| Name of Movie | College Kumaran |
| Release Date : | 31/01/2008 |
| Direction : | Thulasidas |
| Cast : | Mohanlal, Balachadramenon |
| Distribution : | Emil & Eric |
| Notes |
Archive for January, 2008
Movie Releases on 31-1-08
Jan 31
Movie Release on 25/1/07
Jan 25
| Name of Movie | Novel |
| Release Date : | 11/01/2008 |
| Direction : | East Coast Vijayan |
| Cast : | Jayaram, Sada |
| Distribution : | Kas Movies |
| Notes |
| Name of Movie | Of The People |
| Release Date : | 04/01/2008 |
| Direction : | Jayaraj |
| Actors : | Mohanlal,Jagathy,Indrajith,Sidique |
| Distribution : | Arun, Padmakumar, Arjun, Anjali, Sabitha |
| Notes | sequel to For The People |
A recent business proposal required me to calculate the time taken to download huge files. Being a BSNL Dataone user, I was comparing it with various plans including the Home unlimited plan for Rs.900.
1 MB = 1024 KB = 1024 * 1024 bytes
= 1048576 bytes
= 1048576*8 = 8388608 bits
| Bandwidth in K bps (Kilo Bits Per Second) | Speed in Kilobytes per Second | Time taken to download a 1MB(1024Kilobyte) file under ideal conditions in seconds |
| 256 K bps = 256 * 1024 bps = 262144 bps | 256/8 = 32 KB/S | 8388608/262144 = 32 |
| 384 | 48 | 21.33 |
| 512 | 64 | 16 |
| 1024 (1Mbps) | 128 | 8 |
| 2048 (2Mbps) | 256 | 4 |
| 4096 (4Mbps) | 512 | 2 |
| 8192 (8Mbps) | 1024 | 1 |
BSNL offers 256Kbps guaranteed speed with a maximum of 2Mbps. So you can theoretically download a 1Mb file in …well under 4 seconds. So that’s under ideal conditions. I have seen download progresses for my 256Kbps connections at the range of 200KB/s. A lot depends on the server’s bandwidth too.
So how much does a 1GB file take to download with a 1 Mbps connection ? From the above table, 8 seconds for 1MB = 8 *1024 for 1GB = 8192 seconds = 136.53 minutes = approximately 2 and a half hours..
Update as on 14-3-08
I’m getting a download speed of 312Kb/s on my home 500 plan which means the speeds are crossing the 2Mbps speeds.