Quite a while ago, AT&T advertised internet speed of 10 mega"bits", which I found curious, since I always thought speed was given in mega"bytes", which would really be about twice the data(2 data bits).
Now, for the past month or two AT&T is advertising speeds in "megs", . . . 10 megs per second.
I just wonder if anyone has ever noticed this?
File sizes are typically given in bytes whereas network speeds are shown in bits per second.
[sarcasm]The typical consumer does well to comprehend the difference between Giga & Mega. Bits vs. Bytes would blow their mind so probably best to just keep them in the dark by shortening to "MEGS"[/sarcasm]
Hughesnet has their GEN4 system and most others have the same technology.
Truely it says "as much as" 10 mega bytes a second
Two months ago mine started out at 6+
Now it is less than 3,
I have been degraded due to traffic.
good luck
I know the difference between bits & bites(bytes), and I swear(I think), I always heard speed of data per second given in megabytes, although I thought(I think), that speeds of modems were given in megaits.
I really don't remember, but I do know that when AT&T advertised at "megabits", a few months ago, I was taken aback at the mega"bits".
Now that AT&T has removed the "bits", from Megs, I'm taken aback again.
