Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Today marks the end of AOL Dial-Up. Because after over 30 years, the service is being retired. So I thought I'd try to dial into the service one last time before we say goodbye.
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Background Music:
"Supreme" and "Brighton Lights" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Mining By Moonlight", "Acid Jazz", "Airport Lounge", "George Street Shuffle", and "Spy Groove" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
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● Chapters
00:00 - The End of an Era
01:13 - A surprise package
01:47 - A (slightly) off topic ramble
03:27 - Unboxing
05:34 - Some pre-install info
08:40 - AOL Shield
09:25 - Configuring the dialer program
11:07 - The first attempts
11:54 - Some troubleshooting
14:12 - Final efforts
16:20 - Summary
18:59 - Outro
#MichaelMJD #AOL #DialUp
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Today marks the end of AOL Dial-Up. Because after over 30 years, the service is being retired. So I thought I'd try to dial into the service one last time before we say goodbye.
AOL Gold Video: youtube.com/watch?v=jUsym8iAWHY
● Gear I use to make these videos: kit.co/mjd
Camera: amzn.to/3ipyKc5
Tripod: amzn.to/3pqxycn
Microphone: amzn.to/35UbkXb
Editing Software (Premiere): amzn.to/39kawfS
Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): amzn.to/3lVqVN6
● Affiliate Links:
Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: amzn.to/2xVmMB3
Get a FREE TRIAL of Audible: amzn.to/44CX7tN
Amazon: amazon.com/?tag=teammjd-20
● Music/Credits:
Background Music:
"Supreme" and "Brighton Lights" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Mining By Moonlight", "Acid Jazz", "Airport Lounge", "George Street Shuffle", and "Spy Groove" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon.
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
AOL ad featured in the intro: youtube.com/watch?v=sVNMJkENnYo
● Chapters
00:00 - The End of an Era
01:13 - A surprise package
01:47 - A (slightly) off topic ramble
03:27 - Unboxing
05:34 - Some pre-install info
08:40 - AOL Shield
09:25 - Configuring the dialer program
11:07 - The first attempts
11:54 - Some troubleshooting
14:12 - Final efforts
16:20 - Summary
18:59 - Outro
#MichaelMJD #AOL #DialUp
