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by morsch 545 days ago
Such an exaggeration. >92% of the area is served with 5G. Calls are available in 98%-99% of the area (though sometimes just from one of the operators). Some trains were built in a way that blocks reception, though those have had repeaters or wifi for a while. I know plenty of people who work from the train every day.

Sources:

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung...

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilung...

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrain-Repeater

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Mobile-communications-for-rail-...

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I was just remembering this post while riding a train through a rural part of Germany: fast.com reports 50 Mbit/s, as fast as my plan permits.