I had a friend who had dial-up I think until at least 2007 because his house was apparently right on the border of our town and the next and for whatever reason

I had a friend who had dial-up I think until at least 2007 because his house was apparently right on the border of our town and the next and for whatever reason all of the ISPs other than AOL considered his address outside their coverage. This was in a suburb within 10 miles of Boston.