AOL's dial-up service to end WBUR Published August 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:10 AOL debuted a dial-up service in 1989. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.NPR’s Ayana Archie reports.This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR