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| Thread ID: 68587 | 2006-05-04 05:18:00 | My connection speed | sparq (4550) | Press F1 |
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| 451989 | 2006-05-04 16:22:00 | Isn't the convention to use Mbps to mean mega bits per second and MBps to mean mega bytes per second? And 1 byte = 8 bits? No, 8Bytes = 1Bit |
TiJay (6055) | ||
| 451990 | 2006-05-04 22:37:00 | Sorry TiJay Bit = Binary Digit (1's and 0's) - thats where the name comes from. A Byte = 8 bits |
ManUFan (7602) | ||
| 451991 | 2006-05-05 05:34:00 | Just to let you know you connection is 3.5mbps (mega bits a sec, not megabytes a sec) so 600kps is correct. the max speed of my 2mbps line is 250kb/s try this speed test www.speakeasy.net it will show you both figures, Mbps and Kbps I meant my connection is 600 kilobits per second, not bytes :) Sparq |
sparq (4550) | ||
| 451992 | 2006-05-05 05:40:00 | To be quite unambiguous, "byte" should not be used at all. I have used computers which have had "bytes" of 6 bits, 8 bits, and 9 bits. :D One even used "syllables" of 12 bits. An 8-bit unit is an octet. :cool: |
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