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Nov 30, 2005 21:11
New Orleans launches free wireless InternetTuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted: 1940 GMT (0340 HKT (
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dividedbyzero
December 1 2005, 02:22:20 UTC
128k isn't terribly speedy, but it's still significantly faster than the best dialup connection.
And it's free!
I think that's a great thing. If people want more, they can buy it from the usual suspects.
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ex_arekin
December 1 2005, 11:54:13 UTC
your standard dialup runs at 56k, so 128 is about twice the speed of dialup.
for a full breakdown here you go, a bit is one 0 or 1 in binary. a byte is a bundle of 8 bits, about 1 character of text.
a kilobyte is 1024 bytes, so a kilobit is 1024 bits.
128k is 128 kilobits per second, so every second its like 131,072 0s and 1s sent to your computer.
Quick breakdown.
kilobyte = 1024 bytes
megabyte = 1024 kilobytes
gigabyte = 1024 megabytes
terabyte = More info than you need to know right now. :)
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And it's free!
I think that's a great thing. If people want more, they can buy it from the usual suspects.
Reply
for a full breakdown here you go, a bit is one 0 or 1 in binary. a byte is a bundle of 8 bits, about 1 character of text.
a kilobyte is 1024 bytes, so a kilobit is 1024 bits.
128k is 128 kilobits per second, so every second its like 131,072 0s and 1s sent to your computer.
Quick breakdown.
kilobyte = 1024 bytes
megabyte = 1024 kilobytes
gigabyte = 1024 megabytes
terabyte = More info than you need to know right now. :)
Reply
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