Hi,
I just read this page and it says that with AirTel's 4 Mbps broadband one can download a 1 GB movie in 34 minutes compared with 9 hours taken in case of 256 Kbps speed.
With a 4Mbps connection users can download a 1 GB movie in 34 minutes compared with 9 hours taken in case of 256 Kbps speed.
The Hindu Business Line : Bharti doubles broadband speeds at no extra cost
So I did the following math, correct me if I am wrong.
1 GB = 1024 MB = 1024*1024 KB (KiloBytes not KiloBits) = 1048576 KB
34 minutes = 34*60 = 2040 seconds
So if you do
1048576 KB/2040 secs = 514 KBps (KiloBytes per second), approximately 0.5 MB per second.
Since 1 Byte = 8 bits
514 KB = 514*8 = 4112 Kbps (Kilo bits per second as mentioned by many ISPs).
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Now let us compate the same download of 1 GB done in 9 hours as mentioned in the article.
1 GB = 1024 MB = 1024*1024 KB (KiloBytes not KiloBits) = 1048576 KB
9 hours 9*60 minutes = 9*60*60 seconds = 32400 seconds
So if you do
1048576 KB/32400 secs = 32.36 KBps (KiloBytes per second)
Since 1 Byte = 8 bits
32.36 KB = 32.36*8 = 258.88 Kbps (Kilo bits per second as mentioned by many ISPs).
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This is great if it is for real for the AirTel 4 Mbps broadband users. Please let me know if this really works out to your own real life experience. Thanks
I just read this page and it says that with AirTel's 4 Mbps broadband one can download a 1 GB movie in 34 minutes compared with 9 hours taken in case of 256 Kbps speed.
With a 4Mbps connection users can download a 1 GB movie in 34 minutes compared with 9 hours taken in case of 256 Kbps speed.
The Hindu Business Line : Bharti doubles broadband speeds at no extra cost
So I did the following math, correct me if I am wrong.
1 GB = 1024 MB = 1024*1024 KB (KiloBytes not KiloBits) = 1048576 KB
34 minutes = 34*60 = 2040 seconds
So if you do
1048576 KB/2040 secs = 514 KBps (KiloBytes per second), approximately 0.5 MB per second.
Since 1 Byte = 8 bits
514 KB = 514*8 = 4112 Kbps (Kilo bits per second as mentioned by many ISPs).
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Now let us compate the same download of 1 GB done in 9 hours as mentioned in the article.
1 GB = 1024 MB = 1024*1024 KB (KiloBytes not KiloBits) = 1048576 KB
9 hours 9*60 minutes = 9*60*60 seconds = 32400 seconds
So if you do
1048576 KB/32400 secs = 32.36 KBps (KiloBytes per second)
Since 1 Byte = 8 bits
32.36 KB = 32.36*8 = 258.88 Kbps (Kilo bits per second as mentioned by many ISPs).
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This is great if it is for real for the AirTel 4 Mbps broadband users. Please let me know if this really works out to your own real life experience. Thanks