Cheap prepaid Internet for short stay in Germany? [merged]

[Ties Brants]

Thanks. My German is not that good any more (and I didn't see the first time that there were more page in that thread)

new problem: I have to select a payment option (Zahlungsweise) but there I can't choose anything, it will just tell me that there only one option available to me (Zur Zeit bieten wir Ihnen nur eine Zahlungsweise an.) I don't see any option to to log in to paypal or anyting. The only option is to enter a "Guthaben Gutscheine / Gutschriften" but if I understand correctly that is a discount code.

Can someone point me in the right direction? thanks again

[inquisitor]

I get the choice between PayPal, "Vorkasse" (vooruitbetaling) and "Nachnahme" (remboers). Maybe you can't chose any payment option because they don't deliver abroad. If you know someone living in Germany you could try ordering with his/her address.

[Ties Brants]

Thanks.
They say they do deliver to the Netherlands.
Deltatecc Shop
And on the Versandinformationen page they do add 15 euro's for delivery. I really don't understand. I will see tomorrow and otherwise I might just send them an email.

[Ties Brants]

I managed to do it in the end. I changed my address to a fake German address. Then there were actually some payment options to choose from. And in the next screen I could change the address back to my real address in the Netherlands. Not really the way it is supposed to go, but it worked anyway.

So now I will just wait and see if it gets delivered to the right address

[StefanoA]

Hi everybody,

I'm going to stay in Germany for business a couple of weeks on next may.

My current data USIM and plan by 3 are good in Italy, but not convenient abroad (0.5€/MB).

Therefore I'm looking for some prepaid card + USB modem to be able to download and surf over internet while being in Frankfurt.

I searched over several German phone companies, but almost everything is written in German and I'm not able to read it... I hope to find here someone so kind to help me in finding some possible solution.

Thanks in advance
StefanoA

[inquisitor]

I think Tchibo is the most interesting offer for you. You'll find detailed information on German prepaid offers including Tchibo at Germany - Prepaid Wireless Internet Access

[StefanoA]

Thanks for your prompt reply,

I'm checking your link and trying to get in contact with Tchibo for details and confirmation (I hope no problem arise from being non German!).

I'll keep all incoming news updated on this thread...

[inquisitor]

Regarding the USB modem including SIM card, you'll find information at Tchibo - Internet Stick inkl. Prepaid SIM-Karte

However for regular Tchibo SIM cards purchased separtely (without USB modem) data options are not officially available. So don't expect Tchibo to confirm any of the infos in the linked article, which btw was written by me. But believe me, it works flawlessly - I've several friends, who use Tchibo's data options with a regular SIM card.

[StefanoA]

Ok, your second link looks even better to me:

please check if I understand well:

1) I can buy directly such kit at any Tchibo shop (or buy it online and let it ship to some German address) without signing any "long" contract (such as 24 months or similar). Just pay and get it.

2) With 50€ I get the USB modem, the prepaid SIM and 10GB of traffic within one month from activation.

3) Finally, I just havo to plug the SIM into the USB stick, the stick into my notebook, install required driver/software and activate the account to be able to surf for 1 month/10GB well and fast enough?

If I understood all well, I think I solved my problem thanks to you!

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by StefanoA

1) I can buy directly such kit at any Tchibo shop (or buy it online and let it ship to some German address) without signing any "long" contract (such as 24 months or similar). Just pay and get it.

Generally you can buy the Tchibo "Internet Stick" online and in any Tchibo shop, but that bundle is not a permanent offer but is only sold during promotions. So hurry up as it could be sold out and it could take weeks until they start another promotion. Until now Tchibo has sold the stick three times (in December 2008, February 2009 and in April 2009).
As we are in a prepaid GSM forum, the offer of course is without any contract. So you can buy it and use it without any obligation. You just need to register with Tchibo upon purchase, which isn't a problem even for non-residents.

2) With 50€ I get the USB modem, the prepaid SIM and 10GB of traffic within one month from activation.

Yes. But keep in mind, that the USB modem is netlocked. If you want to use with another SIM card than O2 Germany's, you'll need to unlock it for € 15.

3) Finally, I just havo to plug the SIM into the USB stick, the stick into my notebook, install required driver/software and activate the account to be able to surf for 1 month/10GB well and fast enough?

Yes, just plug in the stick and the access software including drivers will automatically start to install. 10GB is more than enough for a month and bandwidth depends on network coverage. If you are within 3G coverage, you'll get up to 3.6 MBit/s, while you'll get 200 KBit/s in the regular GSM-network.