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AOL will stop offering dial-up internet service after more than 30 years in business
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this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2025
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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.