Recent Germany trip

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by Motel75

(you pay to receive only in other countries, and the price is capped by law within the EU at 49 cents plus tax).

You mix up incoming and outgoing calls. While roaming within the European Union with a SIM card from a EU-state (note that Switzerland, Norway and further European countries are not EU-memberstates) rates are capped at € 0.49 for outgoing calls and € 0.28 for incoming calls.
This price cap will be further decreased to € 0.46 / € 0.22 in August and to € 0.43 / € 0.19 in August 2009.