Germany | Fonic to lower int'l rates, 9ct/min to 50 countries, ideal for visitors

[inquisitor]

The top-up seller linked above seems to experience problems, as German top-up vouchers disappeared and only Dutch ones are offered at this time. As long as this problem persists, you can buy O2 vouchers from Verivox' old platform at https://secure.verivox.de/cards/index.asp?Lang=eng by creditcard.

[prion]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

Fonic, a MVNO on the O2 network, has announced to reduce tariffs for international calls from Germany to 50 countries including Europe and North America soon. Calling landlines of those 50 countries, which were not disclosed yet, will be charged with 9 ct/min while mobile networks will be available for 29 ct/min. SMS to networks abroad will cost 19 ct/min.

Regarding national rates Fonic already offers attractive rates - calls to all national fixed and mobile networks cost 9 ct/min. The same price applies for national SMS.
For € 2,50 Fonic customers get a whole day of internet access through O2's EDGE- and HSPA-enabled network.

Since Fonic SIMs are sold at Lidl, Real, Müller and dm supermarkets as well as at Jet gasstations for € 10, they are easy to get and so are recharge vouchers. Although officially disclaimed, Fonic SIMs can be recharged with "O2 Loop Up" vouchers, which are available at every turn.

All in all Fonic appears to become an ideal choice for travellers and tourists visiting Germany.

As soon as further details pop up, I will give you an update.

Can I give the address of a friend of mine? How do they check if this is my address?

[inquisitor]

Fonic's new international tariffs will become effective as of tomorrow (March 4th, 2009) and will apply for the following countries:

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Kroatien, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithunia, Luxembourg, Malta, Macedonia, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Vatican

Fixed lines of these countires will be available for 9ct/min and mobile networks 29ct/min (except for North America, where mobile networks will be billed like fixed lines).

[inquisitor]

Just a tip for anyone purchasing a Fonic SIM:

If you activate your Fonic SIM online at https://www.fonic.de/selfcare/servlet/ActivationInfo, there will be a field called "Mobilfunknummer/Aktionscode eingeben". If you enter another Fonic customer's phone number there, you and the other Fonic customer will both get an additional bonus credit of € 5 due to their customer referral program.
So ask some Fonic customer (e.g. our fellow forum member VladS) for his number before activation.