Overview

• The shutdown also removes legacy AOL Dialer software and the AOL Shield browser optimized for dial-up connections.
• AOL says the change affects the dial-up component of certain legacy AOL, CompuServe, and Netscape Connect plans.
• Other services in customers’ plans remain available, and account changes can be managed via the AOL plan dashboard or MyAccount.
• Recent data show as many as 163,000 U.S. households still use dial-up, though only a few thousand were paying AOL subscribers.
• AOL, now part of Yahoo under Apollo’s ownership, continues to sell support and identity-protection services and maintains free email.