3 million lost souls still trapped in AOL dial-up hell

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Thankfully, most Internet users haven’t been forced to hear the words “Wel-come! You’ve got mail!” when they log onto the Web for at least a decade now.

But Dan Fromer at SplatF has combed through AOL’s (AOL) second-quarter earnings report and found that AOL still provides dial-up service to roughly 3 million subscribers. Granted, that number is a big drop from AOL’s halcyon days when it counted more than 25 million subscribers and was sending around soon-to-be-coasterized AOL installation CDs with reckless abandon.

But even so, who exactly is still stuck on AOL dial up these days, and can we organize a satellite service rescue charity to help these poor suckers out?

3 million lost souls still trapped in AOL dial-up hell - Yahoo! News
 
Oh my god lol. I didn't think that sort of thing still existed. These subscribers really need to get with the times!!
 
From what I've read, many people who still use dial up do so because they're in a geographic area where that's the only feasible option.

My neighbor still uses AOL but at least she's on cable, not dial up. She says it's because she's used to it and is afraid she can't adapt to changing (she's in her 80's). At least she's on line, so kudos for that.
 
I know there are quite a few towns in Missouri that are on dial-up only.
 
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