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German SIM cards
husky:
Hey Doco i'm husky, Darken told me to contact you on here. What do i need to do now?
Mooie:
Right, I might add some knowledge I gained about German SIM cards this year. A bit late, but it's something that can be useful for next year. Maybe someone can make a page about the known info in a more gathered form.
If you're a foreigner - don't get a "Lidl Mobile Smart" SIM card, as that will require you to have a German bank account. This information was or is not (clearly) informed about on the package itself.
I ended up getting a o.tel.o prepaid SIM card. The card itself costs 4.99€ and comes pre-charged with 5€. However, to get "Flatrate Internet", one'll have to top the card up with an additional 4.90€, as that package cost 9.90€. Although, top-ups are available in sizes of 9, 19 and 29€, so the total cost will be 13.99€. O.tel.o is a Vodafone brand, so it'll use Vodafone's network. The card need to be registered/activated prior to usage, which can be done online. I do not know about the validity time of the card, though, but my other Vodafone SIM card is still valid, just in a somewhat weird limbo state, so didn't bother bringing that one this year.
timoran:
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone is offering to buy these this year?
Wawik:
--- Quote from: timoran on 13.07.2013, 04:27:21 ---Hi,
I was wondering if anyone is offering to buy these this year?
--- End quote ---
I'm afraid not - it's a real pain to find an operator that has both sensible price plans _and_ allows short-term registrations. Due to some violations of the mandatory registration law, most operators now check the address databases more thoroughly and filter out wrong address data pretty quickly (as I experienced last year), so I guess pre-ordering is not a good idea.
Besides, since the EU is going to axe roaming charges pretty soon anyways, demand may not be that high anymore.
Wawik:
Though I guess if one's *really* desperate, http://www.prepaid-wiki.de/index.php5/K-Classic_Mobil seems to be the best option at the moment... I haven't tried it personally though, because I already have six fucking SIM cards flying around here and don't need _another_ one. :D