this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2025

308 points (98.7% liked)

Technology

technology@lemmy.world

89,543 readers

13,910 active

2,480 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related news or articles.
Be excellent to each other!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 3 years ago

moderators

L3s@lemmy.world

enu@lemmy.world

technopagan@lemmy.world

L4s@lemmy.world

L3s@hackingne.ws

AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Iheartcheese@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

45 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Plastic fiber is probably a lot cheaper than copper wire, for one thing. Probably easier to multiplex too.

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Had not thought of that! Been 20-years since I've been at an ISP, times change.

parent