 tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
kudos:1 | Correction "Current average download speeds exceed 14 Megabytes per second (Mbps) and are expected to approach 20 Mbps by the end 2012, says the firm"
14megabytes per second is 112mbps. |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | said by tiger72:"Current average download speeds exceed 14 Megabytes per second (Mbps) and are expected to approach 20 Mbps by the end 2012, says the firm"
14megabytes per second is 112mbps.
Yeah, I don't get it why companies that do so much internet-related stuff mix up megabits and megabytes so often. I understand when the average consumer or non-technical company does it, but if you are doing an in-depth study about internet speeds, learn to use the right vocabulary. |
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 whfsdudePremium
join:2003-04-05
Washington, DC
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said by tiger72:"Current average download speeds exceed 14 Megabytes per second (Mbps) and are expected to approach 20 Mbps by the end 2012, says the firm"
14megabytes per second is 112mbps.
The article is correct.
Mbps = Megabits (lower b) per second.
MBps = Megabytes (upper B) per second. |
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 recoil0Premium
join:2005-02-22
Exton, PA | Not necessarily, they explicitly write out megabytes followed up with Mbps(Megabits) |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | said by recoil0:Not necessarily, they explicitly write out megabytes followed up with Mbps(Megabits) Agreed... Spelling out the word "megabytes" can never mean "megabits" regardless of what abbreviation they followed it up with. |
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whfsdudePremium
join:2003-04-05
Washington, DC Reviews:
·T-Mobile US
| said by jcremin:Agreed... Spelling out the word "megabytes" can never mean "megabits" regardless of what abbreviation they followed it up with.
Wow. My mind totally skimmed over that. You are totally right. |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 |  Happens to me all the time too... Kind of like auto-correct built into your brain. |
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