leifurThorbergsson26

Hi,

I'm traveling to Barcelona and Paris in October, and I'm considering taking the 6.5-hour train (operated by SNCF) instead of dealing with the hassle of going to the airport and flying. One major advantage of the train is that I could connect to WiFi and work during the journey. However, I've read some reports mentioning that the WiFi connection can be unreliable, which concerns me since I need to attend online meetings during the trip.

Does anyone have up-to-date information on the WiFi reliability on this train and whether it's feasible to work during the 6.5-hour ride?

Thanks in advance for your help!

kerouac

On SNCF Inoui trains, the wifi works quite well now, which was not the case at the beginning.

Traveler_Nick

Work meaning what?

No matter how good any wifi system is it can be overloaded. People watching movies will be a serious strain on things. If you need a high speed connection you might not be okay.

Usually there are also TOS that may prohibit abusive use. That can mean lower speeds or shorter connection times.

https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com/fr/vo...nexion-a-bord/

"Want to watch the latest episode of your favourite series, organise a cinema session or transfer a large file during your journey? So that all passengers can use the Wi-Fi for free without experiencing a slowdown in their connection - including you! - we encourage you to download your content before taking the train."

translated from the French.

Traveler_Nick

BTW getting back to "work" is your employer okay with you using a public Wifi?

rouelan

Quality is generally OK but there may be parts of the journey in areas with poor coverage. I think you can check a map while you are on board showing level of quality per sector.
by OK, I mean you can rely on Wifi to browse the Web, send mails, dowload some light files but dont plan a visio conference. I tried once and I had to quit the meeting.