256 kbps

Well I took a speed test on the internet it said i had a download speed at
256kbps but when ever i download i get 32 kbps

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person1023 wrote:
> Well I took a speed test on the internet it said i had a download speed at
> 256kbps but when ever i download i get 32 kbps

The speed test was accurate. Your download speed is 256 kbps (Kilobits
per sec) and the transfer speed that you get is 32 KBps (KiloBytes per
sec). Since 1 byte contains 8 bits, both your figures are accurate.
They differ only in units of measurement.

If you're wondering that 256 / 8 should be 36 KBps, then that slight
difference is due to network overhead.

Cerebrus

If he's wondering why 256 / 8 = 36, he'll be even more confused by the fact
that 8 * 36 = 288

Will

"Cerebrus" wrote:

>
> person1023 wrote:
> > Well I took a speed test on the internet it said i had a download speed at
> > 256kbps but when ever i download i get 32 kbps
>
> The speed test was accurate. Your download speed is 256 kbps (Kilobits
> per sec) and the transfer speed that you get is 32 KBps (KiloBytes per
> sec). Since 1 byte contains 8 bits, both your figures are accurate.
> They differ only in units of measurement.
>
> If you're wondering that 256 / 8 should be 36 KBps, then that slight
> difference is due to network overhead.
>
>

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Will Sheehan wrote:

> If he's wondering why 256 / 8 = 36, he'll be even more confused by the fact
> that 8 * 36 = 288
>
> Will

Lol ! My bad, thanks for the correction.

Cerebrus