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> What sort of file is a "random 1-off thing" that a casual user might need to transfer, unexpectedly, over the wire, which is so large that a speed of 0.48 gig
by withinboredom 3y ago
> What sort of file is a "random 1-off thing" that a casual user might need to transfer, unexpectedly, over the wire, which is so large that a speed of 0.48 gigabits/sec is extremely slow?
In my single anecdata case, out of 15ish years of owning phones, it was a 4kx60fps video of a recital and about 30gb if I recall correctly.
Also, you are doing a classic mix-up of mega-bits vs. mega-bytes. A 30 gb file transferring at 480 megabits per second takes around 5 minutes with no protocol overhead (about 20% speed reduction) and assuming the flash on the phone can keep up and isn't doing anything else on the wire (probably another 20-40% reduction in transfer speed).
- quenix 3y agoAnecdata taken. How did I mix up megabits and megabytes? I mentioned a 5 gb file transferring at the same speeds takes a minute or so. That tracks with your 30 gb:5 minute calculation.
- withinboredom 3y agoYou said Mb/s not mbps.
- quenix 3y agoOkay, since we’re being pedantic, I still think you’re wrong. Mb/s is equivalent to Mbps. It would have been different if I wrote MB/s (all caps) MB/s = megabytes per second Mb/s = Mbps = megabits per second. See also https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/Mbps https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/Mbps > Megabits per second (Mbps) are units of measurement for network bandwidth and throughput. They are used to show how fast a network or internet connection is. Each Mbps represents the capacity to transfer 1 million bits each second, or roughly one small photo per second. It may also be expressed as Mbit/s or Mb/s.
- withinboredom 3y agoAh yeah, that's fair. I just reread my reply and realized it came across as much shorter than I intended, sorry for that. I wasn't trying to be an antfucker.