Confused someone please explain this to me----

With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
in system tray it says 54mbps.
Results of speedtest on a site:
Download 4716kbps
Upload 1167kbps
Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
Is this mega or milli bytes?
Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
54mbps(is that million??)
Thank you.
Sorry for my ignorance.

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 31 Jan 2006
11:08:17 -0800, "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>in system tray it says 54mbps.
>Results of speedtest on a site:
>Download 4716kbps
>Upload 1167kbps
>Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?

Essentially yes.

>Is this mega or milli bytes?

mega as in 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 (depending on how the software is written).
milli would be 1/1000.
bits, not bytes.

>Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>54mbps(is that million??)

That's megabits as in millions of bits per second, the maximum speed of
802.11g Wi-Fi. Your actual speed may vary.

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"Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
> in system tray it says 54mbps.
> Results of speedtest on a site:
> Download 4716kbps
> Upload 1167kbps
> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
> Is this mega or milli bytes?

4716kbps is the same as 4.71Mbps - typically a big "M" means Mega and a
little "m" means milli.
You're wondering why you're not getting 54Mbps on your speed test? You're
limited by your ISP connection. Your LAN is faster than your internet
connection. That's the norm.

> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
> 54mbps(is that million??)
> Thank you.
> Sorry for my ignorance.
>

On 31 Jan 2006 11:08:17 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "Robert"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>in system tray it says 54mbps.

this is the speed of the wireless connection to your router

>Results of speedtest on a site:
>Download 4716kbps

this is the actual speed of data xfer, much lower than your wireless
speed because you don't own a 54Mb/s broadband connection (I assume)
and anyway very few sites could upload at that speed.

>Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>Is this mega or milli bytes?

lower-case m is milli, you want a capital M for mega.

>Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>54mbps(is that million??)

its merely illiterate - it hsould be 54Mbps
Mark McIntyre
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"Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
> in system tray it says 54mbps.
> Results of speedtest on a site:
> Download 4716kbps
> Upload 1167kbps
> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
> Is this mega or milli bytes?
> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
> 54mbps(is that million??)
> Thank you.
> Sorry for my ignorance.

8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
second).

So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is half, so
at
best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.

Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
reduce this rate, as will encryption.

Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
research on what to expect. I was told that
"__spc__" <s p a m t i m e @ n t l w o r l d . c o m> wrote in message
news:xSYDf.24312$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>> Download 4716kbps
>> Upload 1167kbps
>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>> Thank you.
>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>
> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
> second).
>
> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is half,
> so at
> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>
> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>
>

OK, let's try this again <g>

Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
research on what to expect. I was told by the provider that I could expect
downloads of 64KB and connect at 512Kbps.
This looks much MUCH slower than the numbers I'm seeing here and certainly
doesn't look "high speed" altho
it's a lot faster than my current dialup connection of 44Kbps and 4.8KB. Am
I reading/calculating this right? If so
I sure don't seem to be getting much for $600 startup fee and $49 a month
Monica

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Newsgroups: alt.internet.wireless
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: Confused someone please explain this to me----


>
> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>> Download 4716kbps
>> Upload 1167kbps
>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>> Thank you.
>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>
> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
> second).
>
> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is half,
> so at
> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>
> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>
>

"Monica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7iXHf.1912$Tf3.1748@dukeread09...
> Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
> research on what to expect. I was told that
> "__spc__" <s p a m t i m e @ n t l w o r l d . c o m> wrote in message
> news:xSYDf.24312$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>>> Download 4716kbps
>>> Upload 1167kbps
>>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>>> Thank you.
>>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>>
>> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
>> second).
>>
>> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is half,
>> so at
>> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>>
>> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
>> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>>
>>
>
>

In article <7vXHf.1913$Tf3.16@dukeread09>, "Monica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>OK, let's try this again <g>
>
>Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
>research on what to expect. I was told by the provider that I could expect
>downloads of 64KB and connect at 512Kbps.
>This looks much MUCH slower than the numbers I'm seeing here and certainly
>doesn't look "high speed" altho
>it's a lot faster than my current dialup connection of 44Kbps and 4.8KB. Am
>I reading/calculating this right? If so
>I sure don't seem to be getting much for $600 startup fee and $49 a month
>Monica

