ADSL
What is ADSL?
ADSL ("Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line") is a type of DSL. It works by splitting your existing telephone line signal into two, one for voice and the other for data. ADSL technology can work at up to 8Mbps download. The popular services in the UK at the moment are running at speeds of 512Kbps (approx. 10 times faster than a modem), 1Mbps or 2Mbps. Upload speeds are 256Kbps on all products and hence this is why it is "asymmetric", because the download speed is different to the upload speed.
