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One of the reasons for it is actually Marketing. If I were to provide an 8Mbps connection, an average person would not know the fact that 8b = 1B. From an ISP v
by abhilash0505 12y ago
One of the reasons for it is actually Marketing. If I were to provide an 8Mbps connection, an average person would not know the fact that 8b = 1B. From an ISP view, 8Mbps seems a better speed than 1MBps to an average non-tech customer.
- saddestcatever 12y agoMy assumption: No ISP wants to be the first to make the transition to using MBps. And thus, legacy metrics are used forever.