View Full Version : How much is 29000 B/s in kbps?
Google Spider
April 1st, 2008, 04:29 PM
I am getting this much download speed and want to know if its anything around 256 kbps (That's the speed claimed by the ISP).
Thanks:popcorn:
Joeb454
April 1st, 2008, 04:35 PM
29,000 B/s is the same as 29 Kbps
margori
April 1st, 2008, 04:38 PM
29,000 B/s * 8 b/B * 1 kb/1000b = 232 kbps
Google Spider
April 1st, 2008, 04:40 PM
:confused:
Kingsley
April 1st, 2008, 04:41 PM
I'm not sure, but I hope this chart helps you.
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/kilobyte.png
Google Spider
April 1st, 2008, 04:42 PM
29,000 B/s is the same as 29 Kbps
29,000 B/s * 8 b/B * 1 kb/1000b = 232 kbps
Is there any difference between uppercase and lowercase k?
bobdob20
April 1st, 2008, 04:43 PM
The B in 29000B/s stands for bytes, where as the b in kbps stands for bits
So 29000 bytes/s = 28.3 kBps or about 28 kBps
And 28 kBps = 224 kbps.
So you are getting about the right speed
Edit: You beat me. And btw there are 1024 bytes in a kilobytes if we are being precise.
Edit Again: I forgot about it being a leap year, so it is 1000.
MRiGnS
April 1st, 2008, 04:45 PM
there is a difference between uppercase and lowercase B/b
B = Byte
b = bit
8b = 1B
Google Spider
April 1st, 2008, 04:50 PM
It matters if its a leap year or not! That's something new for me.
sisco311
April 1st, 2008, 04:52 PM
http://web.forret.com/tools/bandwidth.asp
Purpose
This page will help you calculate, convert and compare bandwidth/bit rate/throughput for a wide variety of devices. Use it to calculate bottlenecks and convert between units.
bobdob20
April 1st, 2008, 05:03 PM
It matters if its a leap year or not! That's something new for me.
It doesnt matter, its just from the xkcd post about kilobytes. Anyway ur still right, after reading a bit further i realised that the prefix Ki is 1024 and k is 1000.
Lostincyberspace
April 1st, 2008, 05:52 PM
Is there any difference between uppercase and lowercase k?
Yes actually there is since it is the metric system
k = Kilo (1000)
ki = Kibi (1024 (which is what should be used for computers most of the time))
K = Kelvin(temperature measurement)
freebeer
April 1st, 2008, 08:54 PM
29,000 B/s * 8 b/B * 1 kb/1000b = 232 kbps
I'd have to double-check, but in most networking protocols, there's a start bit and a stop bit surrounding each byte of data. Yes, 1 byte = 8 bits, but you have to add the start and stop = 10 bits of actual data transfer in order to transfer 1 byte of data.
tatrefthekiller
April 1st, 2008, 09:01 PM
I think start and stop bits are only for a packet, not for a byte...
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