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You’ve Got No Mail: AOL Is Pulling the Plug on Dial-Up

AOL is ending its dial-up internet service after more than 30 years, marking the end of an early online era. Learn about its ...

How to use Wi-Fi calling and make phone calls even without a cell signal

Wi-Fi calling allows you to make calls using Wi-Fi instead of a cellular connection, and is great for folks living in areas ...

Gen Z is desperate for landlines — and creating their own makeshift versions with cellphones

Business Insider talked to three young adults who said creating a physical boundary around their phone improved their screen ...
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How Dial-Up Modems Used Sound to Talk to Each Other

Those chaotic screeches of dial-up weren’t random — they were data, tones encoding handshakes, carrier signals, and sync ...