@spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoFCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbpsdocs.fcc.govmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1811arrow-down15 cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
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minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years ago100 mbps? That’s 100 millibits per second, or 0.1 bits per second. I’d certainly hope for better bandwidth than one bit every ten seconds; that’s slower than smoke signals.
minus-square@simple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI wish we can all move to MB/s and get rid of the endless confusion on names
minus-square@Honytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 years agoThe 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)
minus-squareCalaveralinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI almost replied saying you had no idea you were talking about, but then I realized… Lol
minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoYou’re right, I’m horny for words.
minus-square@TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 years agoI tried to get it to point to my username (but it’s cool if you want to argue)
100 mbps? That’s 100 millibits per second, or 0.1 bits per second. I’d certainly hope for better bandwidth than one bit every ten seconds; that’s slower than smoke signals.
I wish we can all move to MB/s and get rid of the endless confusion on names
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)
I almost replied saying you had no idea you were talking about, but then I realized… Lol
👆 Pedant.
👆 Humorless git.
Debate pervert 👆
You’re right, I’m horny for words.
I tried to get it to point to my username (but it’s cool if you want to argue)