AOL is officially ending its dial-up service after 34 years. How much were users paying for the internet via phone line service with the iconic beep-boop-screeching sound?
According to an announcement last Friday, AOL said it its dial-up service would be discontinued on Sept. 30. For those curious about how much it cost for a paltry 0.056 megabits per second (compared to today's standard of 500 Mbps) we looked into the cost of AOL dial-up.
How much are AOL users paying for dial-up?
At this point, even signing up for AOL dial-up is tricky, and there's not much information about how to get it. According to AOL's dial-up page , the necessary software for their dial-up service to function is only available for Windows Desktop. For an "optimal browsing experience," AOL recommends insta