Explaining on Instagram: "AOL’s dial-up internet, once the main way millions of people first logged online in the 1990s and early 2000s, is finally being shut down. The service relied on phone lines and a modem, famous for its screeching connection tones, but has long since been obsolete in the age of high-speed broadband and mobile data. After decades of dwindling use, AOL announced it will officially discontinue dial-up on September 30, 2025, marking the end of an era. While AOL email and othe