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chickendippers · 21-04-2008, 08:13

Internet speeds are measured in Mega Bits per second, NOT Mega Bytes. That means that you can't download a 20 Megabyte file in 1 second, it's 10x less than that, in theory it'll be closer to 10 seconds.

Of course it all depends on everything working at optimal performance, actual speeds will probably be lower yadda yadda yadda.

21-04-2008, 08:13	#6
chickendippers Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle and Horsham Services: On-cable: TV-L, BB-L, Phone-M. Off-cable: Sky+ HD, Plusnet Unlimited. Posts: 1,432	Re: Please clear this up download speed Internet speeds are measured in Mega Bits per second, NOT Mega Bytes. That means that you can't download a 20 Megabyte file in 1 second, it's 10x less than that, in theory it'll be closer to 10 seconds. Of course it all depends on everything working at optimal performance, actual speeds will probably be lower yadda yadda yadda.