rocket_tom Posted September 10, 2005 CID Share Posted September 10, 2005 Why is it that the reported upload speed from this site (testmy.net) is 18 kB/sec but the test on http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests reports an upload speed of 384 kBps? I have tested each multiple times, so it's not just a sampling error. :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 144 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 18 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Sat Sep 10 2005 16:36:34 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 56.89 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 49.15 % of your hosts average (rr.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OSKQ7X5G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock01 Posted September 10, 2005 CID Share Posted September 10, 2005 kbs is different than KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted September 10, 2005 CID Share Posted September 10, 2005 There is a conversion calculator here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_tom Posted September 10, 2005 Author CID Share Posted September 10, 2005 Thanks for the info! Wow, there is a source of infinite confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted September 10, 2005 CID Share Posted September 10, 2005 Yea it can be confusing. Two things I do know though. File sizes are measures in KB, MB, GB, etc. were the capital B means bytes, Vs. Internet connection speeds are measured in Kb,Mb,Gb, etc. where the small b is bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted September 11, 2005 CID Share Posted September 11, 2005 difference is that 1 KB = 8 kilobits(Kb).. Therefore a 384 Kb (kilobits) connection would be 48 KB (kilobytes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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