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expert007

join:2006-01-10
Buffalo, NY

Yeah But.....

170Mbps in metric is only like 768Kbps in Uhmerican.


meh37

@verizon.net

Actually, both 170 mbps and 768 kbps are decimal (same as metric).



phoneboy3

@shawcable.net

Ummmm, well no your both wrong. It's in binary aka bits per second.



freeze
I'm not even Greek
Premium
join:2001-05-13
Ohio

Looks like two people missed the sarcasm.



meh37

@verizon.net

I didn't actually "miss" it (Uh). (I'm just a nit-picker for accuracy. )



meh37

@verizon.net

reply to phoneboy3
No, the whole point is that it's not binary. Data comm speeds are never measured in binary but always in decimal--bits are simply counted using standard base10. They are represented in decimal or metric; "k" in "kpbs" represents 1,000 and not 1024. Raw speed includes both data and overhead, so "storage" equivalence (binary) has no significance.



meh37

@verizon.net

Typo: "kpbs" should be "kbps" (see... nit-picker )


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