K kjman87 Daemon Poster Messages 811 Jan 26, 2007 #11 freestyler105 said: Are you sure it's megabytes not megabits? 'Cause on the site it says Mbps, and a lowercase b usually means bits. Click to expand... speed test says MB/s...could be bits though... 4 bits = 1 byte 4 bytes = 1 nibble right?
freestyler105 said: Are you sure it's megabytes not megabits? 'Cause on the site it says Mbps, and a lowercase b usually means bits. Click to expand... speed test says MB/s...could be bits though... 4 bits = 1 byte 4 bytes = 1 nibble right?
freestyler105 Golden Master Messages 7,883 Jan 26, 2007 #12 kjman87 said: speed test says MB/s...could be bits though... 4 bits = 1 byte 4 bytes = 1 nibble right? Click to expand... 1 Byte = 8 bits 1 nibble = 4 bits Because a nibble = a small bite, LOL. It's confusing, I just use this: http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/ EDIT: 3/4 of the way to 1k posts!
kjman87 said: speed test says MB/s...could be bits though... 4 bits = 1 byte 4 bytes = 1 nibble right? Click to expand... 1 Byte = 8 bits 1 nibble = 4 bits Because a nibble = a small bite, LOL. It's confusing, I just use this: http://www.matisse.net/bitcalc/ EDIT: 3/4 of the way to 1k posts!
K kjman87 Daemon Poster Messages 811 Jan 26, 2007 #13 i forgot it, I learned it senior year of high school...that was 3 years ago...and I haven't used it since...
i forgot it, I learned it senior year of high school...that was 3 years ago...and I haven't used it since...
borat_sagdiyev Golden Master Messages 8,986 Jan 26, 2007 #14 SheikZ said: I know that Opera and Firefox are the best out there, but why are there ISPs that you pay for? Is it solely for dial up? or do they do something else? I have AOL and it seems to increase my internet speed a bit, but I hate it anyway. Click to expand... opera and firefox are not ISPs....
SheikZ said: I know that Opera and Firefox are the best out there, but why are there ISPs that you pay for? Is it solely for dial up? or do they do something else? I have AOL and it seems to increase my internet speed a bit, but I hate it anyway. Click to expand... opera and firefox are not ISPs....
LambOfGod Fully Optimized Messages 1,783 Jan 26, 2007 #15 borat_sagdiyev said: opera and firefox are not ISPs.... Click to expand... I noticed that as well, but let it slide
borat_sagdiyev said: opera and firefox are not ISPs.... Click to expand... I noticed that as well, but let it slide
S SheikZ Baseband Member Messages 83 Jan 26, 2007 #17 I meant ISPs, but I know that Opera and FireFox are the best browsers. I was wondering what the ISPs' browsing was like, and what the browswers were for.
I meant ISPs, but I know that Opera and FireFox are the best browsers. I was wondering what the ISPs' browsing was like, and what the browswers were for.
borat_sagdiyev Golden Master Messages 8,986 Jan 26, 2007 #18 umm browsers are for looking at pages on the internet i recommend firefox. and all browsers go at the same speed. it depends on your internet
umm browsers are for looking at pages on the internet i recommend firefox. and all browsers go at the same speed. it depends on your internet
S SheikZ Baseband Member Messages 83 Jan 26, 2007 #19 So, ISPs are just for dial-up, and mostly useless afterwards?
borat_sagdiyev Golden Master Messages 8,986 Jan 26, 2007 #20 no ISP stands for internet service provider anything that u get your internet from is an ISP (internet service provider) what exactly are you asking?
no ISP stands for internet service provider anything that u get your internet from is an ISP (internet service provider) what exactly are you asking?