Is this your only internet option, I see the cox part in your email
address, you can't get a cable modem?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "__spc__" <s p a m t i m e @ n t l w o r l d . c o m>
>Newsgroups: alt.internet.wireless
>Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:50 AM
>Subject: Re: Confused someone please explain this to me----
>
>
>>
>> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>>> Download 4716kbps
>>> Upload 1167kbps
>>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>>> Thank you.
>>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>>
>> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
>> second).
>>
>> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is half,
>> so at
>> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>>
>> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
>> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>>
>>
>
>"Monica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:7iXHf.1912$Tf3.1748@dukeread09...
>> Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
>> research on what to expect. I was told that
>> "__spc__" <s p a m t i m e @ n t l w o r l d . c o m> wrote in message
>> news:xSYDf.24312$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>>>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>>>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>>>> Download 4716kbps
>>>> Upload 1167kbps
>>>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>>>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>>>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>>>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>>>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>>>
>>> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
>>> second).
>>>
>>> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is half,
>>> so at
>>> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>>>
>>> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
>>> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

>>Is this your only internet option, I see the cox part in your email
>>address, you can't get a cable modem?

Yes it is and no I can't.

"Rico" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:_N1If.37029$(E-Mail Removed). ..
> In article <7vXHf.1913$Tf3.16@dukeread09>, "Monica"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>OK, let's try this again <g>
>>
>>Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
>>research on what to expect. I was told by the provider that I could
>>expect
>>downloads of 64KB and connect at 512Kbps.
>>This looks much MUCH slower than the numbers I'm seeing here and certainly
>>doesn't look "high speed" altho
>>it's a lot faster than my current dialup connection of 44Kbps and 4.8KB.
>>Am
>>I reading/calculating this right? If so
>>I sure don't seem to be getting much for $600 startup fee and $49 a month
>>
>>Monica
>
> Is this your only internet option, I see the cox part in your email
> address, you can't get a cable modem?
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "__spc__" <s p a m t i m e @ n t l w o r l d . c o m>
>>Newsgroups: alt.internet.wireless
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:50 AM
>>Subject: Re: Confused someone please explain this to me----
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over 'connection'
>>>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>>>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>>>> Download 4716kbps
>>>> Upload 1167kbps
>>>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>>>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>>>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>>>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it says
>>>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>>>
>>> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
>>> second).
>>>
>>> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is
>>> half,
>>> so at
>>> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>>>
>>> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
>>> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>"Monica" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:7iXHf.1912$Tf3.1748@dukeread09...
>>> Just signed up for wireless (the only provider in town) and doing some
>>> research on what to expect. I was told that
>>> "__spc__" <s p a m t i m e @ n t l w o r l d . c o m> wrote in message
>>> news:xSYDf.24312$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>> "Robert" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>>>> With my wireless connection when I hold mouse pointer over
>>>>> 'connection'
>>>>> in system tray it says 54mbps.
>>>>> Results of speedtest on a site:
>>>>> Download 4716kbps
>>>>> Upload 1167kbps
>>>>> Is 4716kbps same as 4.716mbps?
>>>>> Is this mega or milli bytes?
>>>>> Someone tell me if I am correct in my conversion; also what actually
>>>>> does it mean when you hold pointer over icon in system tray and it
>>>>> says
>>>>> 54mbps(is that million??)
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>> Sorry for my ignorance.
>>>>
>>>> 8 Mbps (megabits per second) = 1 MB/sec (megabytes per
>>>> second).
>>>>
>>>> So 54Mbps = 6.75MB/sec. Actual throughput on WiFi-g (I believe) is
>>>> half,
>>>> so at
>>>> best, you'll get 3-3.5MB/sec transfer speeds.
>>>>
>>>> Depending on the siting of your clients and router, interference will
>>>> reduce this rate, as will encryption.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.