Broadlink Wireless DSL (WDSL) is a radio-based point-to-multipoint wireless broadband connection, comparable in speed and price to DSL or cable service.

Currently from 4 to 5 weeks from the date of order submittal. We expect this timeline to get much faster as the product matures, and our goal timeline is 5-10 working days.

You'll need a computer with an open PCI slot or a 10Base-T - RJ45 Ethernet card and an internet access account with Sonic.net, Inc. We'll provide the network card, the customer premise equipment.

4) How different is it from PacBell DSL?

From the user perspective, the service itself will be very similar - comparable speed and price. However, Broadlink WDSL avoids the need for telephone cable, which means faster installation and much better availability.

In addition, the WDSL end-user equipment includes Network Address Translation, which means that you can share your access with multiple computers at your location.

Network Address Translation means that your computer will not be directly accessible from the Internet, which protects you from many kinds of Internet attacks. However, it also precludes the use of some applications. For details on these limitations, see Broadlink's NAT issues and workarounds page.

Currently, we do not provide network cards.

6) Is it secure?

The customer premise equipment includes NAT firewalling, which will protect your computer from access from the Internet.

The radio network uses MAC layer-2 filtering to prevent customers from evesdropping on each other, and spread spectrum frequency hopping to avoid signal interception.