From: CPBinbox@remove-this.cfl.rr.com   
      
   On Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:28:53 +0000 (UTC), Bill Horne  wrote:   
   > I'm also curious about how a line that tops out at 940 Mbps can be   
   > labelled "Gigabit" when it obviously isn't: let's see, I'll grab a   
   > virtual pencil ...   
   >   
   > 940 divided by 1,000 is 0.94.   
   > 880 divided by 1,000 is 0.88.   
   >   
   > So, Verizon's "Gigabit" service, according to Cnet, is only 94% of a   
   > Gigabit on download, and only 88% of a Gigabit on uploads.   
      
   Shouldn't the divisor be 1024? Then down is 0.918 and up only 0.859.   
      
   Just my 1.7 cents worth.   
      
   interim moderator's note: No. Ethernet speeds are in decimal multiples of   
   10, kilo not kibi etc.   
      
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