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From my limited experience on the German rails (Amsterdam - Berlin 5/6 times in the last 4 years) the mobile 4G/5G connection was pretty good. Only dropping off when travelling through very remote rural areas. In the Netherlands we have unlimited data subscriptions, I assume Germany has something similar? That should be enough to get some work done in the train :)

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> From my limited experience on the German rails (Amsterdam - Berlin 5/6 times in the last 4 years) the mobile 4G/5G connection was pretty good. Only dropping off when travelling through very remote rural areas.

Not sure what you'd call "very remote rural areas", but when on the main rail lines through Bavaria (Munich-Rosenheim-Salzburg-Vienna and -Rosenheim-Innsbruck-Verona) if you're in the countryside you'll often experience patchy or zero mobile coverage, never mind 4G/5G.

Unlimited data here is rare (or too expensive), usually normal people have 5-10gb a month. Still it covers most web and messaged stuff, just don’t watch too much video….

To be a little more precise about the pricing:

O2 Unlimited:

- 32,99€/month for 4G/5G capped at 3mbit with unlimited data

- 42,99€/month for 4G/5G capped at 15mbit with unlimited data

- 62,99€/month for 4G/5G up to 500mbit with with unlimited data

Vodafone:

- 79,99€/month with 4G/5G up to 500mbit with unlimted data

Telekom:

- 84,99€/month with 4G/5G up to 500mbit with unlimited data

1und1:

- 49,99€/month with 4G/5G capped at 10mbit with unlimited data

- 69,99€/month with 4G/5G up to 500mbit with unlimited data

Freenet Funk is offering unlimited data with 4G for 0.99€/day. Speeds are up to 250mbit.

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