▲ 747 ▼ Let them eat starlink! (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by Gsus4@mander.xyz to c/enoughmuskspam@lemmy.world 264 comments fedilink hide all child comments stolen from https://old.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/1kmadyp/musk_is_hiking_starlink_costs/
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) That gigabit per second, without any datacap. Twitter guy is ordering 1000 gigabyte worth of data, or slightly over 2 hours of internet in Sweden at full speed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) why is everyone dropping the "per second" part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaosof@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Because gigabytes (GB) are units of storage capacity, and gigabits (Gb) are units of data transfer rate. It's implied it's gigabits per second, as no one ever really measures it in like... Gigabits per hour, or year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago (1 child) A gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaosof@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Technically correct, but that's not how it's actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -6 points 1 year ago That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok permalink fedilink source parent
[+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) why is everyone dropping the "per second" part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaosof@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Because gigabytes (GB) are units of storage capacity, and gigabits (Gb) are units of data transfer rate. It's implied it's gigabits per second, as no one ever really measures it in like... Gigabits per hour, or year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago (1 child) A gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaosof@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Technically correct, but that's not how it's actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -6 points 1 year ago That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kaosof@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Because gigabytes (GB) are units of storage capacity, and gigabits (Gb) are units of data transfer rate. It's implied it's gigabits per second, as no one ever really measures it in like... Gigabits per hour, or year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago (1 child) A gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaosof@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Technically correct, but that's not how it's actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -6 points 1 year ago That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago (1 child) A gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kaosof@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Technically correct, but that's not how it's actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -6 points 1 year ago That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kaosof@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Technically correct, but that's not how it's actually used. Gigabit is not used in any meaningful context outside of as a measure of data transfer rates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -6 points 1 year ago That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok permalink fedilink source parent
[+] stebo02@sopuli.xyz -6 points 1 year ago That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok permalink fedilink source parent
