Experience slow download with Wow internet

Experience slow download with Wow internet
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anon @ 23rd Oct 03:31PM:
Experience slow download with Wow internet

Hi everyone
First of all, i don't have much experience with computer. I got basic 2Mb internet and basic cable form Wow couple day ago. Yes, it is basic because i am not a heavy computer user. However, i do download files from internet from time to time and i only get up to about 250 kps. I thought since this is 2mb package, atleast i would get about 600kps to 700kps. Can some one explain this to me? By the way, i live in Illinois.
Thank
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flipp @ 23rd Oct 03:50PM:
Re: Experience slow download with Wow internet

I think you are mixing up KB and Kb, and MB and Mb. The big B represents Bytes and the little b represents Bits. You are subscribing to the 2Mb per second (see small b) package which translates to about 250 KB per second (see the big B) download speeds.

In order to get 700 KB per second download speeds you would need to subscribe to a 6+MB per second service.

8 bits are in 1 byte, 1024 bytes make up a 1 kilobyte (KB), 1024 KB is one MB.

I hope that helped a bit,
FliPP

EDIT: here is a nice calculator if you want to punch in a few numbers to see what you get: »www.speedguide.net/conversion.php
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anon @ 23rd Oct 05:36PM:
Re: Experience slow download with Wow internet

thank you so much, i understand now. Guess it is about time to upgrade.
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flipp @ 23rd Oct 08:11PM:
Re: Experience slow download with Wow internet

no problem at all :D
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The Joker @ 25th Oct 03:31PM:
Re: Experience slow download with Wow internet

It's the correct speed, you should upgrade.
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clocks11 @ 25th Oct 09:44PM:
Re: Experience slow download with Wow internet

Things are slower for me the last day or two. I am at about half the speed I normally get. I am in IL also.
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