Topic 'Re: 1GB =1000mb' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726232 en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:34 EDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:34 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27730294 --
"Speak for yourself "Chadmaster" - lesopp]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27730294 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:17:33 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27730038 said by BF69:

I don't care what you say it's 1024 and any ISP charging overages based on 1000 will get sued and lose.

Good luck with that. Let us know how it turns out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27730038 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:08:51 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727738 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727738 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:02:11 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727616 said by BF69:

I don't care what you say it's 1024 and any ISP charging overages based on 1000 will get sued and lose.

Unless the carrier explicitly defined their 1MB as 1024KB, the proper SI definition applies.

Even in the Seagate and Western Digital cases which are the most famous disputes of that nature, both manufacturers claimed using SI definition is standard practice and both class actions were settled with neither company admitting any wrongdoing.

If HDD manufacturers had been willing to go all the way, they would probably have prevailed but that would have cost them more in legal fees and bad publicity than settling.

If the class actions were convinced they would win, they would not have accepted to settle without some form of apology other than software or small refund almost nobody will bother to claim.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727616 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:27:16 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727133 said by InvalidError:

said by BF69:

Well at&t and other ISPs might do it differently but Verizon Wireless website makes it clear.

The metric/SI prefixes are an international standard and the only internationally recognized legal definition is powers of 1000.

Just because Verizon has decided to perpetuate the incorrect definitions does not make it right.

If Verizon's overages are based on the "incorrect" formula it certainly makes it right when calculating my bill.

I don't care what you say it's 1024 and any ISP charging overages based on 1000 will get sued and lose.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727133 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:38:54 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727115 said by BF69:

Well at&t and other ISPs might do it differently but Verizon Wireless website makes it clear.

The metric/SI prefixes are an international standard and the only internationally recognized legal definition is powers of 1000.

Just because Verizon has decided to perpetuate the incorrect definitions does not make it right.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727115 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:35:51 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727051 said by InvalidError:

said by BF69:

WRONG. OK first B is BYTES and b is BITS So no 1000 megaBITS does not equal 1 gigaBYTE. 1000 megaBITS =125 megaBYTES

Also it's 1024 MB = 1 GB

The K/M/G/etc. prefixes are defined in the SI measurement system and officially recognizes only the powers-of-1000 definitions. The powers-of-1024 definitions are technically an abuse by computer science circles, albeit a widely used one for convenience's sake and it has landed companies into courts several times over the years.

The Ki/Mi/Gi prefixes were created to resolve this ambiguity but most people still choose to continue abusing the SI prefixes instead.

Well at&t and other ISPs might do it differently but Verizon Wireless website makes it clear.

1 MB = 1,024 KB
1 GB = 1,024 MB

»www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/spla···opup.jsp

So having one company measure data one way and another measure it another way is asking for trouble.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27727051 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:20:55 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726930 said by InvalidError:

The powers-of-1024 definitions are technically an abuse by computer science circles

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726930 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:53:12 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726674 said by BF69:

WRONG. OK first B is BYTES and b is BITS So no 1000 megaBITS does not equal 1 gigaBYTE. 1000 megaBITS =125 megaBYTES

Also it's 1024 MB = 1 GB

The K/M/G/etc. prefixes are defined in the SI measurement system and officially recognizes only the powers-of-1000 definitions. The powers-of-1024 definitions are technically an abuse by computer science circles, albeit a widely used one for convenience's sake and it has landed companies into courts several times over the years.

The Ki/Mi/Gi prefixes were created to resolve this ambiguity but most people still choose to continue abusing the SI prefixes instead.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726674 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:51:22 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726597 said by BF69:

said by Anonymous_:

1GB =1000mb

WRONG. OK first B is BYTES and b is BITS So no 1000 megaBITS does not equal 1 gigaBYTE. 1000 megaBITS =125 megaBYTES

Also it's 1024 MB = 1 GB

too lazy to press the shift key duh.
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Well, does your car at least turn into something else? Sometimes I turn it into a trashcan. Hmm...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726597 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:33:07 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726537 said by BF69:

said by Anonymous_:

1GB =1000mb

WRONG. OK first B is BYTES and b is BITS So no 1000 megaBITS does not equal 1 gigaBYTE. 1000 megaBITS =125 megaBYTES

Also it's 1024 MB = 1 GB

1024 MiB = 1 GiB. XiB/Xib is measured in 1024 increments not the 1000 (decimal) increments that are usually used in XB/Xb claims to inflate the speed (or deflate the volume) measure. Unless the measure is stated in Xi units (or there is a disclaimer that X is 1000 based) you can assume that you are getting a 1000 based measure not the accurate 1024/Xi one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726537 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:21:44 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726362 said by Anonymous_:

1GB =1000mb

WRONG. OK first B is BYTES and b is BITS So no 1000 megaBITS does not equal 1 gigaBYTE. 1000 megaBITS =125 megaBYTES

Also it's 1024 MB = 1 GB]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726362 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:42:14 EDT Re: 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726308 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-1GB-1000mb-27726308 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:30:03 EDT 1GB =1000mb http://www.dslreports.com/forum/1GB-1000mb-27726232 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/1GB-1000mb-27726232 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:13:41 EDT