Lidl

[sykeung]

i got problem in subscibing the data plan.
i have tired to do it thur sms or do it online, it dont work ar all.
i am still using the 0.24/MB plan. my sim amount drop from 10 eur to 3.41 now.
what can i do?

[inquisitor]

Have you actually received an SMS confirming the activation of your data option? As I wrote on the PWIA-wiki you have to be very careful not to start browsing before your receive this message as otherwise you'll waste your credit and once the ordered data option is being activated it will fail due to an insufficient balance.

I guess you'll have to pick up a recharge voucher from the next Lidl store, recharge your account and then activate your desired data option once more.

[sykeung]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

Have you actually received an SMS confirming the activation of your data option? As I wrote on the PWIA-wiki you have to be very careful not to start browsing before your receive this message as otherwise you'll waste your credit and once the ordered data option is being activated it will fail due to an insufficient balance.

I guess you'll have to pick up a recharge voucher from the next Lidl store, recharge your account and then activate your desired data option once more.

i tried to setup daily plan after it drop to 6eur. sms history like this:

send: START TAGESFLAT

received: Lieber FONIC Kunde, bitte bestätigen Sie die gewünschte Bestellung von TAGES-FLAT. Zur Bestätigung antworten Sie kostenlos mit JA. Ihr FONIC Team

send: JA

received: Lieber FONIC Kunde, Ihre Bestätigung ist bei uns angekommen. Ihr FONIC
Team


is there any thing wrong here? why i cannot use the daily plan as well?

[inquisitor]

Your request to change your data tariff was obviously successful but have you thereafter received a message confirming that the tariff change has been carried out? It may take several hours until your data option is active and as I wrote in the PWIA-wiki it usualy takes effect much faster if you perform tariff changes on the Fonic website instead of by SMS.

[toofrequentflyer]

Just to add my recent (current) experience on Lidl and Fonic: I tried to buy a Lidl SIM but the only shop within practical walking distance said that they did not have any. This brought to mind some other reports that Lidl shops are prone to being sold out of these SIMs. Instead of going far out of the way to the next nearest Lidl -- and possibly finding they also were out of stock -- I bought a Fonic SIM from a shop next to my hotel (you can search for shop location at FONIC -- Partnersuche )

In an absolute sense Lidl is the best value for reasons already discussed here. But if you are in Germany for only a few days and put some value on your time, you might consider the relative ease of buying a Fonic SIM to be worth sacrificing a little higher cost for service.

I was a little worried about the possibility that my Fonic SIM could eventually be de-activated because the confirmation letter would be returned by my hotel. But I activated the Fonic SIM on Wednesday night (remembering to give Inquisitor's number for the referral ) and the confirmation letter arrived at my hotel on Friday. Quite impressive. So now I have a German number that I can use on future trips, even if it is a year or more later.

The Fonic SIM has perforations so that it can be broken out to micro-SIM size but I have not tried that.

[stefan0325]

you could have just kept your Lidl SIM and used a Fonic voucher to recharge it. You can buy Fonic vouchers at every gas station and supermarket

[dclobato]

Hi,

I've been to Munich in 2009 and bought a LIDL mobile SIM card. I'll visit Frankfurt this year and found that my SIM-card is still working \o/

The problem is that I do not have credits on it anymore. Actually, LIDL website says that a have €-6 in credit :-/

Is there anyway to buy credits for it from abroad, or I can only find vouchers in Germany? Is there a place on Frankfurt airport to buy a voucher?

Thanks a lot

[kuba.g]

Originally Posted by dclobato

Is there anyway to buy credits for it from abroad

See http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/euro...ps-online.html . If you don't manage with a non-European credit card you can PM me, I can help

[stefan0325]

As luck may have it, I live in Frankfurt. I am not too familiar with the shops inside the airport terminal, but I imagine you can get a voucher at any kiosk there. I do know for sure though that there is a REWE market inside the "Squaire" above the long distance train station at the airport. It's on the 3rd floor I believe and open 7 days a week from 5am to 1am. Otherwise, you can take a commuter train from the regional train station to central train station and they sell the cards all over the train station.

PS: remember to buy a Fonic card, because no one sells LIDL cards. Also don't look for a sticker on the door that says "we sell mobile vouchers" because most people know that every place sells them, so they don't put up stickers. Any supermarket, tobacco shop, and newspaper stand will have them.

[dclobato]

Originally Posted by stefan0325

I do know for sure though that there is a REWE market inside the "Squaire" above the long distance train station at the airport.

I'll try this one when I get there.

Originally Posted by stefan0325

PS: remember to buy a Fonic card, because no one sells LIDL cards. Also don't look for a sticker on the door that says "we sell mobile vouchers" because most people know that every place sells them, so they don't put up stickers. Any supermarket, tobacco shop, and newspaper stand will have them.

Thanks for this info