AOL hangs up the dial-up internet service (and sound) that defined an era

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

AOL Disconnects Dial-Up Internet Service Along With Ubiquitous Modem Sound

It’s the end of an era. AOL announced this week that it has discontinued its dial-up internet service. For younger Gen-Xers and elder millennials, in particular, the beep-boops, whirrs, and crackly ...
CBS News 8

End of an era: AOL discontinues dial-up internet service after more than 30 years

WASHINGTON — The sound that defined the early days of the internet is going silent forever. AOL is shutting down its dial-up internet service on Tuesday, ending more than three decades of the iconic ...