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08-27-2009, 05:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
robina_80 Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LONDON Posts: 785	isp speeds, really dumb question ive got virgin broadband and ive got the 10Mb service, your going to kill me for this but really 10Mb isnt that fast atall in terms of MBps doesnt it work out as 1.25, which is really slow, theoretically its similar speed of usb 1 as thats got a speed of 12Mbps = 1.5MBps __________________ Windows 7 Home Pre AMD X2 4200+ ASUS HD 4850 1 GB 80gb - 320gb 4Gb PC3200 Gbyte K8N PRO SLi icute 750W modular psu Creative SB Aud SE 7.1

08-27-2009, 07:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
wafflehammer Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Logan, WV Posts: 1,767	Re: isp speeds, really dumb question uhmmm internet speeds are advertised at mega bits....download speeds are measured in mega bytes.... so 1.25 for a download speed is exactly right __________________ Core i7 920 @ 3.0Ghz GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 6gb G.Skill 1600mhz/9-9-9-24 Corsair 750XT EVGA GTX 260---216core WD 640gb 14590 3dmarks @ stock

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robina_80 Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LONDON Posts: 785	Re: isp speeds, really dumb question ??? im talking about my isp speed so 10mb equates to 1.25MB __________________ Windows 7 Home Pre AMD X2 4200+ ASUS HD 4850 1 GB 80gb - 320gb 4Gb PC3200 Gbyte K8N PRO SLi icute 750W modular psu Creative SB Aud SE 7.1

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Re: isp speeds, really dumb question

In which case you are correct. And 1.25MB constant is fairly fast, the best we can get where we are is a 2Mb connection, so no more than 250KB/s.

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??? im talking about my isp speed so 10mb equates to 1.25MB

as i said before..they are measured differently

divide your isp speed by 8 and it'll give you basically what your max download speed with be

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