Excuse the dense question!
Jun 5th 2007, 10:36 am
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Excuse the dense question!
But,
bieng a woman and not up on all things gadgety. Im with telefonica and want to know when they say 3mb connection, is it 3 megabits or 3 mega bytes???
Ta
Jen
bieng a woman and not up on all things gadgety. Im with telefonica and want to know when they say 3mb connection, is it 3 megabits or 3 mega bytes???
Ta
Jen
Jun 5th 2007, 10:51 am
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
Its probably half a megabyte
I read somewhere that TF aren't capable of supplying high megabyte connections rurally because of the exchanges, but I don't know that for sure.
Jun 5th 2007, 3:54 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
If you don't really know what they are, then really it doesn't matter whether it's bits or bytes. All that does matter is that it's a fast connection. Even a half meg is reasonable.
Jun 5th 2007, 3:56 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
Jun 5th 2007, 6:12 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
we apparently get 3mb..........but sometimes it's soooooooooo slooooooooooooow
Jun 5th 2007, 8:42 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
Not according to BT & specialist forums etc it isn't 
Apparantly we're both possibly right, but what does it matter ..................
http://www.solis.co.uk/broadband/bbfaq.htm
And see spyro2000's explanation in this forum
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/arch...p/t-59029.html
Apparantly we're both possibly right, but what does it matter ..................
http://www.solis.co.uk/broadband/bbfaq.htm
And see spyro2000's explanation in this forum
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/arch...p/t-59029.html
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Jun 5th 2007, 8:45 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
thanks all,
just solved an argument I was having.or was it a debate lol. thanks all
just solved an argument I was having.or was it a debate lol. thanks all
Jun 5th 2007, 10:49 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
Not according to BT & specialist forums etc it isn't
Apparantly we're both possibly right, but what does it matter ..................
http://www.solis.co.uk/broadband/bbfaq.htm
And see spyro2000's explanation in this forum
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/arch...p/t-59029.html
Apparantly we're both possibly right, but what does it matter ..................
http://www.solis.co.uk/broadband/bbfaq.htm
And see spyro2000's explanation in this forum
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/arch...p/t-59029.html
The first one is just plain wrong - the second says it is Megabits.
If you do a bit more research you will find that it is megabits.
Jun 6th 2007, 12:10 am
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
FRED JAMES.
YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY MY HERO!!
thankyou
YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY MY HERO!!
thankyou
Jun 6th 2007, 12:50 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
I meant that I didn't want to make a big thing of it .... but as it happens I just spoke to the MD of a computer company in the UK that I deal with and he says both are used ... but what does he know Fred
Jun 6th 2007, 1:30 pm
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Re: Excuse the dense question!
Code:
http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/help/Download+broadband+speed
Jun 6th 2007, 1:36 pm
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P.S. Do I have to pay?
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