Maui1957 wrote: It will never disconnect you or charge you for going over your data limit, but you will experience reduced speeds of 1–3 Mbps once you hit your limit. That’s still enough speed to check email and use messaging apps, but expect buffering if you’re trying to stream the latest release from Netflix (or any other streaming platform).1-3 Mps means Mega bits per second not mega bytes per second?? I have heard about this long time ago but what is the difference between bytes and bits?

Ryan11433 wrote: not exactly meaning and yeah it is below 8 megabytes but it is your meaning I just don't agree with it because I'm looking forward to maximum meaning.It's quite simple. In the abbreviation, bytes is B and bits is b. 1 byte = 8 bits . 1MBps = 8Mbps, so 8Mbps = 1MBps, just as I said. HughesNet and most other ISPs advertise their speed in bits per second, not bytes per second. Most speed tests measure in bits per second (bps), but some also show bytes per second (Bps). Now, we should probably allow this thread to continue with the OP's issue instead of filling it up with things unrelated. Edit: Discussion has since been separated from the original topic and put into its own in the General section.

"It's quite simple." You'd think, wouldn't you? LOL

Ryan11433 wrote:1-3 Mps means Mega bits per second not mega bytes per second?? I have heard about this long time ago but what is the difference between bytes and bits?Megabits per second is Mbps (Mb/s) and megabytes per second is MBps (MB/s). 8Mbps = 1MBps.

GabeU wrote:And remember, this is data transfer rate, not data amounts like storage.Helps to know how it's being transferred :smileyhappy:

A bit (b) is a binary digit, either 0 or 1 A Byte (B) is a string of 8 bits.

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV
4 years ago
Ryan11433 wrote:
1-3 Mps means Mega bits per second not mega bytes per second?? I have heard about this long time ago but what is the difference between bytes and bits?
Megabits per second is Mbps (Mb/s) and megabytes per second is MBps (MB/s). 8Mbps = 1MBps.
- Ryan11433
  Junior
  4 years ago
  GabeU wrote:
  Ryan11433 wrote:
  1-3 Mps means Mega bits per second not mega bytes per second?? I have heard about this long time ago but what is the difference between bytes and bits?
  Megabits per second is Mbps (Mb/s)
  That is what I thought in the first place and thanks for the note.
- Ryan11433
  Junior
  4 years ago
  GabeU wrote:
  Ryan11433 wrote:
  1-3 Mps means Mega bits per second not mega bytes per second?? I have heard about this long time ago but what is the difference between bytes and bits?
  Mmegabytes per second is MBps (MB/s). 8Mbps = 1MBps.
  Huh? Do you mean 8 instead of 1?
  - maratsade
    Distinguished Professor IV
    4 years ago
    He means 1.
    
    1 megabyte per second (MBps) equals 8 megabits per second (Mbps).
    
    Ryan11433 wrote:
    Megabytes per second is MBps (MB/s). 8Mbps = 1MBps.
    Huh? Do you mean 8 instead of 1?
Mitcom1
New Poster
4 years ago
I would be happy with 1 meg I'm in the.2 and.3 no matter what. I'm learning that hughesnet was never meant to stream it was supposed to be for email only
- maratsade
  Distinguished Professor IV
  4 years ago
  That's not accurate. You can do much more than email with HughesNet, including some streaming (though the latter varies depending on many factors).
  
  Mitcom1 wrote:
  I would be happy with 1 meg I'm in the.2 and.3 no matter what. I'm learning that hughesnet was never meant to stream it was supposed to be for email only
SleepyOwl
New Member
4 years ago
A bit (b) is a binary digit, either 0 or 1 A Byte (B) is a string of 8 bits.

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