Flashback

Anyone remember this sound?

Logging onto AOL to access the internet was such a hassle. I remember wanting to go on the internet when my mom was on the phone, and I always rushed her off so I could go on to visit Nickelodeon’s website. When I was online and she had to use the phone, she would pick up the phone and hear that annoying, static noise. Whenever someone tried calling the house phone, it would kick you off the internet and you had to wait for the phone conversation to be done to sign on again. It didn't help that this noise was incredibly loud either. You had to be creative and find a way to cover up the speakers and computer to muffle the sound that would blare through your house when you weren't supposed to be on the computer.

Today we have Wi-Fi on our cell phones, smart phones, iPods, you name it. We can travel anywhere and be able to access the internet. The wireless internet connection on desktop or laptop computers literally takes seconds to start up. When a website takes longer than around 5-10 seconds to load, we think the world is ending and this is the slowest internet has ever been.