RIP landline phones? If you don't have one now, you may not be able to get one ☎️

AT&T will no longer offer new basic landline copper network service in 248 Ohio locales, including many in Stark County. Here ...

Internet speeds: the UK areas where traditional broadband services will stop working - Openreach fibre checker

Openreach’s announcement marks another big step towards retiring the UK’s old copper broadband network, and affects nearly ...
New York Magazine

‘Is Grandma Home?’ Our Kids Love Yapping Away on Tin Can’s Landline.

One of the hottest topics of conversation among parents right now is what to do about kids and phones. Increasingly, these ...

Need to set up a phone for an elderly parent? Here's how I handled things for my mother

My mom needed a phone to stay connected in her new assisted living apartment, but most smartphones were too complex for her.
New York Magazine

So You Want to Get a Landline

If you want to get your kid their own dedicated landline, there’s the Tin Can. The company sells two phones, the flagship Tin ...

Pensioner left without landline for 12 days

An elderly woman has been left without a landline for 12 days after BT disconnected her, leaving her unable to call for ...

AOL hangs up the dial-up internet service (and sound) that defined an era

Last month, a company webpage titled "Dial-up Internet to be discontinued" stated that the service would be discontinued.

14 Things You’ll Only Remember If You Grew Up in a Pre-Internet Home

If you grew up before the internet became part of everyday life, you probably experienced a world quite different from ...

AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era

Microsoft retired video calling service Skype just earlier this year — as well as Internet Explorer back in 2022. And in 2017 ...

Yes, your Google Home can make phone calls — here's everything you need to know

You can call any phone number using your Google Home, and even set your own Caller ID. Here's how to make calls and customize ...

Why Gen Z wants retro dial-up connections – and how the internet could be driven to extinction

The ‘you’ve got mail’ era already feels like a lifetime ago, but in the week dial-up connections are finally turned off by AOL, Liam Murphy-Robledo talks to the pioneers of commercial dial-up internet ...