I am new to Nairaland and I have learnt a lot since I joined this forum. In my opinion, anyone who comes here and doesn't learn anything at the end of the day is not a human being.

Ever since I started visiting the phone section, I have noticed a lot of people call the internet browsing bundle "MB".
I hear things like "you get mb?"
"yes"
" how many mb you get? "
"I get 2gig"

This is wrong. It is called "DATA" not "MB"
Megabytes "MB" is a unit of data.
Data is measured in BYTES (B), KILOBYTES(KB), MEGABYTES(MB), GIGABYTES(GB), TERABYTES, ETC.

Please next time, don't say "I have wasted my MB" but say "have wasted my data"
Don't say "Airtel free mb" but say "Airtel free data"

let's correct this impression please.

Bros,you get MB? My MB don finish o! And Airtel no wan gimme MB.

Danhumprey: Bros,you get MB? My MB don finish o! And Airtel no wan gimme MB.

Guy u funny oo...u r just adamant about this computer age.
@op, tnx for correcting this misnomer though I have known this back in d days of CSC 201.

DjAndroid: I am new to Nairaland and I have learnt a lot since I joined this forum. In my opinion, anyone who comes here and doesn't learn anything at the end of the day is not a human being.

Ever since I started visiting the phone section, I have noticed a lot of people call the internet browsing bundle "MB".
I hear things like "you get mb?"
"yes"
" how many mb you get? "
"I get 2gig"

This is wrong. It is called "DATA" not "MB"
Megabytes "MB" is a unit of data.
Data is measured in BYTES (B), KILOBYTES(KB), MEGABYTES(MB), GIGABYTES(GB), TERABYTES, ETC.

Please next time, don't say "I have wasted my MB" but say "have wasted my data"
Don't say "Airtel free mb" but say "Airtel free data"

let's correct this impression please.

This thing dey vex you too?
It's very annoying when I hear that on the streets.
Even when someone has up to 2gig, he will still be saying I have megabytes

Hope they will learn.

Forward this to our network providers, they are equaly guilty of it.

Cn't cal MTN's yeye 15mb & co data sha If yhu have 2GB,yhu can say yhu have 2000 MB naa...call it watever...they are one & same...just a marra of conversion.

I just wasted my MB opening this thread.








But on a lighter note, I was taught and have known "data" to be unprocessed information. The OP is wrong as well by calling DataBundle "data".
I may be wrong shaaa, but I don't think so

I believe it ought to be called data although I stand to be corrected. Many Nigerians are used to the "MB" ish. Guess it's a naija ish.
On a lighter note I offer a cheaper data bundle on MTN, Glo and Etisalat for as low as N1499 for 1Gb and N2999 fir 3GB. Visit https://www.nairaland.com/1790563/cheap-mobile-data-1gb-n1499

Thanks for the enlightenment..most times in Nairaland,we communicate colloquially,either way,we understood what's being said.

Dollarjunkie: I just wasted my MB opening this thread.








But on a lighter note, I was taught and have known "data" to be unprocessed information. The OP is wrong as well by calling DataBundle "data".
I may be wrong shaaa, but I don't think so

That means OP is wong too!!!

Chikebrain: I believe it ought to be called data although I stand to be corrected. Many Nigerians are used to the "MB" ish. Guess it's a naija ish.
On a lighter note I offer a cheaper data bundle on MTN, Glo and Etisalat for as low as N1499 for 1Gb and N2999 fir 3GB. Visit https://www.nairaland.com/1790563/cheap-mobile-data-1gb-n1499

go and use your exorbitant data plans to cook beans.

fr3do:

go and use your exorbitant data plans to cook beans.

Etisalat.. 1000 for 200MB
D guy... 1500 for 1024MB

Which one seems more exhorbitant?

Dollarjunkie: I just wasted my MB opening this thread.








