deadbeef said:
Can we not post images anymore? I noticed that everyone in the "post a funny pic" thread is just posting links. Does this have something to do with the avatar changes?
Perhaps you accidentally changed your settings when fiddling with avatar stuff. Try taking a look at:
User CP > Edit Option > Thread Display Options > Visible Post Elements > Show Images (including attached images and images in code). If that check box is unchecked, they just show up as links.
[QUOTE=awesomeapproved]
What is the standard way that smart people who know about this shit say?
I have just done a test and the results are below.
Is it fast? Is that a good connection?
How would I describe it? 10 down 4 up? Seems INSANELY fast to me.
And 10(what?) down 4(what?) up? kilobytes? kilobits? another measuring system, larger units (ha).[/QUOTE]
EDIT: MacGurcules posted a reply below while I was typing, but I'm leaving this answer here. Also, you may already know some of the following things, but I included them for completeness.
To start off: there are 4 units of measurement you will see. Kbps, KBps, Mbps, and MBps. Notice that capitalization is important, here. Some people do not realize this and will incorrectly interchange the capitalization or even type in all caps (KBPS). However, if you see all lowercase (kbps), it either indicates 'Kbps' or that the speaker doesn't know the difference between 'b' and 'B'.
The letters from the above mean the following:
K = Kilo ("1,000" / 1,024)
M = Mega ("1,000,000" / 1,048,576)
b = bits
B = bytes (not that 8 bits compose 1 byte)
ps = per second
So, for example, Kbps = Kilobits per second and KBps = Kilobytes per second. They are simply a factor of 8 off from one another.
In the strictest sense of Mega and Kilo, Mega is 1000 times bigger than Kilo. However, since computers use binary number representation, it was easier for the people who build computers to deal with multiples of 1024. Thus, kilobit means 1024 bits, kilobyte means 1024 bytes (or 1024*8 = 8192 bits). Similarly, megabit is 1048576 bits and megabyte is 1048576 bytes (or 1048576*8 = 8388608 bits).
So, now that you know that, I can answer your other questions:
It is standard practice to report bandwidth speed in Kbps and Mbps. Either one is just as standard as the other, it just depends on how fast or slow the connection is that you're talking about that determines which is used.
Your connection speeds are above average for the USA. They can be stated as:
- 10021 Kbps down / 3621 Kbps up [exact]
- 9.79 Mbps down / 3.54 Mbps up [exact]
- 10000 Kbps down / 3600 Kbps up [approximate]
- 10 Mbps down / 3.5-4 Mbps up [approximate] ([I]this is what I would use[/I])
Since you live in the USA, you are free to claim that your connection is fast. However, compared to countries like Korea (can't remember if it was North or South), Sweden, Finland, and others, you're connection is slow. In those countries, consumer connections can easily reach 100 Mbps download and 50+ Mbps upload.
