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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:
@bobkmertz@techhub.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

With AOL killing Dial Up Internet I was curious what still exists. I've found that there is over an estimated 160,000 people still using dial up in the US as their only connection (there are others using dial up as a fallback)

https://data.census.gov/table?q=internet+subscription

Earthlink quietly shut off dial up access in early 2024 (best I can tell).

Incredibly Juno and NetZero both still offer 10 free hours of dial up a month (and unlimited subscriptions).

#dialup #internet #aol#EarthLink #netzero

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Ernie Smith
@ernie@writing.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@bobkmertz fascinating data point, nice job catching that!
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Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:
@bobkmertz@techhub.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@ernie
Found that completely by accident thanks to your post making me think about Earthlink and then the vastness of the internet sucking me in 😂
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