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Streaming YouTube over dial-up: how one creator hit 668 kbps with 12 modems – TechSpot

Streaming YouTube over dial-up: how one creator hit 668 kbps with 12 modems  TechSpot Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up broadband records — a dozen screeching boxes achieve record 668 kbps download speeds  Tom’s Hardware YouTuber Streams Video Via 12 56K Dial-Up Modems  Lowyat.NET Tech Enthusiasts Bond 12 Dial-Up Modems for 668 Kbps Speed Revival  WebProNews YouTube over dial-up in 2025: …

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Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL’s dial-up internet service : NPR

Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL’s dial-up internet service : NPR

The AOL logo is shown on a wall of the company’s New York office, on Monday, May 12, 2008. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Beep, bop, boop, boooopp, scrsssshh… Such was the sound of AOL’s dial-up service, a marker of trying to connect to the internet in the 1990s. Now the company has announced it’s getting rid …

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AOL ends dial-up internet service after more than 30 years

AOL ends dial-up internet service after more than 30 years

AOL is shutting down the dial-up service that introduced homes across the US to the internet. The firm’s dial-up offering connects to the internet via a phone line and currently only exists in the US and Canada. Launched more than 30 years ago, AOL dial-up was known for its chirpy whirring start-up sound, but it has long since been replaced …

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AOL dial-up got America online in the ’90s. It’s ending next month. – The Washington Post

AOL dial-up got America online in the ’90s. It’s ending next month.  The Washington Post AOL Will End Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)  The New York Times AOL ends its dial-up service, an early internet relic still used in some remote areas  CBC End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years  The Guardian AOL to …

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End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years | US news

End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years | US news

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the nascent online world are to be formally retired when AOL’s dial-up internet shuts down in late September. AOL, or America Online, said recently it was discontinuing the old school connection option after an evaluation of its products and services and that it would no longer support dial-up software …

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AOL is finally shutting down dial-up

AOL is finally shutting down dial-up

As a septuagenarian, my father’s story was typical of long-time AOL dial-up subscribers. His subscription was a security blanket. He was sure he didn’t need the dial-up component, but he didn’t want to risk losing access to his stock portfolio, investor forums, and email. His setup worked, and he could afford to keep paying the subscription he had dutifully paid …

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AOL Will Shut Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating) – The New York Times

AOL Will Shut Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)  The New York Times AOL ditching dial-up service, a relic of the internet in the ’90s and early ’00s  NBC News You’ve got mail no more: AOL to shutter dial-up internet service  USA Today Goodbye to dial-up: AOL closes a chapter in web history  Salon.com AOL discontinues its dial-up internet, and we’re just …

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AOL’s dial-up internet still exists, but not for much longer

AOL’s dial-up internet still exists, but not for much longer

It may have been decades since you last heard the crunching screeches of connecting with dial-up Internet, but AOL said it will discontinue its dial-up service on September 30, officially marking the end of an era in Internet history. As first spotted by PC Gamer, AOL made the surprising announcement in a post buried in its AOL Help pages. Along …

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