Can you please explain kilobits vs. kilobytes? Optimum Online FAQKilobytes per second = KB/s
Kilobits per second = kbps
Your browser reports speeds in KB/s, the speed tests here at BroadBandreports.com report speeds in kbps.
1 kbps = 1000 bps
1 KB/s = 1024 B/s
1 KB/s = 8.192 kbps
1 kbps = .1221 KB/s
KB/s to kbps
Take KB/s and multiply by 8.192
Example
100KB/s = 819.2kbps
kbps to KB/s
Take kbps and divide by 8.192 (or multiply by .1221)
Example
1000kbps = 122KB/s
Your browser reports speeds in KB/s, so if you see 500KB in your browser your speed is 4096kbps or 4.096Mbps.
The dslr speed tests report speeds in kbps, so if you see 5000kbps, that's equivalent to 610.5KB/s in your browser.
Feel free to try this speed calculator to help with any conversions.
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last modified: 2003-10-21 16:15:22