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Old 07-07-2003, 11:20   #10
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Originally posted by danielf
I think download manager (Mac right?) shows KB (kilobytes) rather than kb (kilobits). Since one KB equals 8 kb 70KB/sec equals 560 kb/sec. That sounds about right for the 600 service.
Correct, it's a Mac with osx, and download managers in both IE 5.2 and Apple's own Safari 1.0 both report speeds in KB. It's the non-decimal nature of these things that pickles my poor noggin.

Thanks for clearing that up!

EDIT - Is it technically possible for me to get a speed faster than I have subscribed for? My download maintained speeds between 85-90KB/sec for a couple of minutes the other day, which equates to something like 680-720k bandwidth.
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