It has been a long time since I thought of dial-up internet access ... For most people, dial-up is a distant memory, replaced by always-on internet connection at home and in your pocket ... It has been a long time since I have been dependent on dial-up.
I never gave much thought to AOL’s dial-up service again ... So like many others, I was surprised to hear of AOL’s plan to axe its dial-up service on September 30.
AOL is binning off its dial-up internet service after 30 years, which, frankly, is more surprising for the fact AOL still offered a dial-up internet service than for the fact it's closing it.
The move will pinch users in rural or remote areas not yet served by broadband infrastructure or satellite internet. Around175,000 households still use dial-up internet in the US ... .