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[PaulMacC]

Okay I was away for 2 days and my internet was 2.2Mbps which what it always was and I think that my dad has had a talk with BT and they've gave us an extra 5.4Mbps for FREE.
Can someone tell me what does all this Mbps stand for and do?

Thanks and +rep to all useful information :)

[Energizer]

Megabits (or millions of bits) per second.

what google says

[PaulMacC]

It doesnt exactly tell me what they are for.
But for what it means +rep

[Hitman]

The higher it is the faster your web connection can send data, therefore loading a site should be faster.

[N!ck]

The maximim posible capacity for your internet connectoin to download data. For instance 2.2Mbps converts to a theoretical maximum of 281KB/s download speed.

[Grimmauld]

the rate at which your computer downloads things, i believe.