Internet providers give the speed in bits (the smaller b), as does every other transmission speed indication such as the speed of usb cables. Your operating system most likely will display the speed in bytes (the bigger B). This is because storage is displayed in Bytes. There are 8 bits in 1 Byte.
The way they display speeds is correct and can be easily converted.
RobertGracie
Mb/s is correct, but to get the true MB/s all you do is divide by 8 to convert it over, I know I have 900Mb/s down which equates to 112.5MB/s internet speed, it depends on how you view it really
Gh051_hehe
Packets are transferred in bits, so they arent wrong
scuffedoncringe
I have 1 gbit/s internet and it’s basically 125mb/s speeds
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Internet providers give the speed in bits (the smaller b), as does every other transmission speed indication such as the speed of usb cables. Your operating system most likely will display the speed in bytes (the bigger B). This is because storage is displayed in Bytes. There are 8 bits in 1 Byte.
The way they display speeds is correct and can be easily converted.
Mb/s is correct, but to get the true MB/s all you do is divide by 8 to convert it over, I know I have 900Mb/s down which equates to 112.5MB/s internet speed, it depends on how you view it really
Packets are transferred in bits, so they arent wrong
I have 1 gbit/s internet and it’s basically 125mb/s speeds