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

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

Before Wi-Fi blanketed our lives and smartphones kept us online 24/7, the patient, scratchy sound of AOL’s dial-up connection served as the gateway to the internet for its first explorers. Next month, ...

The shrill squeal and static burst of a dial-up modem once filled millions of homes. That unique sound was the gateway to a new world. It promised email, chat rooms, and websites. America Online, or ...