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MARTINS_DOLL
MARTINS_DOLL Posts: 11,141 Forumite
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I have done a search, and can't find this posted...:)


http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/competitions/competition.jsp?aid=20804&id=11600001%20&cm_mmc

Answer...

A) megabytes per second

Thanks RCB & Dalkirst xxx
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  • Rock_Chick_Bird
    Rock_Chick_Bird Posts: 10,304 Forumite
    When referring to mobile broadband what does the acronym MBps stand for?
    :T A) megabytes per second :T
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  • Dalkirst
    Dalkirst Posts: 9,210 Forumite
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    A) megabytes per second
    Darren
  • Barnabysue
    Barnabysue Posts: 9,058 Forumite
    Dalkirst wrote: »
    A) megabytes per second

    Thank God for that, It's what I put :T
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  • MARTINS_DOLL
    MARTINS_DOLL Posts: 11,141 Forumite
    Many thanks RCB & Dalkirst... :beer: xxx

    I've now edited the OP with the answer... ;)
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  • jaxdia
    jaxdia Posts: 796 Forumite
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    I'm glad they got the capitalization correct too :p

    Although, mobile phone broadband, megaBYTES per second? I'm on 20Mb Virgin on my main PC, and I only get 2MB per second if I'm lucky and connected to a very good server.

    What on earth do mobile phones get these days then? :eek:
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  • tillytat
    tillytat Posts: 897 Forumite
    Thanks for this.
  • trogdor
    trogdor Posts: 149 Forumite
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    jaxdia wrote: »
    Although, mobile phone broadband, megaBYTES per second? I'm on 20Mb Virgin on my main PC, and I only get 2MB per second if I'm lucky and connected to a very good server.

    20Mb Virgin = 20 megaBITS per second. 1 bit = 8 bytes, so 20 Mbps = 2.5MBps. I.e. you'll never see better than 2.5MBps on a file transfer, even if all other factors are perfect. Of course, the higher your connection speed, the less likely you are to hit its ceiling, as it becomes increasingly likely that the bottleneck occurs elsewhere (normally at the remote server).
    jaxdia wrote: »
    What on earth do mobile phones get these days then? :eek:

    Vodafone's top speed rating is 7.2Mbps, T-Mobile's & Virgin's are 4.5Mbps, 3's is 3.6Mbps. WiMAX can provide up to 70Mbps, but is not widely available, and the only specs I can find for a provider in Central London claim 2 - 10Mbps.
  • Keefcat
    Keefcat Posts: 583 Forumite
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    Looks like game over - 'Sorry this competition is not available at this time' - I'm not doing very well today !!
  • grannybiker
    grannybiker Posts: 12,128 Forumite
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    Just entered & got the "Thanks for your entry" message, so still going!
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  • jaxdia
    jaxdia Posts: 796 Forumite
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    trogdor wrote: »
    20Mb Virgin = 20 megaBITS per second. 1 bit = 8 bytes, so 20 Mbps = 2.5MBps. I.e. you'll never see better than 2.5MBps on a file transfer, even if all other factors are perfect. Of course, the higher your connection speed, the less likely you are to hit its ceiling, as it becomes increasingly likely that the bottleneck occurs elsewhere (normally at the remote server).
    Ahem, yes I know all that, hence my comment about correct capitalization earlier ;)

    Thanks though :p
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