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re: RIP AOL dial-up internet
Posted on 8/10/25 at 2:45 pm to LemmyLives
Posted on 8/10/25 at 2:45 pm to LemmyLives
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It was just better marketing than Prodigy.
I had Prodigy prior to switching to AOL. I think Prodigy’s plan included 8 hours of internet access monthly; additional time would result in charges to the account.
When AOL went to unlimited internet, it seemed like everyone joined within weeks. Prodigy couldn’t recover. It was like Facebook/MySpace.
I still have and use AOL email addresses that I created in 1995 or so.
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Posted on 8/10/25 at 2:46 pm to S
I better hurry up and use those free 100 hours!
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:22 pm to TT9
quote:
Damn, no more "you got mail" once connected.
Back then it was cool to get an email. It was probably good.
You didn't buy most things online or use it for work back then.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:23 pm to S
I can only read the first sentence of that because someone picked up the phone when the pic was loading.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:28 pm to LegendInMyMind
Memories of the past
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:28 pm to S
They just sent me a new CD !
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:31 pm to deeprig9
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They mailed a CD-Rom to every address in the United States
I got unlimited copies from the Walmart bins. Especially after I got myself repeatedly kicked off for running AOLHell.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:33 pm to TT9
quote:I have the AOL “you’ve got mail” sound on my phone for gmail now.
Damn, no more "you got mail" once connected.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:40 pm to S
You all think this is funny don't you? Well, laugh now, but you'll be crying one day when everything you own is tied up in the cloud and you will have access to none of it. Bring back copper AOL now!
Posted on 8/10/25 at 3:55 pm to Tiger Prawn
Posted on 8/10/25 at 4:02 pm to S
How many Americans are still using dial up in 2025?
Posted on 8/10/25 at 4:09 pm to danilo
1999-98 period I used dial up internet internationally. It was really a fax system with the same transaction noise. It was a bit better than nothing
Posted on 8/10/25 at 4:21 pm to S
That “zeeeeeeek errrrrrttttt feeeeeeeee beedaabeedaabeeedaaa” sound
Posted on 8/10/25 at 4:23 pm to S
Bigger question is who still has an AOL plan? What does that even mean these days
Posted on 8/10/25 at 4:46 pm to The Pickwick
quote:
Say what you want but I got a lot of chicks from the AOL message boards
Do you still visit them in their nursing homes?
This post was edited on 8/10/25 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 8/10/25 at 5:15 pm to billjamin
quote:
I probably need to call my grandpa and see how he’s taking this news
He's probably looking at porn so expect a busy signal
Posted on 8/10/25 at 5:17 pm to Ed Osteen
I still use my old aol email as a burner/junkmail account.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 5:18 pm to cypresstiger
quote:
zeeeeeeek errrrrrttttt feeeeeeeee beedaabeedaabeeedaaa”
Eeeeeeeeee Urrrrrrrr
Posted on 8/10/25 at 5:23 pm to Bestbank Tiger
I salute you, AOL and AIM
You helped me spit hot game at all the ladies in my teenage years. It was so much easier to be brave on the other side of the screen and say shite you would never say in person. I owe AIM at least one long term girlfriend and multiple makeout sessions
Posted on 8/10/25 at 5:24 pm to S
I didn't even know it was still around.
The end of an era.
The end of an era.
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