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Evan · 10-03-2010, 12:12

International (and national) SMS prices in Germany are extremely high and now, after the EU regulation, they look even more ridiculously high. There's no reason to pay 29c/SMS when you can use your UK mobile while in Germany and pay almost three times less (11p/SMS). And of course, it is much more convenient to use your UK number.

Considering calls, and since you are a Vodafone customer, you can also opt in to Vodafone Passport. For making calls there is a 75p connection charge plus your UK rate (you can your inclusive minutes as well). For receiving calls, again there is a 75p connection charge but you don't pay anything up to 60 minutes per call. If the average duration of your calls is more than 2-3 minutes and if you call more mobile than landlines, Vodafone Passport could be much cheaper than any other option.

Re German prepaid cards, Solomo Pro is the cheapest (specially for texting abroad) but it has some disadvantages for people that just visiting Germany (e.g. online-only availability, recharging etc). For a short stay in Germany, I would suggest the Fonic card, which has almost the same prices and additional advantages such as:

- You can buy it many shops across Germany.
- Easy recharge with a scratch card again available in many locations.
- The SIM card costs 9.95 Euro and includes a credit of 111 mins for calls within Germany and to international landline numbers.
- The network is provided by O2 which is much better than the congested E-plus network.

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Evan (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 102 Join Date: 17 Aug 2009 Country:	10-03-2010, 12:12 International (and national) SMS prices in Germany are extremely high and now, after the EU regulation, they look even more ridiculously high. There's no reason to pay 29c/SMS when you can use your UK mobile while in Germany and pay almost three times less (11p/SMS). And of course, it is much more convenient to use your UK number. Considering calls, and since you are a Vodafone customer, you can also opt in to Vodafone Passport. For making calls there is a 75p connection charge plus your UK rate (you can your inclusive minutes as well). For receiving calls, again there is a 75p connection charge but you don't pay anything up to 60 minutes per call. If the average duration of your calls is more than 2-3 minutes and if you call more mobile than landlines, Vodafone Passport could be much cheaper than any other option. Re German prepaid cards, Solomo Pro is the cheapest (specially for texting abroad) but it has some disadvantages for people that just visiting Germany (e.g. online-only availability, recharging etc). For a short stay in Germany, I would suggest the Fonic card, which has almost the same prices and additional advantages such as: - You can buy it many shops across Germany. - Easy recharge with a scratch card again available in many locations. - The SIM card costs 9.95 Euro and includes a credit of 111 mins for calls within Germany and to international landline numbers. - The network is provided by O2 which is much better than the congested E-plus network.