So take advantage of the free Wi-Fi is on offer in the ICE
- Since December of 2016, there are in all ICEs free Wi-Fi - also for the second class. Possible made by new and more powerful equipment in the trains. The new System should also ensure that available capacity be divided on an equitable basis to all passengers.
- The great offer but it also has its limits: Every customer of the second class only 200 MB of data volume are available. Thereafter, the speed is throttled. In the first class curbing is not provided.
- To take advantage of the offer, to connect you easily with the Wi-Fi network "WIFIonICE". After that, you need to open your Browser and log in. Now you have access to the Internet.
- The actually available speed is according to different Reports, between one and 10 MBit per second.
Wi-Fi HotSpot in the ICE
Wi-Fi in the ICE - not without security holes?
That you should send over unencrypted Wi-Fi connection, no sensitive data, is now no longer a secret. However, in ICE the other security to do the gaps:
- So you can connect the ICE to the Internet, you need to accept on a website, the terms and conditions of use, then you have access to the network.
- This Website provides some additional information, for example, your previous data usage or your MAC and IP address and the current location of the train. This is not a Problem, if this information only you would get.
- The vulnerability lies in the fact that other sites can grab this data if you are connected to the Wi-Fi on the train. This is not about your data consumption necessarily a bad thing, at your current location that looks different.
- The good news is that any files or other content that you have stored on your devices, are not readable. A potential attacker using this vulnerability does not have direct access to your Smartphone or your Laptop.
On the next page we will show you Tricks on how to make the corresponding rail travel a convenient book - also the 1. Class.
