Mbps to MB/s Converter
Internet speeds are sold in megabits per second, but files are measured in megabytes. This converts one to the other.
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How it works
A byte is eight bits. Divide the Mbps figure by eight to get megabytes per second.
A connection rarely reaches its plan speed in practice. Overhead and the other end of the link slow it down, so treat the result as a ceiling.
Worked example
A connection of 100 Mbps moves about 12.5 MB each second, or 45 GB an hour.
Questions
Why is my download slower than my plan?
Plans count raw line speed. Protocol overhead, Wi-Fi and busy servers all take some of it.
Is a gigabyte here 1000 megabytes?
Yes. This uses the storage makers' count, where one gigabyte is 1000 megabytes.
Which figure should I compare?
Compare MB per second with the speed a download window shows, since both are in megabytes.
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