Discount provider Discosurf offers a cheap mobile data plan over the network of T-Mobile for notebook and netbook users. Subscribers of the mobile internet flat rate tariff pay EUR 19.95 per month as well as a one-time set-up fee of EUR 24.95 and get an UMTS surf stick for free. The monthly fee of EUR 19.95 is effective for the first six month minimum term, afterwards the charge amounts to EUR 29.95 per month. Subscribers can cancel the mobile data contract with four weeks notification. If the subscriber does not cancel the contract after six months, the term extends for another month.

The UMTS surf stick of Discosurf called XSStick®W14 and manufactured by 4G Systems supports mobile data transmissions via UMTS and HSPA with up to 7.2 mbps (download) and up to 5.76 mbps (upload). It also supports GPRS and EDGE with data transfer speeds of up to 236 kbps. The UMTS surf stick can be used with any Windows XP or Windows Vista or Mac OS X 10.4.9 notebook. It also supports microSD cards with up to 4 GB storage capacity.

T-Mobile offers one of the most widely expanded mobile UMTS networks in Germany with data transmission rates of up to 7.2 mbps. However, notebook and netbook users with Discosurf price plan can only use maximum data transfer speeds for 5 GB of data volume per month. When having reached this limit, maximum data transmission rates are reduced to GPRS speed. Also, mobile data services such as instant messaging or voice over IP are not allowed with this mobile internet price plan.

When ordering the Discosurf mobile data plan, new customers have to provide a German address and have to pay via Paypal or direct debit. Discosurf is a brand of Eteleon GmbH which is party owned by mobile phone provider Drillisch. As with some other cell phone plans of this provider, users have to send back the SIM card when cancelling the Discosurf contract. Otherwise, the provider will charge EUR 29.65 “SIM card deposit”.

Overview of current prepaid plans for mobile internet access in Germany:
Prepaid Price Plans for Mobile Internet Access