Lidl - Page 2

sternem · 09-09-2011, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by inquisitor

I have picked up the last four SIMs from my local Lidl market today (of which two are already enroute to VladS) and I could send you one on Monday, but the bonus credit from the referral programm may take up to three weeks to be accredited. So when you receive the SIM it probably won't have enough credit (initial credit is €10) for the 5GB-flatrate, which costs € 14.99. So you could either subscribe to the 500MB-flatrate or recharge € 15 (which is the smallest top-up amount) to order the 5GB-flatrate. Another option would be that I activate the SIM before shipping (with your personal details), so you would receive those € 5 in September and would have enough credit (€15) to order the 5GB-flatrate.

Thanks for the details! I like the activation of the SIM before shipping. That would give me the best flexibility when I arrive of which data tariff to choose. I'll send you a PM to discuss further.

Amrando · 08-09-2011, 23:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by inquisitor

..send it including insured shipping to Canada and PayPal fees to you for € 9.25. The only benefit I would have is € 5 of bonus credit if you provided my number upon activation.

Thanks for the offer inquisitor, but I am on the road too soon for this to reach me, as I will be in Europe in ~2 weeks, and in the US Pacific Northwest before this.

I will definitely want to add you as a credit referral for the extra €5 though. Feel free to PM your number then, I will be in FRA Sept 25. I assume Lidl is a national chain, or is it only regional? Will I need to buy all my cards, topups somewhere before hopping on the ICE around the country?

papeti01 · **how can i activate -** 15-10-2012, 12:20

Hello,

can U help me please... i am totally lost in the german language...

I bought a lidl classic tariff, and i did the "freischaltung" on lidl-mobile.de, but after that the number is still not active. I can't call, and can't receive calls...
(Now it's active, but i forgot the activation code... can i add it later???)

Is that 9,95 euro price just the number, or it contains any balance, because my balance is 0 euro?!

thx,
p.

willydat · 15-10-2012, 13:01

according to LIDL MOBILE ? Prepaid-wiki the start pack classic contains 10eur credit!

Matthew C · **LIDL Monatsflatrate cancellation? -** 20-10-2012, 12:00

A quick question: does anyone know whether or not, if I cancel my LIDL Monatsflaterate halfway through the 30 day period and then afterwards reactivate it, the monthly data-volume limit will be reset with the newly activated Monatsflatfate plan?

Throttling is killing me, and besides shortening the plan and just paying to restart it sooner, I don't know how else to deal with it. Getting another sim card would work if cancelling and restarting doesn't, but then I have 2 cards to deal with, and 2 accounts... If restarting the plan worked, it'd be simplest. I could just foresee something weird and maybe really frustrating happening, though, like me paying the 14.95 Euro again but still getting stuck with my already depleted data-volume.

papeti01 · 15-10-2012, 13:39

No problem at all... it just took several hours...

Quote:

Originally Posted by papeti01

Hello,

can U help me please... i am totally lost in the german language...

I bought a lidl classic tariff, and i did the "freischaltung" on lidl-mobile.de, but after that the number is still not active. I can't call, and can't receive calls...
(Now it's active, but i forgot the activation code... can i add it later???)

Is that 9,95 euro price just the number, or it contains any balance, because my balance is 0 euro?!

thx,
p.

inquisitor · 09-09-2011, 01:22

@Amrando
Lidl is a nationwide chain, but note that their supermarkets tend to be rather outside city centers (search for stores here). In order to benefit from the referral program just use the number given in the previously linked activation instructions - it's actually mine.

When travelling by ICE or IC-trains make sure you take your seat in a car equipped with repeaters so you get a better signal (but don't expect too much 3G coverage, especially on ICE trains which pass many tunnels). These cars are marked with the following sign:

inquisitor · 09-09-2011, 07:51

There's one more difference between Fonic and Lidl, which I've just realized: While Fonic bills their dayflat by calendar day (always ends at midnight regardless of when you started using data), Lidl's dayflat lasts 24h, so you always get full 24h for € 1.99.
So if you start accessing the web at 11:50 p.m. Fonic would give you only ten minutes for € 2.50, while with Lidl you could surf until the next day 11:50 p.m.
Another decisive argument for Lidl.

