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it's 8 mb/s
and it doesn't even matter, as long as it doesn't run like a goddamn calculator
i mean people laugh at american speeds that's what i was trying to prove...

ITT: "65 megabits is 8 megabits!!!"
No it's not you idiots, 65 megabits is 65 megabits
Learn the difference between a lower case b (bit) and capital B (byte) because right now you're trying to convert but leaving the unit the same

I swear this discussion happens every single thread about internet speed
« Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 05:15:59 PM by Headcrab Zombie »

ITT: "65 megabits is 8 megabits!!!"
No it's not you idiots, 65 megabits is 65 megabits
Learn the difference between a lower case b (bit) and capital B (byte) because right now you're trying to converting but leaving the unit the same

I swear this discussion happens every single thread about internet speed

>tfw people still don't understand the difference between bit and byte

nope, the definition of broadband states that it must be at least 25 megabits per second download, which is approximately 3 megabytes per second, and 4 megabits per second upload, which is half a megabyte per second. Even I don't have broadband technically, and I have 3MB/s download easily, but I don't have high enough upload speed.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7932653/fcc-changed-definition-broadband-25mbps
you're right. i got my conversions mixed up and i despise the fact that mbps is a thing which confuses the hell out of me.

this is seriously the only isp available in my area and I'm forced to use wireless which makes it even slower

on the bright side, they don't really care what you download so this won't effect me
« Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 05:01:29 PM by Trogtor »

>tfw people still don't understand the difference between bit and byte
The difference is moreso that people don't know the difference in abbreviation between b and B and just make up some arbitrary rule, usually I see "p means bit and / means byte" which is wrong and makes no sense, both mean "per"
« Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 05:15:21 PM by Headcrab Zombie »

Companies here use Mbps or Mb/s and MBPS or MB/s

Companies here use Mbps or Mb/s and MBPS or MB/s
That's the standard (minus capitalized ps)
M is the abbreviation for the SI prefix mega, which means million
b for bit, B for byte
ps and /s both mean "per second"
« Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 05:34:22 PM by Headcrab Zombie »

Now, if I could get people in my house to not connect EVERYTHING to the internet I'd actually get a decent signal.

ITT: "65 megabits is 8 megabits!!!"
No it's not you idiots, 65 megabits is 65 megabits
Learn the difference between a lower case b (bit) and capital B (byte) because right now you're trying to convert but leaving the unit the same

I swear this discussion happens every single thread about internet speed
what

i meant to say 65 megabits is 8 megabytes

what

i meant to say 65 megabits is 8 megabytes

8.125 MB

Remember, 8 bits in a byte

lmao comcast and verizon are so loving buttmad hahaha

what

i meant to say 65 megabits is 8 megabytes
Yeah what I'm saying is you used the abbreviation for megabits

Yeah what I'm saying is you used the abbreviation for megabits
they're nearly the same thing tho

but zanaran put mb/s
which isnt MB/s or Mb/s

but zanaran put mb/s
which isn't... Mb/s
But it is
The capitalization is the M doesn't change anything (apart from 'proper'ness if you want to be technical, it should always be capital)
The b capitalization is the same. Therefore it is the same unit

b = bit
B = byte
There's nothing more to it
« Last Edit: February 27, 2015, 05:33:10 PM by Headcrab Zombie »