Question about internet speeds.

2008-06-04 07:49:51

#1

maxwell777: Member; +27|6536|Doncaster, UK

Just wanted to check this up. Right, so ISP's advertise their packages simply as Megs or Mb, for example 8Mb. So is this Mb/s? I did a test today to see what the maximum speed my line could handle and it came out as 7Mb is this Mb/s? so I can compare with my speedtest results.

I did some tests on speedtest and the come out at around 6.5Mb/s on average.

So basically what I want to know is, when providers say Mb do they mean Mb/s? Which would suggest I'm getting 6.5Mb/s out of the maximum possible 7Mb/s for my line.

2008-06-04 07:54:21

#2

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6890|Mhz

Yeah basically.

You'll almost never get 100% of your lines potential though, 6.5 on a 7meg line is pretty good.

2008-06-04 07:54:48

#3

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6923

It's like charging $9,95 but worse. If correctly capitalized, sizes work like this: a capitalized B means bytes, a lower case b means bits. To get your actual download speed from the one your isp tells you, just divide the mb speed by 8 and you'll have your actual, everyday use MB speed.

I have a 24mbit connection, which is really 3MB/sec

2008-06-04 08:01:33

#4

maxwell777: Member; +27|6536|Doncaster, UK

Yeah so my line can handle 7Mb max, thats 7megabits/s. My ISP advertises of speeds up to 8Mb so thats 8megabits/s and Im getting according to speedtest.net 6.5megabits/s, which isnt bad when looking at the maximum my line can handle.

I wish my line could get speeds of 24Mb/s, then I would switch, until then I'll just stick with my current provider.

Last edited by maxwell777 (2008-06-04 08:02:55)

2008-06-04 09:12:19

#5

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6717|Boulder, CO

Well you could go to a company like Be that uses ASDL2+ technology. I've heard 02 are very good actually seeing as how they own be and just stole the already existing infrastructure and called it 02 broadband, i think its a bit cheaper too.

Just so you know my line limit normally is 8mb, with be i usually get 8.5mb and for be thats slow internet, compared to everything else its awesome.

£16 a month, unlimited usage, no contract (just give 3 months warning).

They're a good company tbh.

If you've got cable though it may well be worth goign with virgin media as they're meant to be very good when it comes to cable but crap with standard internet.

2008-06-04 10:39:45

#6

maxwell777: Member; +27|6536|Doncaster, UK

Yeah I would love to switch to a 24Mb provider, but like I said the area I live in only supports up to 7Mb at the moment, so there is no point making the switch.

2008-06-04 11:16:14

#7

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6467|Winland

Over here, when you sign up for 12Mbit, they actually compensate for bad wiring and stuff. In some areas, you can get up to 2MB/s on that line, which is about 16.5Mbit.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-06-04 14:14:00

#8

aimless: Member; +166|6395|Texas

They advertise the speed in bits per second. Take mine for example:

517 kbps (kilobits per second)

translates to

64.6 kB/s (kilobytes per second)

Speakeasy does the little conversion for you. Speedtest, you have to change your settings. Theres obviously more bits per byte. Why advertise 65 kB/s when you could use a much larger number such as 520 kbps?

Last edited by aimless (2008-06-04 19:55:03)

2008-06-04 14:36:10

#9

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6467|Winland

aimless wrote:
They advertise the speed in bites per second. Take mine for example:

517 kpbs (kilobits per second)

translates to

64.6 kB/s (kilobytes per second)

Speakeasy does the little conversion for you. Speedtest, you have to change your settings. Theres obviously more bits per byte. Why advertise 65 kB/s when you could use a much larger number such as 520 kbps?

Most ISPs do that... And what the hell is "bites"?

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-06-04 18:51:13

#10

aimless: Member; +166|6395|Texas

Freezer7Pro wrote:
aimless wrote:
They advertise the speed in bites per second. Take mine for example:

517 kpbs (kilobits per second)

translates to

64.6 kB/s (kilobytes per second)

Speakeasy does the little conversion for you. Speedtest, you have to change your settings. Theres obviously more bits per byte. Why advertise 65 kB/s when you could use a much larger number such as 520 kbps?
Most ISPs do that... And what the hell is "bites"?

bytes whoops

2008-06-04 19:10:25

#11

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6709|King Of The Islands

aimless wrote:
They advertise the speed in bits per second. Take mine for example:

517 kpbs (kilobits per second)

translates to

64.6 kB/s (kilobytes per second)

^ Correct abbreviation. Learn it, love it.

Also, v

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2008-06-04 19:35:36

#12

mikkel: Member; +383|6871

Cheez wrote:
aimless wrote:
They advertise the speed in bits per second. Take mine for example:

517 kpbs (kilobits per second)

translates to

64.6 kB/s (kilobytes per second)
^ Correct abbreviation. Learn it, love it.

Also, v

kiloper bits second?

10^3 - kbps
10^6 - Mbps
10^9 - Gbps

2^10 - KiB/s
2^20 - MiB/s
2^30 - GiB/s

2008-06-04 19:55:46

#13

aimless: Member; +166|6395|Texas

mikkel wrote:
kiloper bits second?

kbps whoops x2

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