Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...

If you were born after wifi, the dial-up modem noise is what electronics used to sound like: dated, from the era of the fax machine and the non-customizable ringtone. To me, it’s more than that. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The classic dial-up handshake sounds melodic, scratchy, and harsh, and is inexorably associated with connection. It's also now ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Dial-up modems had a distinctive sound when connecting, with the glittering, screeching song becoming a familiar melody to those jumping online in the early days of the Internet. Modern digital ...

There is a sound that instantly divides the population into two groups. To anyone who was online before roughly 2003, it is unmistakable: a dial tone, a rapid series of touch-tone beeps, a pause, then ...

If you used the internet at home a couple of decades or more ago, you’ll know the characteristic sound of a modem connecting to its dial-up server. That noise is a thing of the past, as we long ago ...

If you miss the sweet sound of a dial-up connection screeching in your ears then Hackaday has great news for you. With the help of a Raspberry Pi and a bit of extra hardware you can monitor your WiFi ...

AOL says it will phase out its dial-up service at the end of September this year, ending the iconic dial-up sound, a nostalgic relic from the '90s and early '00s. The company, also known by its ...