Prepaidtraveller · 21-09-2011, 10:47

Guys regarding lidl, I used them for my holiday and for the most part it was good but I had to call them to activate the €15 data plan, not easy as I don't speak German but some family assisted me there. One fact I do remember and it may have changed since is they do have a 500meg a day like fonic do. It was spelled out in their t&cs. Plenty for a traveller thou.

It may have changed since then, I for example noticed the portal changed and also it appears u can now activate the 15€ plan online which would have saved me some headache.

Oddly with the u2 network where I was staying (Karlsruhe in Frankfurt) it was terrible, slow as anything. Out of interest I got a aldi sim that runs on eplus and it was quite fast in comparison.

Of course once I left Karlsruhe and returned to frankfurt flughaben the tables turned and the lidl sim was much better in comparison...

Also one tip, once u leave Germany be sure to login to the portal an change your plan to the casual charge as it will try to rebill automatically and if it fails will default to the 2€ a day instead. I found this out the hard way but stopped it in time only being billed one day.

Also if u use the sim for voice and roam outside Germany it seems to like sending a SMS to 88969 or someting and charging u 0.60€ for the privilege. Be careful as it can eat your credit away.

I've since put mine away in a safe place and will reuse if I ever return to Germany in the near future.

Amrando · 29-09-2011, 01:15

Well I followed inquisitor's advice and went to pick up a Lidl Mobile SIM-Karte here in Cologne.. and the store was sold out of both the SIM, and Surf-stick kit..

Well no matter, there will be plenty of stores in t.. no, sold out at the next store as well. Well, I better get going down to Munich. There'll be more stores there in town right? SOLD OUT HERE TOO.

I've been to 4 Lidl stores in 2 cities so far and every one has been sold out. So on my third day in Germany I said f*** this s**t, and walked into a Müller drugstore across the street from my hotel, and bought the Fonic kit. Activation went smoothly, I've added inquisitor for my 5€ friend credit.. and then they took 21 hours to activate my flat data rate, forcing me to eat nearly my entire initial voucher credit. Very slimy tactics there- sending me an acknowledgment SMS of my request to change plan within a few minutes, but then waiting 20+ hours to send a confirmation that the change had actually been implemented.

You submit the change request, they send back a notice asking you to reply JA/NEIN to the change, then they reply with the acknowledgment of your change.. which caught me out.. but then it seems somebody actually goes and makes the change by hand, and they send you a confirmation when it's actually been done.

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papeti01 (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 19 Join Date: 30 Dec 2009 Country:	how can i activate - 15-10-2012, 12:20 Hello, can U help me please... i am totally lost in the german language... I bought a lidl classic tariff, and i did the "freischaltung" on lidl-mobile.de, but after that the number is still not active. I can't call, and can't receive calls... (Now it's active, but i forgot the activation code... can i add it later???) Is that 9,95 euro price just the number, or it contains any balance, because my balance is 0 euro?! thx, p. Last edited by papeti01; 15-10-2012 at 12:58..

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willydat (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 25 Join Date: 27 Aug 2012 Location: Salzburg Country:	15-10-2012, 13:01 according to LIDL MOBILE ? Prepaid-wiki the start pack classic contains 10eur credit! sims: T-mobile AT (postpaid; former max.mobil), [COLOR="Red"]telering (AT), [COLOR="DarkGreen"]s-budget-mobile (AT), Lycamobile (AT), , blau (DE), giffgaff (UK), no longer active sims: orange (IL), At&T (US), airtel (IN), Tmo-US, Hits (ES), Meteor (IE), VIP (RS), Telenor (BG)

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Matthew C (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 19 Oct 2012 Country:	LIDL Monatsflatrate cancellation? - 20-10-2012, 12:00 A quick question: does anyone know whether or not, if I cancel my LIDL Monatsflaterate halfway through the 30 day period and then afterwards reactivate it, the monthly data-volume limit will be reset with the newly activated Monatsflatfate plan? Throttling is killing me, and besides shortening the plan and just paying to restart it sooner, I don't know how else to deal with it. Getting another sim card would work if cancelling and restarting doesn't, but then I have 2 cards to deal with, and 2 accounts... If restarting the plan worked, it'd be simplest. I could just foresee something weird and maybe really frustrating happening, though, like me paying the 14.95 Euro again but still getting stuck with my already depleted data-volume.

