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What does firefox measure download speed in, kilobits or kilobytes?

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Am curious what format the browser measures file download speeds, bits or bytes per second?

I have searched everywhere and cannot find a clear answer. I am aware of the capitalization of the letters usually defines the terms it's measured in, however this appears to be non-standard across the internet, depending who you ask.

eg, kB = kilobytes, kb = kilobits.

firefox lists the downloads in capitials : KB or MB

I would assume it's measuring in BYTES not BITS.

If anyone can clarify this, it would be much appreciated.

Thankyou :)

Am curious what format the browser measures file download speeds, bits or bytes per second? I have searched everywhere and cannot find a clear answer. I am aware of the capitalization of the letters usually defines the terms it's measured in, however this appears to be non-standard across the internet, depending who you ask. eg, kB = kilobytes, kb = kilobits. firefox lists the downloads in capitials : KB or MB I would assume it's measuring in BYTES not BITS. If anyone can clarify this, it would be much appreciated. Thankyou :)

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Firefox shows download speeds in kilobytes per second.

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Scott
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Firefox shows download speeds in kilobytes per second.