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Ok I sound like a complete noob.
Forgive me :D

I am on 4mb uncapped on a 10mb line with Mweb.

I was getting this on speedtest:



Downloading an Origin update at 120KB/sec (note the KB and not the kb)
I then signed up for Webafrica free 5gb account and its actually slightly better but then again it is a free account.

What I am confused about please dont laugh, is the KB is obviously not the same as kb.
On torrents its downloading at approx 60kB/sec. Note the capital B.

Explain to me what I am missing? What is the difference here between KB, kB

Surely on this line and with 4mb uncapped the speeds should be much higher?
I used to get 400kB on torrents.
Something seems wrong.

Any ideas?

My line stats:

Connection Speed 7139 kbps 799 kbps
Line Attenuation 44.5 db 25.1 db
Noise Margin 6.1 db 5.4 db

Used to be on 10mb, seems someone downgraded me at the exchange
 
abzo said:
kb = kilobits
kB = kilobytes

1000kb = 125kB
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Yes I understand that part but am not sure if what I am reading is right.
I remember my speeds being far higher, not sure what is going on, have now tried Webafrica free account which granted may be crap but the speeds are still crap.
So perhaps a line issue?
 
marine1 said:
Ok I sound like a complete noob.
Forgive me :D

I am on 4mb uncapped on a 10mb line with Mweb.

I was getting this on speedtest:



Downloading an Origin update at 120KB/sec (note the KB and not the kb)
I then signed up for Webafrica free 5gb account and its actually slightly better but then again it is a free account.

What I am confused about please dont laugh, is the KB is obviously not the same as kb.
On torrents its downloading at approx 60kB/sec. Note the capital B.

Explain to me what I am missing? What is the difference here between KB, kB

Surely on this line and with 4mb uncapped the speeds should be much higher?
I used to get 400kB on torrents.
Something seems wrong.

Any ideas?

My line stats:

Connection Speed 7139 kbps 799 kbps
Line Attenuation 44.5 db 25.1 db
Noise Margin 6.1 db 5.4 db

Used to be on 10mb, seems someone downgraded me at the exchange
Click to expand...

What you are talking about about are kilobits (kb) and kilobytes (kB). There are 8 bits in a byte. It should always be a small k tho as a big K represents Kelvin which is a unit of temperature. You should get 420kB on a 4mb line when maxing out.

Your line stats don't look too hot, here are mine:

SNR Margin (0.1 dB): 303 270
Attenuation (0.1 dB): 200 105
Attainable Rate (Kbps): 12256 1196
Rate (Kbps): 4096 512

Test with alternate ISP's first and maybe sync down to 4mb.

Anyway, mweb sucked donkeyballs when I tried them.
 
My line stats:

Connection Speed 7139 kbps 799 kbps
Line Attenuation 44.5 db 25.1 db
Noise Margin 6.1 db 5.4 db

Used to be on 10mb, seems someone downgraded me at the exchange
Click to expand...

Looks more to me that your attenuation increased (if your Telkom line was stolen and they replaced it with a longer piece)
Your noise margin is 0.1db away from not working, if I were you I'd decrease my line speed to 5mbps to get rid of the IP overeheads regarding the 4mbps account, then your noise margin should improve, I think your issue with speeds is your SNR and nothing else, has your attenuation always been 44.5?
 
marine1 said:
Ok I sound like a complete noob.
Forgive me :D

I am on 4mb uncapped on a 10mb line with Mweb.

I was getting this on speedtest:



Downloading an Origin update at 120KB/sec (note the KB and not the kb)
I then signed up for Webafrica free 5gb account and its actually slightly better but then again it is a free account.

What I am confused about please dont laugh, is the KB is obviously not the same as kb.
On torrents its downloading at approx 60kB/sec. Note the capital B.

Explain to me what I am missing? What is the difference here between KB, kB

Surely on this line and with 4mb uncapped the speeds should be much higher?
I used to get 400kB on torrents.
Something seems wrong.

Any ideas?

My line stats:

Connection Speed 7139 kbps 799 kbps
Line Attenuation 44.5 db 25.1 db
Noise Margin 6.1 db 5.4 db

Used to be on 10mb, seems someone downgraded me at the exchange
Click to expand...

Good Afternoon marine1, are you still having trouble with speeds today? Has your problem cleared up?
 
marine1 said:
Still screwed:




Click to expand...

Thanks for the feedback, we do still have an open escalation with out technical team for you.

We will make contact with you telephonically to troubleshoot the issue.
 
Hi There,
I think you have some line issue.
To clarify the usse though of Kb kB the following should help all

The kilobit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix kilo (symbol k) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 103 (1 thousand),[1] and therefore,
1 kilobit = 103bits = 1000bits.
The kilobit has the unit symbol kbit or kb.
Using the common byte size of 8 bits, 1 kbit is equal to 125 bytes.
The kilobit is closely related to the kibibit, a unit multiple derived from the binary prefix kibi (symbol Ki) of the same order of magnitude,[2] which is equal to 210bits = 1024bits, or approximately 2% larger than the kilobit. Despite the definitions of these new prefixes for binary-based quantities of storage by international standards organizations, memory semiconductor chips are still marketed using the metric prefix names to designate binary multiples.
The kilobit is most commonly used in the expression of data rates of digital communication circuits as kilobits per second (kbit/s or kb/s), or abbreviated as kbps,[3] as in, for example, a 56 kbps PSTN circuit, or a 512 kbit/s broadband Internet connection.
The unit symbol kb is typographically similar to unit symbols of the kilobyte, i.e. kB, with an upper case B. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) therefore recommends the symbol bit instead of b. The prefix kilo is often used in fields of computer science and information technology with a meaning of multiplication by 1024 instead of 1000, contrary to international standards, in conjunction with the base unit byte and bit, in which case it is often written with a capital letter K,[citation needed] e.g., Kbit and KB. The decimal SI definition, 1 kbit/s = 1000 bit/s, is used uniformly in the context of telecommunication transmission speeds .

Basically Kb is better than kb

Regards

Tim
 
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