Beg to differ. Bandwidth speed are usually expressed as bits per second (bps). Thus, the old dial-up modems I used started as 300 baud and went to 1200 baud then to 56K baud. In common usage, the baud rate of a *modem* is how many *bits* it can send or receive per second. Technically, baud is the number of times per second that the carrier signal shifts value - for example a 1200 bit-per-second modem actually runs at 300 baud, but it moves 4 bits per baud (4 x 300= 1200 bits per second). Thus, communications speeds are conventionally expressed as Kilo or Mega bits per second not Bytes. The OP said, ">I don't really understand how to interpret the speed I get on the >speed test sites. This is what I got tonight on Speakeasy >> Download Speed: 16523 kbps (2065.4 KB/sec transfer rate) >> Upload Speed: 3077 kbps (384.6 KB/sec transfer rate) So, you are correct in saying that she has 2000KB service but, by convention, it is usually stated that she has 16Mb (or 16000Kb) service.
YMMV ---- Bob Hope - "I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom." > >I don't really understand how to interpret the speed I get on the > >speed test sites. This is what I got tonight on Speakeasy > >> Download Speed: 16523 kbps (2065.4 KB/sec transfer rate) > >> Upload Speed: 3077 kbps (384.6 KB/sec transfer rate) > > First let's be careful about "b" vs. "B". Little "b" is bits and big "B" > is bytes. That is why the above "b" vs "B" rates differ by 8x. I don't > think all of the replies have used the same "b" or at least I was > confused about what was being stated. For broadband it is probably > simpler to state everything as KB. > > So you have 2000 KB down and 384 KB up. Which for a single user is > probably okay, but not great. Adequacy depends on what you want to do > with your computer and how patient you are personally. If you are using > it for Netflix or BitTorrent you may want a faster connection. > > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
