AOL is set to shut down the dial-up internet service that once was the symbol of internet connectivity after over 40 years.

A company webpage titled " Dial-up Internet to be discontinued " states that the service will stopped on Sept. 30.

The company says on the page that the shutdown follows a routine evaluation of its products and services.

The hum and whir of a dial up modem was how many people first connected to the internet.

At its height, a dial-up connection could manage up to 56 kilobits per second under ideal conditions, according to Apple Insider . Modern connections are measured up to gigabits per second.

The consumer-friendly internet connection service provided what the tech news website called a "walled garden" internet experience through trial CDs in the early days

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