What is xDSL or DSL?
DSL is Digital Subscriber Line a new high speed Internet access technology. It is a dedicated digital circuit from your home to PacBell’s central office, using your telephone line. DSL also provides support for simultaneous voice/fax analog calls at the same time high-speed data is flowing across the line. xDSL is a generic term that refers to the family of DSL technologies. There are several flavors: ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line): 1.5 Mbps/64 Kbps-384 Kbps HDSL (High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line): 1.5 Mbps/1.5 Mbps SDSL (Single-line Digital Subscriber Line: 1.5 Mbps/1.5 Mbps VDSL (Very high-data-rate Digital Subscriber Line): 13 Mbps-52 Mbps/1.5 Mbps- 2.3 Mbps RDSL (Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line): various speeds Omsoft resells Pacific Bell and is currently offering ADSL technology.