8 bite = 1 Byte
3 mb/sec(m bps) = 3/8 mB/Sec
Good enough for most of us.

If you download whole lot of multimedia files (aka porn) you are better off with cable! No Money No Honey

Comcast cable here (for internet only).

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close, but it's:

8 bitS in 1 Byte, but traditionally Bytes don't figure in connectivity measurements, it's measured in bits.

ethernet is 10/100/1000 MegaBITS/second with 1000=1Gb/s
most DSL is 1.5-3Mb/s
most cable is 4-15Mb/s

capital B is byte
small b is bit

if you want to test your speed, go to http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/ and use a WIRED connection to get your true speed.

I'm getting ~ 14Mb/s down and 2Mb/s UP on Cablevision here in NJ.

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I've been using snappydsl for the last three years - a 3mb line - I have haz zero problems! - service is great - pricing is good ($70.00 per month) I get NO BLOCKED PORTS, I host my own websites on the line etc... No reboots - simply put - really happy!

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$70 a month for 3Mb?!?!?! wow, that's expensive. Are you getting fixed IP's with that? (i'm assuming you are if you're hosting websites on it)

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i agree, that is expensive.

BTW, thanks for all your replies....I guess i'm keeping comcast cable @ $39.99 a month. ( i got it when it came out couple of years ago--it was ATT broadband back then )

i was tempted of switching to dsl with some promos

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If anyone is getting DSL from AT&T (formerly SBC), use Promo Code ju6791 and I'll get credit for the referal (good for some internal company prizes)

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You are right. Using bps(bit per sencond, bite was my misspelling) should be a standard. I was trying to clarify misusage of a small b and and a capital B.

Big difference there. However Windows like to use Byte/sec indiciating download speed perhaps since elements of packets are in single byte charcters. Telco companies always use bps since it sounds like it is lot more, eight times to be exact. Users beware.

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@gresch Yup - I do get a static IP for that. Yes it is a bit pricey - but what I like about it is that I get NO re-directed ports ALA: SMTP (25) http (80) etc... it is basically a clean line - I run my own mail server / nntp server / web servers / DNS etc - behind it. As it does not suffer from Broadband degradation issues I prefer the DSL route

I run a linux box and a windows advanced server 2000 on the line with great access speeds on both servers.

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