April
2008
Broadband…
My broadband is better than I thought it was. My downloads are at anywhere from 18.KBps to 33KBps and I thought that was pretty horrible until I realized that it was KBps Not kbps. 
There is a huge difference. While it is not nearly as good as I expect cable Broadband Internet to be, it isn’t as bad as I supposed. Perhaps this is because of the heavy load we put on our router here.
Here is what I mean:
1KB (KiloByte) = 1024 Bytes (approximately 1000 Bytes)
1 kbps (kilo bits per second) = 1000 bits per second
I found all this wonderful information here: Techallica.com
Download KBPS speed = (Kbps value*1000) /8)) / 1024.
I.e. For a connectivity of 512 kbps
kbps value * 1000 = 512 * 1000 = 512000
512000 / 8 = 64000
64000 / 1024 = 62.5 KBps
Therefore theoretically an internet connection of 512kbps bandwidth can download at a speed of 62.5 KBps