On September 30, AOL switched off its internet dial-up service for good, and anyone still using its dialer software or the special Shield browser would find their internet no longer works.

Last month, a company webpage titled "Dial-up Internet to be discontinued" stated that the service would be discontinued.

The end of an era. AOL has officially hung up the phone on its decades-spanning dial-up internet service. The corporation previously announced that these specific services would be discontinued on ...

NEW YORK — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Sept. 30 — writing in a brief update on its support site last month ...

Dial-up modems had a distinctive sound when connecting, with the glittering, screeching song becoming a familiar melody to ...

AOL introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service launched decades ago.

An ad for free email on the AOL website in 2006. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images file) A beacon of the early internet is about to be silenced. AOL’s dial-up internet service is shutting down Tuesday, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support ...

FILE - An AOL logo is seen in the company's office in Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 12, 2010. NEW YORK (AP) — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would ...