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

[inquisitor]

Yes, in general prepaid tariffs - no matter if data or voice - are cheaper in Germany than postpaid ones. The only reason why postpaid still makes sense is, that you get subsidized hardware and some online retailers even pay out a part of their borkarage. I, for instance, do have an o2 active data tariff including flatrate a a discounted rate of € 20/month, for which I was additionally given a Huawei E169 USB-modem for free and € 300 in cash when signing the 2-years-contract.

back to topic: It's still unclear if Tchibo's data tariff will be available for all SIM cards or if it will be limited to the one sold with their USB-modem.

[TheMadBrewer]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

back to topic: It's still unclear if Tchibo's data tariff will be available for all SIM cards or if it will be limited to the one sold with their USB-modem.

Will one be able to turn it on and off on a month to month basis?

I get to Germany about 3 times a year -- for less than a month but €20 is less than I usually end up paying for internet access.

I guess the other question is it by calendar month (e.g. Jan 1 thru Jan 31) or if you activated it on Jan 15 it would be good until Feb 15 (depending on whether 30 or 31 days in a "month")

I guess I could go read the website, but I'm lazy and reading contracts in German is generally beyond my skill level -- I'm more at the "noch ein Bier" level