When recently using testmy for checking my speed, I received a 9.5 Mbps download. I thought: "This is ridiculously low!" and made tests at a bunch of other sites that were as follows: 83.7 : 105.17 : 81 : 84.25 : 85 : and 84.5 for an average of 87Mbps (megabits). I then realized that testmy.net must be giving their results in MBps, which is the abbreviation convention for megabytesper sec. Dividing my average score at the other sites by 8 (8 bits per byte) is (rounded off)=11MBps. (somewhat higher than the testmy result)
I am curious why testmy does not use the usual abbreviation for Megabytes, which would prevent confusion with those having low speed connections. Someone with a 10 Mbps connection would receive, a score of 1.250 Mbps from testmy, and would think that they were really getting ripped off by their provider. All internet providers seem to use the Mbps abbreviation for Megabits/sec.
This site explains these conventions fully: https://www.maketecheasier.com/megabits-vs-megabytes-whats-the-difference/
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