In the ICE, you can surf for free – peu à peu to be in the intercity. The first converted cars are on the road. At the end of 2021, this is expected to be completed.

Deutsche Bahn offers travellers in the future, also in the Intercity (IC), free Wi-Fi. The first test the upgraded car since mid-March, in use, reported the Newspapers of the Funke media group. Overall, in the next three years, 1000 Intercity would be converted cart.

“From the end of 2021, there will be in all DB long-distance trains, Wi-Fi, without any exception,” said railway Board member Berthold Huber. The upgrade will cost 30 million euros.

The technique used corresponds to that according to the Newspapers, the one that is already used in the ICE. The radio will be bundled capacity of the three major network operators. The data will be sent to each currently existing networks. As a result, the driving guests can use relatively fast Internet access.

The track for 2017, free Wi-Fi also in the second class of the ICE. While it is in the first class unlimited, need to manage the passengers in the second class with a limited data volume of 200 megabytes per day and terminal. After that, the connection speed will be throttled.

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