Difference between: Class 8 & Class 10 slot

[Panja]

Guys,

What is the difference between these two?
Class 8 (4R1T)
Class 10 (3R2T)

?

Tnx
Panja

[Pope]

AFAIK, GPRS works by using 5 slots (think streams) of data, each of which can be either used to receive data or to transmit data.

Class 8 uses 4 slots for download and 1 for upload, Class 10 uses 3 for download and 2 for upload meaning that the data rates for download/upload are more symmetrical with a class 10 device.

Anyone feel free to correct me if i'm wrong there tho :)

[Xant]

4R1T 4 receive slots and one transmit slot
3R2T 2 receive slots and two transmit slots

each slot transmits approx. 14 kbit

so Class8 is faster for downloads

Alex

[Panja]

Thanks for the info guys!

So class 8 is receiving date faster but class 10 send a little faster if I'm right...

[Shadamehr]

Thanks for the info guys!

So class 8 is receiving date faster but class 10 send a little faster if I'm right...

Thats right mate.

There is only so much available 'bandwidth' - 100% of the cake as it were, whether this be up or down sending.

Using 4R1T, you have four fifths of the cake for receiving data, and one fifth of the cake for sending data.

Using 3R2T, you only have three fifths of the cake for receiving (downloading), but two fifths for sending.

Thus, its a user thing, which is best for you.

If you dowload a lot, then 4R1T is far better for you mate.

But if you chat alot on messenger, and do other stuff where YOU are regularly sending data up, then 3R2T is better.