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Broadband Speed

  • 07-07-2014 01:03PM
    #1
    practice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭


    When reading a Speed Test what is the difference between the download speed and the transfer rate.


    30/6/2014 06:55:42
    Download Speed: 22647 kbps (2830.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Upload Speed: 18306 kbps (2288.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
    Latency: 6 ms
    Jitter: 0 ms


Comments

  • #2
    Halfbaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭Halfbaker


    It's just two different ways of giving the same information.

    Download speeds are usually given in bits, kilobits, megabits etc
    File sizes are generally given in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes etc

    There are 8 bits in one byte.


  • #3
    Steviemoyne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Steviemoyne


    practice wrote: »
    Download Speed: 22647 kbps (2830.9 KB/sec transfer rate)

    As Halfbaker says. The 2830.9KB/sec = 22647 divided by 8.

    kb = kilobits. KB = Kilobytes. The are the same, it's like saying 100 cent instead of 1 euro (that's just an example).


  • #4
    practice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭practice


    Thanks to both of you.
    Should have paid more attention in A+ class.


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