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Old 05-09-2012, 11:55   #2023
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

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Originally Posted by lucius1 View Post
111000000 bps translates to about 105.85 mbps.
That's a common misconception. It translates to 110mbps. Network speeds (also hard drive sizes and CPU clock speeds) are measured in multiples of powers of 10, not 2. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1541.

VM set the actual speed slightly higher than advertised because it's not possible to run the connection at 100% with real-world protocols.

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