Here is what I gleamed from two AOL reps from India.
Yes, in 30 days I will not be able use the basic AOL, if I want to keep all the features I now have. That would require me stepping up to AOL gold @ $4.99 a month.
I can still send and receive emails from AOL, by going thru Edge, internet Explorer, or some such, but everything else will disappear.

Ralph