Mark Knecht wrote: > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 3:57 AM Dale <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > <SNIP> > > Also, the package I'm getting is 500Mbs/sec. What speeds should I > > really expect? If memory serves me right, that is about 50MBs/sec, note > > the size of the B. By the way, that is about 50 times faster than what > > I have now. Also, up and down is the same. Current up stream is a lot > > smaller. Basically, I can upload files as fast as I download them. Now > > I can upload videos or something. > > You will almost certainly get your 500Mb pretty much right away - or > within a day or two. I get 475Mb on my comcast cable connection > but it's rate limited at the other end. They sell and upgrade which > I don't need. At these speeds it's more about bytes/month than > bytes/second so make sure you know how much data you can move > without incurring any extra charges. > > As for upload I'm limited at about 13Mb/S. I can upload lots of > data to a Google drive for backups but I have to do it slowly > > - Mark
If I understand this correctly, they are stating bits but most data speeds are commonly in bytes. I read once where one should divide by 8 or 9 to get the true speed in common use. Internet folks use the larger number because it makes it look bigger. If I'm correct, and allowing a little for overhead, I'll see about 50MBs/sec in common use terms. In other words, using none salesman terms. >From what they state, there is no limits. I may be a bit of a heavy user at first but at some point, hard drive space will slow me down. I'm a collector of videos and other documents. If I download it, I tend to keep it unless it is really of no use. I've got videos on appliance repairs, tractor, tree management and just interesting stuff that I refer back to. It's a lot. Organizing it is also fun. I'm hoping to get it pretty soon. It's getting really close to me. Dale :-) :-)
