I thought there would be a difference between KBPS and MBPS. Now, I am confused as well. Lol. I hope someone knows the terminology because I am having a senior moment right now. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On May 15, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > > Hello to all. I'm just a bit confused. I was having a discussion on twitter > regarding the differens between what I see on my downloads area and what's > actually happening. I had something download at 130kbps and take about 6 > minutes. the size was I think 100mb. Not someone sayd that capital B was for > I think bytes and lower case b was for kilibits for example. I cannot convert > what I'm seeing in to something useful like for example if I say this > connection is getting 700kbps what is that. 7mbps? I know that much but it's > when I see downloading at x speed and how to convert that in to something I > can picture in my head. > > I know I'm crazy but I'm feeling stupid at the moment. > > thanks all************ > > > You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. > > > The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to > their list subscription is: > > //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind > > The list archive is located at > > //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ > > All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: > > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx