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Iheartcheese@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

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AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

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Iheartcheese@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era
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It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. The company confirmed it would discontinue the service on Tuesday, September 30th, citing routine evaluations of its offerings.
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    Starlink is $120 a month

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      You can get the roam plan for $50 a month. If you were doing fine with dial-up, then the 50GB data cap shouldn’t be an issue. You could even use the standby mode for $5 a month for 11 months out of the year and will still be an order of magnitude faster than the dial-up connection.

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        I would rather use dialup.

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