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Jon M · 08-12-2003, 22:29

in relation to bandwidth 600k stands for 600,000 bits per second.
there are 8 bits in a byte, therefore giving you 75 kilobits per second. as there are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte (notice kilobit/kilobyte) the maximum speed of a 600k line is 73.2kb per second.

anything above that is purely burst transfer.

so don't worry para.. you're getting exactly what you should

08-12-2003, 22:29	#4
Jon M Inactive Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: East Midlands Age: 48 Services: Rural BB - Radio Link via Virgin Fibre Posts: 2,947	Re: is it going to get better?? in relation to bandwidth 600k stands for 600,000 bits per second. there are 8 bits in a byte, therefore giving you 75 kilobits per second. as there are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte (notice kilobit/kilobyte) the maximum speed of a 600k line is 73.2kb per second. anything above that is purely burst transfer. so don't worry para.. you're getting exactly what you should