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Jump to PostKB=Kilobytes
Kb=Kilobits
Jump to Postlemmie see now..
first the subject:
Kbps and KB/sec
Kbps = KB/sec this is the samenext.. the meat and potatoes..
6-8 Kb/sec = estimated/calculated/approximated download speed..
translates to 6Kb*60 seconds = 360Kb/min (roughly 33% or 1/3 MB)1 MB = 1024 KB = 1.048.576 bytes
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Jump to PostThat about says it all, just curious, where are you getting the 6-8 K bytes per second report from? It's pretty much standard that these speeds be reported in bits per second. Try the speed test from
Jump to PostThe convention to use bits per second is due to the fact that a bit was originally the single smallest signaling element included in an electrical exchange and was originally refered to as baud rate. So 300 baud was 300 bits per second and you can't divide that evenly by …
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