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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/staff/aleciavenk
  • Aric ZakyWriter / Reporter/staff/aric-zaky
  • Wesley ReedStudio Character / Actor/staff/wesley-reed
  • Henry ChandlerStudio Character / Actor/staff/henry-chandler
  • Samuel MeansVideo Editor/staff/samuel-means
  • Rachel CapuanoPublisher / Studio Character /staff/rachel-capuano

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.