10mbps = 1000KBPS, right?

[Nocturnal]

Am I right?

 

[Stifko]

isn't it like this:
10MB equals 10,000kbps ?

 

[notfred]

10mb = 10240kb

 

[BCYL]

KB = KiloByte
mb = megabit

1 byte = 8 bits

so 10mbps = 1.25MB/s...

 

[Nocturnal]

When someone refers to their "broadband" connection being 10mbps, does it not mean 1mbps being 100KBPS?

 

[loup garou]

you = dumb

 

[theNEOone]

10MB=10,000KB
10mbps=10000kbs
10mbps=1.25MBps


=|

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: BCYL
KB = KiloByte
mb = megabit

1 byte = 8 bits

so 10mbps = 1.25MB/s...

And 10mbps is pretty rare for a broadband connection is it not?

Isn't most ISP's bandwidth capped at 3mbitps?

 

[spidey07]

M = mega 10^6
K = kilo 10^3

10 Mbps = 10000 kbps

when speaking bits and network speeds we always use base 10.

 

[Pepsi90919]

mega is 10^6 so you figure it out.

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal

Originally posted by: BCYL
KB = KiloByte
mb = megabit

1 byte = 8 bits

so 10mbps = 1.25MB/s...

And 10mbps is pretty rare for a broadband connection is it not?

Isn't most ISP's bandwidth capped at 3mbitps?

right.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

10mbps=1000KB/sec+protocol loss

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
10mbps=1000KB/sec+protocol loss

Thanks, just making sure. This guy is claiming to have a 10mbps connection and I just don't believe him. he is also saying Verizon offers a 100mpbs connection for $34.95.

 

[konichiwa]

Nah.

 

[vtqanh]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
10mbps=1000KB/sec+protocol loss

Thanks, just making sure. This guy is claiming to have a 10mbps connection and I just don't believe him. he is also saying Verizon offers a 100mpbs connection for $34.95.

:Q

 

[vtqanh]

nm

 

[Howard]

Nocturnal, 10mbps is usually 10000kbps (kilobits per second), which is 1250kBps (kilobytes per second), which is 1.25MBps.

 

[FoBoT]

it depends

if you are talking real throughput you also have to shave some off for overhead

they usually use the bits per second number vs the bytes per second so that it sounds faster

what would you do with a single bit? you need at least a byte to mean anything, so measuring it in bits is silly

 

[Demon-Xanth]

FoBoT: not all computers have always used 8bits/byte. I've heard of old systems that used 9 (and not just parity). And by saying bits, you can account for protocol loss. An example is in a modem handshake you can have 8-N-1. 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, that makes 9 bits per byte transferred. Another example is 8-E-1.5, which makes 10.5 bits per byte transferred.

 

[Tab]

Fill in the blank...

Can some explain the relation ship of bandwidth to actual data size?

1 Byte = ? (A single bit?)
1 MegaBit = ? (128Kb or KB?)

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
Nah.

Yeah.

 

[labgeek]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
10mbps=1000KB/sec+protocol loss

Thanks, just making sure. This guy is claiming to have a 10mbps connection and I just don't believe him. he is also saying Verizon offers a 100mpbs connection for $34.95.

We have a 10mbps NMLI, but we pay a good bit more than that...

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Fill in the blank...

Can some explain the relation ship of bandwidth to actual data size?

1 Byte = ? (A single bit?)
1 MegaBit = ? (128Kb or KB?)

1 Byte = 8 bits
1 MegaBit = 1000 Kbits = 125KB

 

[mjquilly]

'B' = byte
'b' = bit

 

[Sunner]

To put it in real world terms, I have 10 Mbit BB at home, and I usually top out around 1.1 MB/Sec, slightly above that.