On Apr 7, 2013, at 7:37 PM, Mayuresh <mayur...@acm.org> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 06, 2013 at 10:36:01PM +0530, Ashwin wrote: >> On 06-04-2013 09:02, Mayuresh wrote: >>> My overall impression is wireless (3G/CDMA) plans and QoS are not yet >>> comparable with wired connections. If they become so, I'll be happy to get >>> rid of wired connection mess. >> Considering the same level of communication algorithms, encoding and >> error correction techniques being available for both - the wired >> being a guided and protected medium (protected from external >> interferences) will always remain better than wireless i.e. unguided > > It's alright that for higher bandwidths wired will remain a better medium. > > For personal use I am content with less than 1mbps (say 512-750kbps etc) > as long as it is consistent. > > I think wireless should be capable of providing that much of speed > reliably. They advertise speeds "up to" 3.1mbps (CDMA) and 7.1mbps (3G), > though one doesn't even get 50kbps reliably - at least so with bsnl 3g. > (Haven't tried others.) > [...]
The Mbps notation is mega bits per second, and not mega bytes, afaik, and it hasn't changed. I have been guilty of forgetting this to arrive at incorrect calculation if what my speed should be and what it is. -Amarendra _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List