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	09-09-2011, 01:22 @Amrando Lidl is a nationwide chain, but note that their supermarkets tend to be rather outside city centers (search for stores here). In order to benefit from the referral program just use the number given in the previously linked activation instructions - it's actually mine. When travelling by ICE or IC-trains make sure you take your seat in a car equipped with repeaters so you get a better signal (but don't expect too much 3G coverage, especially on ICE trains which pass many tunnels). These cars are marked with the following sign: 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; 09-09-2011 at 01:39..

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	09-09-2011, 07:51 There's one more difference between Fonic and Lidl, which I've just realized: While Fonic bills their dayflat by calendar day (always ends at midnight regardless of when you started using data), Lidl's dayflat lasts 24h, so you always get full 24h for € 1.99. So if you start accessing the web at 11:50 p.m. Fonic would give you only ten minutes for € 2.50, while with Lidl you could surf until the next day 11:50 p.m. Another decisive argument for Lidl. 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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Prepaidtraveller (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 3 Join Date: 20 Jul 2011 Country:	21-09-2011, 10:47 Guys regarding lidl, I used them for my holiday and for the most part it was good but I had to call them to activate the €15 data plan, not easy as I don't speak German but some family assisted me there. One fact I do remember and it may have changed since is they do have a 500meg a day like fonic do. It was spelled out in their t&cs. Plenty for a traveller thou. It may have changed since then, I for example noticed the portal changed and also it appears u can now activate the 15€ plan online which would have saved me some headache. Oddly with the u2 network where I was staying (Karlsruhe in Frankfurt) it was terrible, slow as anything. Out of interest I got a aldi sim that runs on eplus and it was quite fast in comparison. Of course once I left Karlsruhe and returned to frankfurt flughaben the tables turned and the lidl sim was much better in comparison... Also one tip, once u leave Germany be sure to login to the portal an change your plan to the casual charge as it will try to rebill automatically and if it fails will default to the 2€ a day instead. I found this out the hard way but stopped it in time only being billed one day. Also if u use the sim for voice and roam outside Germany it seems to like sending a SMS to 88969 or someting and charging u 0.60€ for the privilege. Be careful as it can eat your credit away. I've since put mine away in a safe place and will reuse if I ever return to Germany in the near future.

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Amrando (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 06 Sep 2011 Country:	29-09-2011, 01:15 Well I followed inquisitor's advice and went to pick up a Lidl Mobile SIM-Karte here in Cologne.. and the store was sold out of both the SIM, and Surf-stick kit.. Well no matter, there will be plenty of stores in t.. no, sold out at the next store as well. Well, I better get going down to Munich. There'll be more stores there in town right? SOLD OUT HERE TOO. I've been to 4 Lidl stores in 2 cities so far and every one has been sold out. So on my third day in Germany I said f* this st, and walked into a Müller drugstore across the street from my hotel, and bought the Fonic kit. Activation went smoothly, I've added inquisitor for my 5€ friend credit.. and then they took 21 hours to activate my flat data rate, forcing me to eat nearly my entire initial voucher credit. Very slimy tactics there- sending me an acknowledgment SMS of my request to change plan within a few minutes, but then waiting 20+ hours to send a confirmation that the change had actually been implemented. You submit the change request, they send back a notice asking you to reply JA/NEIN to the change, then they reply with the acknowledgment of your change.. which caught me out.. but then it seems somebody actually goes and makes the change by hand, and they send you a confirmation when it's actually been done.