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AOL Ends Dial-Up After 40 Years
Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Aric Zaky, Samuel Means
- Published: Oct 22, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT
- Updated: Dec 8, 2025, 2:53 PM EST
- Duration: 30 sec
- Views: 1.4K
After nearly 40 years, AOL is shutting down its dial-up internet service — closing the chapter on an era of busy signals, pixel-by-pixel loading, and the patience it took to get online.
Credits
- Alecia VenkataramanCreative Director / Producer & Writer
- Aric ZakyWriter / Reporter
- Wesley ReedStudio Character / Actor
- Henry ChandlerStudio Character / Actor
- Samuel MeansVideo Editor
- Rachel CapuanoPublisher / Studio Character
Transcript
I want to see what cars look like in the future.
If it would just
Whoa.
Remember this song?
It's our favorite.
Wow.
I want one.
For 1000000, this was the soundtrack of coming online, AOL's dial-up.
After nearly 40 years, it's finally signing off.
No more busy signals, no more 56K squeals, just a memory of when the internet came one pixel at a time.