• Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
        8·
        1 year ago

        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.

          • kaosof@lemmy.world
            82·
            1 year ago

            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.

            • stebo@sopuli.xyz
              26·
              1 year ago

              A gigabit is defined as 1 billion bits of data which is equivalent to 8GB. Both are a unit of capacity.

              • kaosof@lemmy.world
                8·
                1 year ago

                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.

                • stebo@sopuli.xyz
                  17·
                  1 year ago

                  That is new to me and in contradiction with any information I can find online but ok