Fonic for a Month in Munich

inquisitor · 17-04-2014, 02:25

Eplus is special in being the only German operator to let their prepaid subscribers access their 4G (LTE) network. That's why Aldi subscribers can use fast 4G service, though eplus' 4G coverage is still very limited and even in launch cities (Berlin, Leipzig, Nuremberg. Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Frankfurt and Stuttgart) patchy.

Unfortunately the frequency eplus uses for 4G today (LTE frequency band 3, former GSM1800 band) is not supported by your Samsung Galaxy Mega (SGH-I527), which is targeted at the American market and so mostly supports American 4G frequencies instead (LTE: Bands 1,2,4,5,7,17). So despite your phone is 4G capable it can't get 4G service in Germany unless eplus starts LTE service in LTE bands 1 or 7 in which they own spectrum but haven't deployed LTE to yet. As of 3G (UMTS) and 2G (GSM), the Galaxy Mega is fully compatible with all German networks.

lizzie1955 · 17-04-2014, 20:00

Does it pay to pick up a European Smartphone or will my mine with 3G be adequate?

Also, just out of curiousity, what are your thoughts on Lebara.de. They seem very tourist-friendly.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	17-04-2014, 02:25 Eplus is special in being the only German operator to let their prepaid subscribers access their 4G (LTE) network. That's why Aldi subscribers can use fast 4G service, though eplus' 4G coverage is still very limited and even in launch cities (Berlin, Leipzig, Nuremberg. Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Frankfurt and Stuttgart) patchy. Unfortunately the frequency eplus uses for 4G today (LTE frequency band 3, former GSM1800 band) is not supported by your Samsung Galaxy Mega (SGH-I527), which is targeted at the American market and so mostly supports American 4G frequencies instead (LTE: Bands 1,2,4,5,7,17). So despite your phone is 4G capable it can't get 4G service in Germany unless eplus starts LTE service in LTE bands 1 or 7 in which they own spectrum but haven't deployed LTE to yet. As of 3G (UMTS) and 2G (GSM), the Galaxy Mega is fully compatible with all German networks. 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 Last edited by inquisitor; 17-04-2014 at 02:32..

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lizzie1955 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 100 Join Date: 20 Aug 2007 Country:	17-04-2014, 20:00 Does it pay to pick up a European Smartphone or will my mine with 3G be adequate? Also, just out of curiousity, what are your thoughts on Lebara.de. They seem very tourist-friendly. Enjoy the holiday weekend!