Re:AOL closes its dial up internet service
by DarkFuture on Sunday August 10, 2025 @01:42PM
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Dial up was a painful period, sitting in school Monday-Friday thinking about what I'm going to surf in the weekend because that was the only time it was available for the package my parents had in 1998/1999 here in UK. Counting down the hours on Friday evening until it hits 12:00am.
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Re:AOL closes its dial up internet service
by acomjean on Sunday August 10, 2025 @02:02PM
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Yeah. I think you got 6 hours a month (or something). One other aspect I didn’t like was when using and my hosemates picked up the phone I’d get disconnected, they’d be annoyed.
Similar experience but I think it made me value more my time online. That felt better. Now I'm online all the time!
interesting, because somewhere around the time that i was able to use dialup i learned to value how i spend my time. i don't know if it had anything to do with limited dialup time. however now limited online time causes more problems because it causes me to prioritize unimportant online activities, whereas when i have unlimited online access, it is easier to prioritize important activities because i can always do the online stuff later.
Re:AOL closes its dial up internet service
by qingcharles on Sunday August 10, 2025 @06:48PM
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I first got on with Demon in '93. I remember a £1000 phone bill and a lot of trouble.