But on a lighter note, I was taught and have known "data" to be unprocessed information. The OP is wrong as well by calling DataBundle "data".
I may be wrong shaaa, but I don't think so

Thanks a lot for correcting me. it is called data bundle . at least we are all learning now. instead of continuing calling it MB

Lol..it's pidgin English

engrFsumtin: Cn't cal MTN's yeye 15mb & co data sha If yhu have 2GB,yhu can say yhu have 2000 MB naa...call it watever...they are one & same...just a marra of conversion.

2gig is 2000 MB. you are right.
but,
after saying: seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, why do you say "one thousand" instead of "Ten hundred "

when you have less than 1mb, maybe 900kb, will you also call it MB?

DjAndroid:
2gig is 2000 MB. you are right.
but,
after saying: seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, why do you say "one thousand" instead of "Ten hundred "

when you have less than 1mb, maybe 900kb, will you also call it MB?

Stop arguing with them, let them continue the display of ignorance.

Some people call their mother, Ma, mummy, nnem, mama... All na the same as far as we understand where we dey go...

Yomieluv: Thanks for the enlightenment..most times in Nairaland,we communicate colloquially,either way,we understood what's being said.

though we understand what is being said, but what is wrong is wrong. it goes beyond Nairaland.

DjAndroid:
though we understand what is being said, but what is wrong is wrong. it goes beyond Nairaland.

yep.big ups.

pls how do get free mb on mtn? U tink am adamant? Go and Die.

Pls how to use mtn night plan 24hrs?

DjAndroid:
2gig is 2000 MB. you are right.
but,
after saying: seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred, why do you say "one thousand" instead of "Ten hundred "
by
when you have less than 1mb, maybe 900kb, will you also call it MB?

@op, you call 900kb 0.9mb . There are many downloading software that read that way. Also it should be data bundle as mentioned above. But if somebody asks how many mb did airtel give you and you replied 2048mb (that is 2gb) there is nothing wrong about it (regular talk). Somebody can choose to measure the length between two far points using inches, but it is more ideal to use yard or miles so as to ease things up and reduce the size of the number. Last bullet: Bits comes before bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes, yottabytes, Brontobytes, etc.

wasagu: Pls how to use mtn night plan 24hrs?

Break into their server rooms, and change the system clocks. (break in @ 0700 and change clock to 0:00 hrs.
Send me some mb credit as appreciation.

Op is just a matter of semantics but let me ask u a question if mtn gives u free 15mb will u say mtn gave me free 15 data? U shud understand a phrase and the context it is used b4 u conclude and judge. Yes we agree is data then wat do u use to quantify the amount of data u av? 'May be Etisalat gave me 500 datas'.......... SMH. My point simply is u shud understand the context they r used. We know dat mb is a unit of data like free 500 megabytes of data, data in this context is capped and the measure is in either gb or mb so cant even use data alone like dat the way u r suggesting

Rudebwoy:

This thing dey vex you too?
It's very annoying when I hear that on the streets.
Even when someone has up to 2gig, he will still be saying I have megabytes

Hope they will learn.

and wat is the difference between 2gb and 2048mb?

DjAndroid:
though we understand what is being said, but what is wrong is wrong. it goes beyond Nairaland.

Stfu

yorex2011:

Etisalat.. 1000 for 200MB
D guy... 1500 for 1024MB

Which one seems more exhorbitant?

glo bis that work on droids 1K for 3gig

Justiyke4u: and wat is the difference between 2gb and 2048mb?

my broda ask am.

quantity; mensuration unit
mass kilogramme
length meter
time seconds(we use hours too)
databundle bits (kb, mb,gb...)
so its a quantity..i can say..i travelled 10 kilometres today... remember i didnt say i travel a length of blah blah.... there is nothing wrong with saying i was given 2345mb....since mb is the unit.. its not neccesary to say i was given 2345mb databundle...infact the former is even more correct..nothing is wrong with the expression.

Justiyke4u: and wat is the difference between 2gb and 2048mb?

No difference sir.

fr3do:

glo bis that work on droids 1K for 3gig

Doesn't work for everyone and isn't stable... If it was stable don't u think dats wat everybody wud be using... I've been using it for months but decided to stop cos it was unstable... Its good to have reliable internet and not cheats or tweaks...