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2.1 million: That’s how many people still use AOL’s dial-up service
Posted on 7/27/15 at 5:43 am
Posted on 7/27/15 at 5:43 am
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where the company also revealed that dial-up users are paying an average of $20.83 a month for the service. That’s a 7% increase over last year’s numbers.
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AOL says that of the 2.1 million subscribers, some are participating in free-trial periods (which I like to assume means that the ancient free CDs are still being sent out) and others aren’t paying at all because, presumably, they told AOL they didn’t think it made much sense to be PAYING FOR DIAL-UP INTERNET IN 2015.
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n 2012, 3 million individuals were still having to listen to their dial-up modems buzz and churn every time they wanted to check IMDB to find out an actor’s name. The numbers have even dropped steadily from last August, when 2.34 million Americans were waiting minutes for a single page to load.
One day we’ll rid ourselves of this scourge altogether.
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Posted on 7/27/15 at 5:51 am to pioneerbasketball
Link?
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:17 am to pioneerbasketball
My sister-in-law still uses AOL, says she doesn't want to give up her e-mail address. There are a lot of people in rural areas who don't really have access to broadband so dial-up may be their only option.
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 6:19 am
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:17 am to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:28 am to Layabout
Ive known people like that. Only a few thousand feet away from being able to have broadband.
My parents use satellite internet and the local company can pretty much name their price.
My parents use satellite internet and the local company can pretty much name their price.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 6:37 am to Layabout
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My sister-in-law still uses AOL, says she doesn't want to give up her e-mail address
Pretty sure she can cancel her service and still use her email...
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:05 am to STBTigerr
quote:Yeah you can cancel the service and keep the address, no need to pay hundreds per year for an email address.
Pretty sure she can cancel her service and still use her email...
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:09 am to Layabout
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My sister-in-law still uses AOL, says she doesn't want to give up her e-mail address.
Your sister in law is stupid.
Posted on 7/27/15 at 10:43 am to Korkstand
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Yeah you can cancel the service and keep the address, no need to pay hundreds per year for an email address.
She may well have done that. I've never asked her if she pays for it. She accesses aol from her broadband connection, not dial-up.
This post was edited on 7/27/15 at 10:44 am
Posted on 7/27/15 at 11:13 am to pioneerbasketball
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others aren’t paying at all because, presumably, they told AOL they didn’t think it made much sense to be PAYING FOR DIAL-UP INTERNET IN 2015.
So, you can just call up AOL and say, "Give me your dial-up for free indefinitely" and AOL's like "OK it's a deal lol"?
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