On 3/10/2021 2:04 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:45:42 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4:59:16 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:42:48 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>>
>>>> We installed Dish TV about a month ago, no antenna, no utility pole
>>>> wire, dish is only 14" diameter, works great. Last week we installed
>>>> Elon Musk's Space Link for internet, absolutely fantastic, speed is
>>>> incredible, 160 Mega Bytes per second.
>>> Bits, not bytes Speeds are always expressed in terms of bits.
>>> There are 8 bits in a byte.
>>>
>>> 160 Mbit is not all that impressive. We routinely get upward
>>> of 400 with a medium-tier cable connection.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> 4 bits of data is called a "nibble." Why are nibbles so important? It's the least number of bits needed to represent the numbers 0 to 9. With 4 bits you have some extra spaces left over so to make efficient use of all the numbers available from 0 to 15, the characters A, B, C, D, E, F, is used in a base 16 number system.
>
> I've no knowlege of bits, bytes, and nibbles... all I know is that
> Space Link is wonderful... and each day with more satillites being put
> into orbit it becomes better and better.
> I'm certain that yoose who don't think it's any good are simply the
> cheapo *******s who don't want to pay the price.
>


What is the price?