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  • Posted April 15, 2015

    Your Internet Speed Mega-Bytes - Mega-bits

    Don't get duped by your ISP :)

    I see so many people confuse Mb "Mega-bits" with MB "Mega-Bytes"
    So I made this simple reference guide. :)

    MB = Mega-Bytes 20/MB = 20 Mega-Bytes "MBps - Mega-Bytes Per Second"
    Mb = Mega-bits 160/Mbps = 20 Mega-Bytes "Mbps - Mega-bits Per Second"
    KB = Kilo-Bytes 20480/KBps = 160/Mbps = 20 Mega-Bytes "KBps - Kilo-Bytes Per Second"
    Kb = Kilo-bits 163840/Kbps = 20480 Kilo-Bytes = 160/Mbps = 20 Mega-Bytes "Kbps - Kilo-bits Per Second"

    So if your internet speed test says:

    100/Mbps down & 20/Mbps up:
    Your MEGA-BYTES are 12.5/MBps down & 2.5/MBps up

    50/Mbps down & 4/Mbps up:
    Your MEGA-BYTES are 6.25/MBps down & 0.5/MBps up.

    5000/KBps down & 500/KBps up:
    Your MEGA-BYTES are 4.88/MBps down & 0.488/MBps up.

    5000/Kbps down & 500/Kbps up:
    Your Mega-Bytes are 0.6103/MBps & 0.0610/MBps up.

    Any questions just ask :)

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