What best offer for internet in Germany?

inquisitor · 26-05-2009, 09:39

A German bank account is only required when ordering Fonic online. If you buy it at a shop, you definitely don't need a bank account.
I just looked up again and these are the retailers, where you can get the SIM and vouchers:
Müller, dm (both drugstores), Real (supermarket), Jet (gasstations), ProMarkt and KOMET (both electronics retailers).
You should easily find one of these shops in Francoforte.

Regarding Tchibo, yes you even must register their SIM card upon purchase in the shop.

f300 · 26-05-2009, 17:49

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Originally Posted by inquisitor

A German bank account is only required when ordering Fonic online. If you buy it at a shop, you definitely don't need a bank account.

Correct you probably don't need an account to buy it in a brick and mortar store but you need a bank account to register it and it is useless without registration. Maybe this changed but this is what they say, now, on their website:

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Um die FONIC SIM-Karte auf sich registrieren lassen zu können, benötigen Sie ein deutsches Bankkonto, eine Adresse in Deutschland und müssen mindestens 16 Jahre alt sein. Bei Kunden unter 18 Jahren ist die Einwilligung des gesetzlichen Vertreters erforderlich. Bei Online-Bestellung ist darüber hinaus eine Teilnahme am Lastschrift-Einzugsverfahren mit einer auf den Kunden laufenden Bankverbindung notwendig.

razfaz · 07-06-2009, 15:55

If you need web access only, any "callya" prepaid vodafone SIM will do. Preferably bought cheap from ebay for a Euro or so. You then book the option "Vodafone live! Internet für CallYa" (I think you have to dial 22044 to activate this option). The price will be 15€ per month, with the first month free! So basically, if you just toss the SIM after one month, there won't be any further costs. You can freely access the whole web via the Vodafone proxy. Vodafone does not check or limit which device you're using.

However, only web access will be possible (UMTS included). But for one month, unlimited traffic and only 1€ for the card from ebay, that's quite o.k.

Should you continue using the card after the free month, you will only be charged 15€ should you recharge that amount, if not the option will be deactivated until you've recharged 15€.

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	26-05-2009, 09:39 A German bank account is only required when ordering Fonic online. If you buy it at a shop, you definitely don't need a bank account. I just looked up again and these are the retailers, where you can get the SIM and vouchers: Müller, dm (both drugstores), Real (supermarket), Jet (gasstations), ProMarkt and KOMET (both electronics retailers). You should easily find one of these shops in Francoforte. Regarding Tchibo, yes you even must register their SIM card upon purchase in the shop. 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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razfaz (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 38 Join Date: 28 Aug 2005 Country:	07-06-2009, 15:55 If you need web access only, any "callya" prepaid vodafone SIM will do. Preferably bought cheap from ebay for a Euro or so. You then book the option "Vodafone live! Internet für CallYa" (I think you have to dial 22044 to activate this option). The price will be 15€ per month, with the first month free! So basically, if you just toss the SIM after one month, there won't be any further costs. You can freely access the whole web via the Vodafone proxy. Vodafone does not check or limit which device you're using. However, only web access will be possible (UMTS included). But for one month, unlimited traffic and only 1€ for the card from ebay, that's quite o.k. Should you continue using the card after the free month, you will only be charged 15€ should you recharge that amount, if not the option will be deactivated until you've recharged 15€.