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Internet?
« on: October 03, 2008, 10:17:36 am »
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Is my 160/kb internet suppose to be this speed:


[IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/332817324.png[/img]
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2008, 10:19:50 am »
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yep.
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2008, 10:22:16 am »
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oh :S it is ? I download 100mb in about 10 mins
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2008, 10:32:03 am »
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kb =! KB.

kb = kilobit

KB = kilobyte.
1 KB = 8 kb

1280/8 = 160KB/s expected dl speed.


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Re: Internet?
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2008, 11:06:13 am »
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Quote from: AppleXY on October 03, 2008, 10:32:03 am
kb =! KB.

kb = kilobit

KB = kilobyte.
1 KB = 8 kb

1280/8 = 160KB/s expected dl speed.




Technically incorrect -Kilobits is Kb.


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Re: Internet?
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2008, 11:09:55 am »
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Quote from: Roflmao on October 03, 2008, 10:22:16 am
oh :S it is ? I download 100mb in about 10 mins







« Last Edit: October 03, 2008, 11:49:02 am by Excalibur »
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2008, 11:12:56 am »
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not 1024?
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2008, 11:18:34 am »
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Quote from: Mao on October 03, 2008, 11:12:56 am
not 1024?

Using what most ISPs decree as a 'Kilobyte' :P (aka, 'just testing you!')

1024 is technically correct though. That said, in this calculation, the difference is irrelevant (4KB/s) for the purposes of showing Khalid that his speed is the expected speed. I will adjust the calculation though.
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2008, 11:48:09 am »
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Quote from: Excalibur on October 03, 2008, 11:06:13 am
Quote from: AppleXY on October 03, 2008, 10:32:03 am
kb =! KB.

kb = kilobit

KB = kilobyte.
1 KB = 8 kb

1280/8 = 160KB/s expected dl speed.




Technically incorrect -Kilobits is Kb.




Gah, I'm mucking up so bad today. I guess Fridays do that to you..

kilobit = kb
kilobyte = kB


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Re: Internet?
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2008, 11:57:15 am »
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Why don't ISPs advertise speeds in kilobytes per second, anyway?
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Re: Internet?
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2008, 12:18:16 pm »
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1500 sounds better than 187.5 without sounding too ridiculous (e.g., 1500000b/s)

(there are also historical reasons for it, people have never quite let go of the 'baud rate').
« Last Edit: October 03, 2008, 12:22:26 pm by Excalibur »
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