Internet speed converter

Internet plans are sold in bits (Mbps) while download apps show bytes (MB/s). One byte is 8 bits, so a 1,000 Mbps line downloads at most about 125 MB/s.

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Common conversions

1 bits per second equals

kilobits per second (kbps)0.001
megabits per second (Mbps)0.000001
gigabits per second (Gbps)1 × 10^-9
bytes per second (B/s)0.125
kilobytes per second (KB/s)0.000125
megabytes per second (MB/s)1.25 × 10^-7
gigabytes per second (GB/s)1.25 × 10^-10

Every Internet speed conversion

bits per second (bps)

kilobits per second (kbps)

megabits per second (Mbps)

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bytes per second (B/s)

kilobytes per second (KB/s)

megabytes per second (MB/s)

gigabytes per second (GB/s)

About Internet speed units

megabits per second (Mbps)
The unit internet providers advertise.
megabytes per second (MB/s)
What download apps show; 1 MB/s = 8 Mbps.

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