Anyone else get annoyed by this?

[Decker]

Literally speaking 1M = 1,000,000. 1024 is simply a corruption of the origional brought about by the computer world to fit with base 2 numbers.

So really either is correct

[iBrightDev]

it doenst really bother me cause i know 1024mb is 1GB, but a lot of people still say that 1000 bits is 1mb, 1000 mb is 1Gb, 1000GB is 1TB which isnt exact, but, it is a rough estimate. so, i dont really care myself.

@Decker, good point, i didnt realize that myself. thanks for teaching me something new today.

[RavenServers]

I get incredibly annoyed when I see host's fail to realize that 1 gig = 1024mb... not 1000mb. I see offers that say "5gb space" or something on their site, and when you look at the details, they say "5,000mb" ... which isn't 5 gigs.

Am I just a perfectionist with OCD, or does that bug anyone else too?


And yes, I am bored.

I totally agree with you. Most customers may not notice, but as stated earlier - it's definitely right from wrong.

[Richard]

Literally speaking 1M = 1,000,000. 1024 is simply a corruption of the origional brought about by the computer world to fit with base 2 numbers.

So really either is correct

Totally wrong.

[Decker]

Totally wrong.

Pray explain

So say 1Km is not 1,000 & 1Mtonne is not 1,000,000 tonnes?

[Schmarvin]

Stop with the Metric system Decker, lol.

[Decker]

Still waiting for my explanation

[.Andy]

To not use names I'm using ****

I'm mad that company like *** ******* I think it shows that the staff is not as technically inclined as they should be. I had an offer when I was looking at paid hosting that said 1 gig space and 10 gigs bandwidth. When I went to his site that plan had 1,000 mb. I asked him why and he said there is 1,000mb in a gig. I figured that if someone didn't know there was 1,024mb in a gig then they wouldn't know how to manage a server and left.

[TaoPhoenix]

Can this be put to a talking point?

Actually offer the "full" Gig, but create a warning zone at "1000 megs". I would much prefer this to the "We reserve the right to nuke your account at any time for no cause" phrases I see all the time.

"Dear Customer. Your account is nearing the maximum normal capacity. Please contact us for upgrade terms."

[Meksilon]

Are people aware that bits go by 8s? lol
I learned about that in elementary school.

Yes, and if you want to break that down then every binary number can be expressed as 2^n; for instance:

1 byte = 2^3 bits.
1 kilobyte = 2^10 bytes = 2^13 bits.
1 megabyte = 2^20 bytes = 2^23 bits.
1 gigabyte = 2^30 bytes = 2^33 bits.

That's if you're following the byte-standard, if you're following the bit standard then:
1 kilobit = 10^3 bits.
1 megabit = 10^6 bits.
1 gigabit = 10^9 bits.

Of course where it gets confusing is when you need to convert megabits to kilobytes... for instance 1 megabit = 1,000,000 bits = 125,000 bytes, which is approx 122.07 kilobytes. So, 1 megabyte = 8.388608 megabits.

1024 bytes in a MegaByte
1024 bytes in a Gigabyte

Any Host that does not know that, is stupid.

Um, no that's completely wrong!

[Skylar]

Yeah..? And?

4 bits in a nibble
8 bits in a byte
1024 bytes in a MegaByte
1024 bytes in a Gigabyte

Is that a typo or are you being serious?

Any Host that does not know that, is stupid.

*notes the "stupid" typo above

And To be Honest, in my case, on the VPS page I list the disk space as 25,000mb or 25gb as most people would read it as. I find it easier that way for the customers because you tend to get a lot of "newbies" in the hosting and look and see "1024mb" disk space and they go "well isn't 1000mb a GB?". So it can go either way

[PoliticalMonster]

It's only 24 megabytes...

We could go round telling how many bits our clients get, bits as in digits, as in 1's and 0's

1024mb = 1024mbx1024kbx1024bx8 = 8589934592 bits/gigabyte (I think)

On second thought, it might be 1024mbx1000kbx1000b << thats what I remember from those ol' physics classes.

When we say 1gb disk space, it's 1000mb in cPanel, not because it's what we think or because of industry standardization, simply because it's simpler. If a client needs/wants those extra 24mb, of course, they can have it. Anyway, cPanel should start measuring in gigabytes, since thats where the hosting world is going.

In other areas, I see many many hosts and people get he 100mbit/s and 100mbps port options wrong with dedicated servers. It's too confusing as it is for non-hosts, so 1000mb is just the best number to use. Why do the physicists have to make up such dumb numbers 0_o

[Skylar]

It's only 24 megabytes...

We could go round telling how many bits our clients get, bits as in digits, as in 1's and 0's

1024mb = 1024mbx1024kbx1024bx8 = 8589934592 bits/gigabyte (I think)

On second thought, it might be 1024mbx1000kbx1000b << thats what I remember from those ol' physics classes.

When we say 1gb disk space, it's 1000mb in cPanel, not because it's what we think or because of industry standardization, simply because it's simpler. If a client needs/wants those extra 24mb, of course, they can have it. Anyway, cPanel should start measuring in gigabytes, since thats where the hosting world is going.

In other areas, I see many many hosts and people get he 100mbit/s and 100mbps port options wrong with dedicated servers. It's too confusing as it is for non-hosts, so 1000mb is just the best number to use. Why do the physicists have to make up such dumb numbers 0_o

I cannot disagree with you. The only hosts that use the MB really are the free hosts. They should make a dropdown if you want it to mean MB or GB

[.Andy]

I cannot disagree with you. The only hosts that use the MB really are the free hosts. They should make a dropdown if you want it to mean MB or GB

Not necessaraly. I use mb 1,000 mb for example is our first plan.

[Skylar]

Not necessaraly. I use mb 1,000 mb for example is our first plan.

Yes but what I am saying is if they allowed a dropdown menu to select GB instead of MB then you could simply put in "1" and click "GB" because that is basically what you are selling the client (minus like 24mb). It makes it a little bit quicker IMO