Dial-Up Won't Die: AOL Signed Up 200K New Customers In Last Year

Dial-Up Won't Die: AOL Signed Up 200K New Customers In Last Year

Even though we’re well past the age of AOL’s ubiquitous free trial CDs, the shrunken ISP giant still manages to coax hundreds of thousands of new customers into its antiquated dial-up service. According to its earnings report, the company added 200,000 new customers while losing 630,000 users in the past year. Shockingly, 3.5 million users still greet the internet with the nostalgic, ear-splitting sound of their landlines connecting to the internet. [More]