Editing GPRS (section)

== Usability ==
The maximum speed of a GPRS connection offered in 2003 was similar to a [[modem]] connection in an analog wire telephone network, about 32–40&nbsp;kbit/s, depending on the phone used. [[Latency (engineering)|Latency]] is very high; round-trip time (RTT) is typically about 600–700 ms and often reaches 1s. GPRS is typically prioritized lower than speech, and thus the quality of connection varies greatly.

Devices with latency/RTT improvements (via, for example, the extended UL TBF mode feature) are generally available. Also, network upgrades of features are available with certain operators. With these enhancements the active round-trip time can be reduced, resulting in significant increase in application-level throughput speeds.