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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by lispm on Saturday October 12, 2024 @04:22PM (#41822207)
> If you're a tourist, it's not meant for you. Sorry.

Tourist&foreigners can use the Deutschlandticket, too.

But: it's a monthly subscription automatically renewing every month, so one has to cancel it early enough when planning to leave the country. You'll also typically need a smartphone for the ticket.

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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by dietr1ch on Saturday October 12, 2024 @04:49PM (#41822436)
Well, on mobile they make you think you need the app, but it's region locked. I happened to email them about how this is annoying for tourists yesterday and got a very German response,

"Downloading the Deutschlandticket.de app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store is only possible in certain countries." (ikr, it's THE problem)

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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by layer8 on Saturday October 12, 2024 @08:18PM (#41824006)
The problem may be that if they offer the app in foreign regions, they are liable to the jurisdiction of those foreign regions.
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by lispm on Saturday October 12, 2024 @04:54PM (#41822471)
The ticket is available by other apps, too.
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by Aeolun on Saturday October 12, 2024 @09:47PM (#41824511)
Is a response repeating the thing you just concluded in your mail to them very german?
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh... by Zak on Sunday October 13, 2024 @12:07AM (#41825087)
A factual, but entirely unhelpful response to a customer service query is very German.
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