More Details On Worldnet Closing

AT&T Worldnet Service will no longer be available as of March 15, 2010, and will be replaced by AT&T Dial Internet service.

What do I Need to Do?

If you wish to maintain your Internet account with AT&T — and keep your email, email IDs, and settings — you will need to move your AT&T Worldnet account to AT&T Dial Internet service prior to that date. Your account will NOT be automatically moved to the new service.

IMPORTANT! If you fail to move your account by March 15, it will be terminated and all information for your AT&T Internet account — including your email, email IDs, features, and settings — will be lost and will be un-recoverable.

Monthly Plan Fee: Your new AT&T Dial Internet service will provide you with unlimited Internet access for $15.95 per month.

Personal Web Pages: AT&T will no longer support AT&T Worldnet Service Personal Web Pages (PWP) as of March 15, 2010.

Also note that the new AT&T Dial Internet Service Software (required for dialup access) no longer will support Windows versions before Windows XP (I assume, SP2). Dialup phone numbers will also change. You must install the new software before removing the existing software.

Web Hosting Services exist, including Google, if you get a Google Blogger Account (free).

See your Worldnet e-mail announcement for further details and important instructions and links.

Details about AT&T Worldnet Ending Services

Yep, the dialup service is ending in May, 2010 or sooner. All existing dialup customers are being offered DSL services, but we get to retain all of our accounts, including e-mail identities and Personal Web Pages. Everything will go over to AT&T Yahoo DSL Services. If you call as an existing DSL customer, you may qualify for a reduced rate when adding your Worldnet accounts to your existing AT&T Yahoo DSL accounts. There may even be a no-charge option if you already have the DSL service. E-mail addresses will in most cases be preserved, along with vanity Web Site URLs.

Most dialup customers got or will get an e-mail giving few details, but the AT&T corporate blogs do provide enough detail to piece the story together. Billing for Worldnet Dialup Services is in most cases going to cease in January, 2010. After this time, we are officially in transition.

Worldnet Ending -- Still no details

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As of the last time I checked my Worldnet (AT&T's dialup Internet Service) e-mail (which was earlier this week) there were no details available. But from what I have gathered, AT&T is going to discontinue its diaup internet services sometime in 2010. Hasn't happened yet, but I will post as soon as more details come out. I have used Worldnet practically since its beginnings, but I must admit that I never access this service via dialup modem anymore. So as far as I'm concerned, there's plenty of time to get all of my contacts switched over to my new Google G-Mail account. The days of dialup in the USA are numbered, as more and more remote locations get Cable, DSL, 3G, 4G and Fiber Optic Internet Services. AT&T does DSL and FIOS (Fiber Optic), so I'm guessing their dwindling revenues finally forced the demise of Worldnet. It was a great service, but now it's going away. Along with vinyl records and 8 Track Cassette Tapes. Sorry, folks, but them's the breaks!