Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US.

The company said the service, synonymous with the early days of the internet, will be discontinued on Sept. 30.

After 40 years of operation, AOL has announced it will soon discontinue its dial-up internet service.

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September

The internet service which soared in popularity in the 1990s will come to an end from 30 September

Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US.

Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US.

On September 30, AOL will switch off the phone-line internet service that introduced millions to the web.

The creaky door to the internet was characterized by a once-ubiquitous series of beeps and buzzes heard over the phone used to connect your computer online.

Affermare che questo servizio abbia portato Internet nelle case di tutti gli americani forse è eccessivo, ma non siamo troppo lontani dalla realtà.

Si chiude un capitolo dell'internet anni Novanta negli Stati Uniti. (ANSA)

AOL’s dial-up internet is finally taking its last bow.

The move will pinch users in rural or remote areas not yet served by broadband infrastructure or satellite internet. Around 175,000 households still use dial-up internet in the US.