Nope you got it wrong... theres bits and theres bytes 1 byte = 8 bits so 8 Kbps = 1 KBps You probably see the speeds in KBps so 500 KBps would be like about 4 Mbps
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Wait a sec, the so-called 3Mbps phone internet go at like 500Kbps from my experience, so how slow is this 42Mbps internet gonna go?
Nope you got it wrong...
theres bits and theres bytes
1 byte = 8 bits
so 8 Kbps = 1 KBps
You probably see the speeds in KBps
so 500 KBps would be like about 4 Mbps