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Old 02-13-2009, 01:53 PM   #2
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The speed of your line is KbPS (Kilo Bits per second).
When the browser displays your download speed, it's KBPS (Kilo bytes per second).

1 kilobyte is roughly 8-10 kilobits depending on how it goes over the line, so what your browser displays is 1000/8, so that's about right...
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