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About instances, people like to say “It’s easy! Just like email!” Meanwhile, there are grandmas out there that still talk about “hearing from the grandkids thr
by teeray 3y ago
About instances, people like to say “It’s easy! Just like email!”
Meanwhile, there are grandmas out there that still talk about “hearing from the grandkids through [their] AOL”.
- bdw5204 3y agoThere are a few thousand people who still pay for AOL dialup every month.[0] It was around 2 million back in 2015 but AOL has intentionally made it almost impossible to sign up for dialup. They primarily sell a "computer security" service these days and they still offer email addresses. [0]: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/03/aol-1point5-million-people-still-pay-for-service-but-not-for-dial-up-internet.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/03/aol-1point5-million-people-s...