Download Speed Conversion

Use this page to convert download speed units and avoid mistakes between bits and bytes when estimating transfer times.

Common conversions

• 1 MB/s = 8 Mb/s
• 1 Gb/s = 1,000 Mb/s
• 1 MiB/s = 1,048,576 bytes/s
• 1 Mb/s = 0.125 MB/s

Why conversion matters

Download speed conversion errors are one of the biggest causes of inaccurate transfer estimates. ISPs often advertise in Mb/s while file managers show MB/s.

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