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Explain connection speed ?

silverharp · 2006-06-26 12:59:33

I know this is a lame question, but I have Metro 3mb connection, now when I am downloading, the speed indicated on the browser is normally 300-350kb/s. what is the connection between the units?

26-06-2006 1:59pm

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I know this is a lame question, but I have Metro 3mb connection, now when I am downloading, the speed indicated on the browser is normally 300-350kb/s. what is the connection between the units?

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#2 26-06-2006 2:17pm

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silverharp wrote:

I know this is a lame question, but I have Metro 3mb connection, now when I am downloading, the speed indicated on the browser is normally 300-350kb/s. what is the connection between the units?

3Mb/s is 3 MegaBITS per second. (Lowercase b in the Mb).

300KB/s is 300 KiloBYTES per second (uppercase B in the KB).

There are 8 bits in a Byte, so in theory a 3Mb service can deliver 375KB, though there are also some overheads. Dividing by 10 is a simple (and generous) rule of thumb).

350KB/s would be considered an excellent throughput on a 3Mb/s service.

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#3 27-06-2006 1:29pm

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Thanks Foxwood, btw that is with digiweb metro, so good to know it's working near capacity

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