Germany | Tchibo underbidding competitors: data-flat for €20 + 500MB-pack for € 10

inquisitor · 28-11-2008, 23:21

I'm sure they'll bill by (30) days, not by calendar month and you'll also be able to activate and deactivate the flatrate whenever you want. But except for the rare information in Tchibo's press release there are still no details available - Tchibo don't even mention the new data tariffs on their website yet. I will give you an update, as soon as details come up.

TheMadBrewer · 14-12-2008, 21:36

An update on Tchibo:

They told me that you could not purchase then SIM alone, but only the €49.95 package with modem and SIM.

My brother bought one and had no problem using it on his PC.

I was also able to use the modem in my Mac with no problem (concerns about Mac was why I didn't buy one -- its hard to get technical questions answered by the person pouring you a coffee

)

I was able to put the Tchibo SIM in my Sierra Wireless modek (875U I think) with no problem.

We tried putting my Vodafone CallYa SIM in the Tchibo modem and it almost worked -- we didn't have all the settings set right but it didn't reject the SIM and we appeared to register on the Vodafone network. Could the modem be unlocked? Seems unlikely but who knows. I don't have much experience with 3G modems -- when I put a "foreign" SIM in a locked phone it has always immediately rejected it.

kctopitz · 03-02-2009, 17:09

Info is now available on the Tchibo website.

Tchibo USB Stick with Prepaid SIM Card

What's unclear is whether the "first month free" promotion still applies. It says it expired January 31, 2009, but they haven't removed it yet - so maybe it's still available.

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	28-11-2008, 23:21 I'm sure they'll bill by (30) days, not by calendar month and you'll also be able to activate and deactivate the flatrate whenever you want. But except for the rare information in Tchibo's press release there are still no details available - Tchibo don't even mention the new data tariffs on their website yet. I will give you an update, as soon as details come up. terminals: Samsung: Galaxy S5 DuoS (G900FD); BLU: Win HD LTE; Nokia: 1200; Asus: Fonepad 7 ME372CG; Huawei data: E3372, Vodafone R201, K3765, E1762; postpaid: O2 on Business XL; prepaid: DE: Aldi Talk, Lidl; UK: 3; BG: MTel, vivacom; RU: MTS; RS: MTS; UAE: du Tourist SIM; INT'L: toggle mobile VoIP: sipgate.de (German DID); sipgate.co.uk (British DID); ukddi.com (British DID); sipcall.ch (Swiss DID); megafon.bg (Bulgarian DID); InterVoip.com

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TheMadBrewer (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 127 Join Date: 01 Jun 2005 Location: Marina del Rey, CA Country:	14-12-2008, 21:36 An update on Tchibo: They told me that you could not purchase then SIM alone, but only the €49.95 package with modem and SIM. My brother bought one and had no problem using it on his PC. I was also able to use the modem in my Mac with no problem (concerns about Mac was why I didn't buy one -- its hard to get technical questions answered by the person pouring you a coffee ) I was able to put the Tchibo SIM in my Sierra Wireless modek (875U I think) with no problem. We tried putting my Vodafone CallYa SIM in the Tchibo modem and it almost worked -- we didn't have all the settings set right but it didn't reject the SIM and we appeared to register on the Vodafone network. Could the modem be unlocked? Seems unlikely but who knows. I don't have much experience with 3G modems -- when I put a "foreign" SIM in a locked phone it has always immediately rejected it. Whole bunch of SIMs, mostly dead, some still working...

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kctopitz (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 94 Join Date: 05 Jan 2008 Country:	03-02-2009, 17:09 Info is now available on the Tchibo website. Tchibo USB Stick with Prepaid SIM Card What's unclear is whether the "first month free" promotion still applies. It says it expired January 31, 2009, but they haven't removed it yet - so maybe it's still available.