network data-transfer (throughput) is in decimal values, data storage (hardrive) is in binary values.
kbit = 1000 bits (throughput)
kB = 1000 bytes (throughput)
Mbit = 1000 kilobits (throughput)
Gbit = 1000 Megabits (throughput)
Tbit = 1000 Gigabits (throughput)
Kibit = 1024 bits (harddrive)
KB = 1024 bytes (harddrive)
MiB = 1024 kibibytes (harddrive)
GiB = 1024 mebibytes (harddrive)
TiB = 1024 gibibytes (harddrive)
but i do find it funny how HD Mfgs use a decimal size to define the size of their hard drives (until vista arrives)
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MobiFoo DSL is advertised at 2.0Mbps
Mobi world = 2048 kbps (Kibit binary)
Real world = 2000 kbps (kbit decimal)
Mobi world 98% usage= 2007 kbps (Kibit binary)
Real world 87.5% = 1750 kbps (kbit decimal)
How can you be using 98% when DSL has a 12.5% overhead?
Mobius wrote:...By using the smallest unit (b) then they can rest assured that only true geeks can be bothered doing the Xbps/8/1024 = KBps to rate the connection.
My DSL is rated at 2Mb/s and I consistently get 98% of that in downloads
your download rate is more like 145-175 KB sec (as depicted by IE/Firefox) on a good day!!
On my current connection I average about 392 KB sec, yet my old OOL conect in NY it was 850 KB sec.
Can calculate what my download speeds were at?
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