RIP AOL Dial Up

The Peeper

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Youve Got Mail Computer GIF

You had to be there youngsters
 

karlchilders.sixpack

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Because it was slow, and undependable, it got me banned on 6Pk Spk.
I miss it not.
( I was not on AOL, but dial up)
 
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BoDawg.sixpack

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When this happens I'm going back to Compuserve. I usually start DL'ing emails before I leave for work and have them ready at dinner.
 
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onewoof

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It's been real fellas but AOL dial up was the only way I could post here from the outskirts of Port Gibson on Bakers Creek. I can't send half of my paycheck to Elon for his StarJinx service.

I will sign off for good on September 30th and bid all here a heart felt fare thee well.
 
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CochiseCowbell

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It's been real fellas but AOL dial up was the only way I could post here from the outskirts of Port Gibson on Bakers Creek. I can't send half of my paycheck to Elon for his StarJinx service.

I will sign off for good on September 30th and bid all here a heart felt fare thee well.
done adam sandler GIF
 

Perd Hapley

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According to the Census Bureau, there were 163,000 dial up internet users in 2023. About 0.13% of households.
I picture anyone that still has AOL dial-up service as also being a doomsday prepper. They think it will be the only way to get online once all the cell towers and fiberoptic servers are taken out by the zombie apocalypse.
 

patdog

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I picture anyone that still has AOL dial-up service as also being a doomsday prepper. They think it will be the only way to get online once all the cell towers and fiberoptic servers are taken out by the zombie apocalypse.
Probably some of them. As if telephone service internet & AOL would be working then anyway. I suspect most are just people who either don’t have access to high speed internet and/or very rarely connect to the internet anyway. Biggest surprise to me was AOL still existed.
 

PBRME

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My boss at a previous company was still using aol for all of his emails as of 12/2010. I’m sure he’s still using it.