Germany | first monthly prepaid data flat for € 30/30 days by mp3.de

[inquisitor]

mp3.de and GTCom have together launched a new MVNO brand on prepaid-basis called "mp3.de mobile" offering reasonable voice rates of € 0.10/min to all national networks and € 0.05/min to other mp3.de mobile customers. SMS cost € 0.10 to national networks and € 0.05 within their customer base.

But the most interesting thing about this new prepaid offer is its' 3G data flatrate - the first monthly one on prepaid basis in Germany - , which costs € 29.99 for 30 days without any limitation of volume.
However mp3.de mobile uses the eplus network, meaning no EDGE or HSDPA are available, but plain old GPRS and UMTS only. Also I'm sure VoIP and presumably VPN-connections are blocked, as usual on the eplus network.

As of now the SIM can only be purchased on the web at https://gt-csc.services.acoreus.de/prod/csc-mp3/

Credit can be recharged by bank transfer, credit card and mp3.de Cash Card

[kctopitz]

Do you happen to know the post-paid options for unlimited mobile broadband in Germany? Preferably 3G. I live in Germany a few months of the year, and looking for something between this offer and going through the hassle of setting up DSL for a short-term.

[inquisitor]

Currently there's a very good offer, which I've actually ordered for myself yesterday.

There's an eBay seller, who will pay out € 200 in cash and give you a Nokia 6300 + a 3G-USB-modem for free, if you subscribe the O2 Internet Pack L (3G flatrate) with him:

http://cgi.ebay.de/O2-Active-Data-In...d=p3286.c0.m14

The flatrate itself costs € 25/month or - if you can proove to be a tradesman - € 20/month.

So the total costs of the flatrate during the 2 years of contract duration will be 24 x € 25 = € 600 or 24 x € 20 = € 480 if you can get the tradesmen-discount.

But you get a cash-discount of € 200 plus the phone and the USB-modem, which have a value of another € 200. So in the end you have an effective total of € 200 or € 80 for two years of mobile internet, which equals to € 8.33/month or € 3.33/month.

However you should first check if there's 3G coverage by O2 in the places, you aim to use the flatrate. If not, you could go for a Vodafone-based flatrate für € 30, which is offered by Moobicent or take the mp3.de mobile prepaid variant.
O2 and Vodafone provide HSDPA on their 3G network, while eplus has only plain UMTS. Outside 3G-coverage only Vodafone has currently nationwide EDGE-coverage. O2 and eplus do support GPRS, but O2 announced a nationwide EDGE-rollout during the next months.

[inquisitor]

It seems like O2 will underbid this offer starting on October, 1st: http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/germ...-30-t4322.html