AOL’s dial-up internet service killed with a final modem screech after 34 years — America Online goes offline this week, but other dial-up services still exist

A few weeks ago, we warned that a ‘routine evaluation’ of its business had triggered AOL’s decision to discontinue its 34-years established dial-up internet service. The fateful day came and went this week. As we bid September farewell and moved into the 10^th month of 2025, AOL’s dial-up service stopped picking up the line for its last remaining screechy modem-toting customers.

Not only was AOL’s dial-up Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)-based internet connectivity service shut down…