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Curious question to those responding in this thread, referring to speeds in so and so many MB or GB:
I have met countless people - the majority of them programmers - who never considered the meaning of mega/giga in networking, never realized that a network mega or giga is almost a magnitude (but due to protocol overhead usually slightly more than a magnitude) less than a mega or giga of RAM. There is no law requiring B to mean Byte and b to mean bit, but it is a strong convention. Networking people know very well that network speeds are always stated in bits per second. Generally, they prefer the term bps (Kbps, Mbps, Gbps); I have never seen MB or GB used in networking literature. (Furthermore; networking people never abuse kilo, mega and giga: 1 Mbps is 1,000,000 bps rather than 1 Gi bps, or 1,073,741,824 bps - but that is a different question.)
When we 30 years ago got ISDN speeds, there were customer making formal complaints to the telco: They got a throughput of only 8 kilobytes per second, but had been promised 64! Line speeds in those days were at a level where you actually experienced it as a limitation. Today's fiber speeds are at a level where 99% of the users won't notice whether they get 100 Mbit/s or 100 Mbytes/s. Any noticeable delay, or speed limitation, is because the server machine is slow in its response.
The only thing I know for sure: Those referring to speeds of so and so many millibits per second (such as '200 mb') are not serious about it. I am still curious to whether those really mean 200 Mibi-Bytes or 200 Mega-bits!
So how many of you think Mega- (or Mebi-)bytes when writing 'MB'? How many think of Mega-bits?
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TBH, I realize network comms are measured in bits, not bytes. I subconsciously divide by 8 when estimating my download speeds.
The problem I have is remembering the proper casing for all the abbreviations.
Ergo, I'm giving you the correct figures, but maybe the wrong units. Sorry.
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Did he retire? Hopefully nothing worse than that.
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Vacation. For the next two weeks, I'm the news captain now.
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Ok, glad he is taking a break.
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Will you include a load of Pirate news?
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Y'arrrr. No.
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Everyone has right to have some days off... even he  
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I would expect a loooong therapy session.
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In June we are headed to Scotland and Ireland for 2 weeks from Atlanta, Georgia USA. I know we'll need adapters for anything that needs to plug into an outlet. This question is about using USB-A or USB-C charging cords. If I plug into a USB outlet in those countries with my USB cord will I have problems?
Airports and hotels in the US have outlets with the normal electrical outlet plus a couple of USB-A jacks. Do hotels in Scotland and Ireland have similar setups? If not then I'm bringing an adapter and a power strip.
Thanks for the help.
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I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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I can't tell about the USB C because I still have to own something that has it.
My phone chargers are USB A on the side of the adapter pluged in the wall and micro usb in the side of the phone.
I don't think the cable will do any problem, USB voltage should be the same (as a standard), the difference is in the voltage net, and that is the job of the adapter charger.
About Scotland and ireland having such adapters... I can't tell. You will need to wait for anopther CPian that knows it for sure.
I would recommend you to anyways bring your adapter if you already have it. It will make your like easier.
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The USB cables should be fine if the hotel provides sockets (and most hotels do). But it's always an idea to bring (or buy) a plug adapter. And don't forget that over here our mains power is pumped out at 240 volts, so will give some of your equipment a bit of a kick.
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And there is a certain risk connecting a device to an unknown usb end.
As you suggested, an adapter is much more safe or then an USB cable which only is for charging and no datatransfer
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USB cables are generally used for both purposes, and wall adapters will be stepped down to about 5.5. volts.
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0x01AA wrote: What I mean is: I would never connect a regular USB cable (which allows datatransfer) e.g. at an airport.
i.e., juice jacking.
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That's why I always have my charger with me in hand luggage. If I need to, then I plug my own hardware in the outlet, and no my phone in the public USB cable.
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I agree, that is the most safe way. And I do it also like that.
[Edit]
In rare cases I plug my device for charging using an adapter mentioned before.
And I trust my mobile when it shows 'charging only available' 
modified 15-May-23 15:55pm.
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I agree. A prophylactic adapter for power only.
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You'll be OK with any USB sockets you can find - USB is an international standard. But be aware that, depending on where you're going and the sort of places you're staying, you may find that many hotels / pubs don't have USB outlets on the wall sockets. Also be aware that if you're going to the more remote parts of Scotland, hotel WiFi may be very slow or non-existent, and that even mobile phone (cellphone) coverage may be poor. I had a great tour round the highlands last month but some days it just wasn't worth bothering trying to connect. (e.g. one place had a 1Mb/s connection shared between 10 chalets). Of course other places it was absolutely fine, fast and modern.
You should be able to pick up a mains/USB charger very easily once you're here though.
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Can't speak for Ireland other than 1/2 my family is from there, but Scotland? The men don't wear pants and they have large swords  "Freeddom!!!!"
You are taking a dream vacation or trip or whatever. Thought? When you land in Scotland, buy a prepaid phone with the hardware. Less debris to drag around less to plan for.
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Has never been more appropriate.
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And then I have a souvenir too!
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In general always use your adapter and cord, malicious payloads from public USB chargers are a thing.
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