ceasing

[jayg]

Oh,  the horror.  

 

AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day | Tom's Hardware

 

https://share.google/EBLLk7nkyvFAstPWb

[boater]

Heh. I haven't dialed up since 2000. Crazy that people still do.

[jayg]

2 minutes ago, boater said:

Heh. I haven't dialed up since 2000. Crazy that people still do.

Exactly

[Augie]

I guess I should say my farewells while I still can….

[BillsPride12]

Honestly didn't even know it was still in existence 

[BuffaloBill]

2 hours ago, jayg said:

Oh,  the horror.  

 

AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day | Tom's Hardware

 

https://share.google/EBLLk7nkyvFAstPWb

 

 

I had no idea this was still around. My mom and dad once had it long after I was out of the house.  I tried to download work email while visiting and it was too slow.   

1 hour ago, Augie said:

I guess I should say my farewells while I still can….

 

You‘ll miss it

[US Egg]

I’ll never forget my 1st time…..

[Another Fan]

I still know people with aol e mail addresses 

[Low Positive]

8 minutes ago, US Egg said:

I’ll never forget my 1st time…..

Those pictures loaded SLOW, didn't they?

[jayg]

55 minutes ago, Another Fan said:

I still know people with aol e mail addresses 

 

I still do.  Get a lot of laughs.  I ditched dial- up in 98 when DSL became available.

[Draconator]

Yahoo owned AOL. As a former Yahoo employee in Incident Management, when we had an incident that AOL Dialup was down, it was run at the highest, most critical priority. Turns out there were over 200,000 people still using AOL Dialup, in remote areas in the South where cable or fiber had not been installed yet. I'm hoping that those areas now have an alternative to dialup or they're basically cut off from a lot of available outside world things. 

[T&C]

If the remote people have cell phones/cell towers they can always use their hotspot to use a tablet, chromebook, etc.... pretty sure most modern phones have the hotspot option. I've used it after hurricanes with no power and everything ran just fine. 

 

If I remember right 28.8 used to be the bomb if you lucked out...

[BillsPride12]

1 hour ago, Draconator said:

Yahoo owned AOL. As a former Yahoo employee in Incident Management, when we had an incident that AOL Dialup was down, it was run at the highest, most critical priority. Turns out there were over 200,000 people still using AOL Dialup, in remote areas in the South where cable or fiber had not been installed yet. I'm hoping that those areas now have an alternative to dialup or they're basically cut off from a lot of available outside world things. 

Just curious what years are we talking here?

[Draconator]

25 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

Just curious what years are we talking here?

About 3 years ago. 2022

[Wacka]

Damn!  First the "you've got mail " guy died last year and now dial-up!

[Mike in Horseheads]

4 hours ago, Draconator said:

Yahoo owned AOL. As a former Yahoo employee in Incident Management, when we had an incident that AOL Dialup was down, it was run at the highest, most critical priority. Turns out there were over 200,000 people still using AOL Dialup, in remote areas in the South where cable or fiber had not been installed yet. I'm hoping that those areas now have an alternative to dialup or they're basically cut off from a lot of available outside world things. 

Its in the south let the hicks do without

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

I still have a stack of those AOL startup discs they sent out … thinking I’m the only dork that saved them and they’re worth millions 😂.  I do miss the sound of a dial up connection taking place.  Ah the days when the internet was magical and not an anonymous cesspool. 

[Wacka]

5 hours ago, Draconator said:

Yahoo owned AOL. As a former Yahoo employee in Incident Management, when we had an incident that AOL Dialup was down, it was run at the highest, most critical priority. Turns out there were over 200,000 people still using AOL Dialup, in remote areas in the South where cable or fiber had not been installed yet. I'm hoping that those areas now have an alternative to dialup or they're basically cut off from a lot of available outside world things. 

I had coasters al over the house.

[Royale with Cheese]

Is AOL the thing where you could burn songs on a cassette?  

[Augie]

15 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Is AOL the thing where you could burn songs on a cassette?  

 

That’s close enough……

 

It came right after Star Wars at the drive-in movie.