what does 1 meg broadband realy mean ?

sheridan · 28-07-2005, 17:58

i have ntl 1 meg broadband ,but anything i download ,runs at about 120kb per second,so where does the 1 meg bit come in

is it 1 meg per min perhaps

Chrysalis · 28-07-2005, 18:08

1megaBIT = 128kBYTES

bits and bytes are different.

setch · 28-07-2005, 18:09

That is 120 kilobytes persecond, which is about right for 1 Meg give or take a few bytes. There are 8 bits in a byte, so multiply one by the other.

Also remember that different sites will download at different speeds. You will have to be lucky to get consistent full speed downloads.

Setch

Jon M · 28-07-2005, 18:10

It's a common advertising ploy, most people assume 1meg is one megabyte (in this context), whereas it is in fact one megabit.
There are 8 bits in a byte, therefore one megabit is about an eighth of one megabyte (120k)

sheridan · 28-07-2005, 18:20

oops ,,yes i thought 1 megabyte not bit ,,now i see

thanks all

Angua · 28-07-2005, 18:52

Has a bit less byte [img]Download Failed (1)[/img]

28-07-2005, 19:06

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Originally Posted by Angua

Has a bit less byte [img]Download Failed (1)[/img]

fancy a nibble, later

Neil · 28-07-2005, 19:13

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...html#kilobytes

jonbr · 01-08-2005, 09:20

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Originally Posted by homealone

fancy a nibble, later

It's a long time since I heard any one talk about nibbles, those were fun days in computing

MetaWraith · 01-08-2005, 09:47

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Originally Posted by jonbr

It's a long time since I heard any one talk about nibbles, those were fun days in computing

That was when 2 bytes = 1 mouthful

vileda · 18-08-2005, 15:31

Now I know that it is a 1 megabit not byte connection, so why oh why oh why does ch 666 on Sky (NTLs ad channel) insist on saying 1 MegaBYTE broadband as part of the 3 for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 package??????

If I wasn't worried about being so pedantic (doesn't usually stop me BTW

)I'd ring 0800 183 5555 and ask for an 8x speed increase.

Jon M · 18-08-2005, 15:34

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Originally Posted by vileda

Now I know that it is a 1 megabit not byte connection, so why oh why oh why does ch 666 on Sky (NTLs ad channel) insist on saying 1 MegaBYTE broadband as part of the 3 for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 package??????

If I wasn't worried about being so pedantic (doesn't usually stop me BTW

)I'd ring 0800 183 5555 and ask for an 8x speed increase.

Because it's a universal truth that sales staff (generalising) tend to know little technical information about their products.
Even when they do know about the products, they like to talk them up a bit.

vileda · 18-08-2005, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Jon M

Because it's a universal truth that sales staff (generalising) tend to know little technical information about their products.
Even when they do know about the products, they like to talk them up a bit.

looks like the person who wrote the scripts doesn't know the products either, that's 4 presenters using MegaBYTE.

I dare anyone to watch the channel and not cringe every 2 minutes

zovat · 18-08-2005, 15:41

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Originally Posted by vileda

I dare anyone to watch the channel and not cringe every 2 minutes

You managed to watch for more than 2 minutes

vileda · 18-08-2005, 15:58

Arrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh Remote Control with red button, that was half the reason I left NTL's TV for $ky+. Is this channel for real???

I suppose it does have a red button though they dont say it's red as a warning to not press it.
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You managed to watch for more than 2 minutes

Don't know how. It's like watching a car crash.
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22 minutes and I've completely lost the plot

, No wonder it's on Channel 666.

Must............ reach.................... Remote........... Control

Hurray...... oh dear highights of England v Denmark from last night