There are 2 units: bps (bits per second) and B/s (bytes per second). 2Mbps means 2 megabits per second which equals ~ 2000 kilobits per second which equals ~ 250 kB/s. (kilobytes per second) To be fair, due to protocol overhead and line usage by your neighbours on the same exchange you're hardly likely to get 2Mbps. In fact we live 3 miles from the exchange and paying for 8Mbps - and we barely get 1/2 Mbps - and that's on a good day when it's half reliable!
On 4 February 2010 16:10, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am trying to understand line speed but I sinking into a hole full of kbps, > kbs > and mbs > > If I have a 2mb dedicated line, what is the maximum kbps that I would need to > reach before I reached the maximum capacity of the line? > > I hope that is clear > > Tim > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 > Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset > List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset > -- Dan Dart _____ Need a website? Want some music tailored to you? Visit http://www.dandart.co.uk -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wed 2010-02-03 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
