FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbpsspiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.world – 1424 points – 8 months agodocs.fcc.gov196Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentI wish we can all move to MB/s and get rid of the endless confusion on namesI say we split the different and go for nibbles per fortnight.The reason we don't is because the network does not care how the files you transfer are formatted. It measure the amount of bits it can transfer. Whether the file in question is for example a text document (8bit) or a HEIF (10bit)Mbps, megabits per second, is the standard. No idea why this author opted to use the highly unusual millibit.5 more...
I wish we can all move to MB/s and get rid of the endless confusion on namesI say we split the different and go for nibbles per fortnight.The reason we don't is because the network does not care how the files you transfer are formatted. It measure the amount of bits it can transfer. Whether the file in question is for example a text document (8bit) or a HEIF (10bit)Mbps, megabits per second, is the standard. No idea why this author opted to use the highly unusual millibit.5 more...
The reason we don't is because the network does not care how the files you transfer are formatted. It measure the amount of bits it can transfer. Whether the file in question is for example a text document (8bit) or a HEIF (10bit)
Mbps, megabits per second, is the standard. No idea why this author opted to use the highly unusual millibit.
I wish we can all move to MB/s and get rid of the endless confusion on names
I say we split the different and go for nibbles per fortnight.
The reason we don't is because the network does not care how the files you transfer are formatted.
It measure the amount of bits it can transfer.
Whether the file in question is for example a text document (8bit) or a HEIF (10bit)
Mbps, megabits per second, is the standard. No idea why this author opted to use the highly unusual millibit.