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 Byte 10 bits 10,000,000 bits
1MBps = -------------------- * ---------------- = --------------------- = 10Mbps
sec 1Byte sec
@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
Bytesec
But 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.
@GabeU wrote:And remember, this is data transfer rate, not data amounts like storage.
Helps to know how it's being transferred
thanks for answering my question that you produced more detailed information.
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
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