Yes that is true, you have eight bits of data, you also have a start bit and a stop bit. That makes ten. There is also some more overhead bits, each receive window has 40 bits of hand shaking involved. This is why if you are just after web pages or downloads you want a large receive window. But if you are into online gaming you want smaller receive windows, for a faster turn around, or response time.
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