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Mbps discussion
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 t...
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
A Byte is a character. Multiple bits make up a character.
Depending upon the number of control bits, there could be between 8-12 bits per Byte. I use 10 as a general rule, going back to the old signalling days when you had 8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no parity bits.
Therefore, using simple conversion math:
1,000,000
Byte10 bits 10,000,000 bits
1MBps = -------------------- * ---------------- = --------------------- = 10Mbpssec 1
Bytesec
MarkJFine wrote:A Byte is a character. Multiple bits make up a character.
Depending upon the number of control bits, there could be between 8-12 bits per Byte. I use 10 as a general rule, going back to the old signalling days when you had 8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no parity bits.
Therefore, using simple conversion math:
1,000,000
Byte10 bits 10,000,000 bits
1MBps = -------------------- * ---------------- = --------------------- = 10Mbpssec 1
BytesecBut nearly all commercial speed tests use binary, not decimal, for their conversions. In speed tests 1MBps = 8Mbps and 1Mbps = 0.125MBps. I've never seen speed tests using a decimal conversion before, or at least not in anything commercial.
And remember, this is data transfer rate, not data amounts like storage.
thanks for answering my question that you produced more detailed information.
