Mobile phone and internet provider O2 Germany lets new DSL subscribers choose between a short minimum term of just one month and a long minimum term of 24 months. The only difference between these two options: New customers choosing a DSL contract with a long minimum term get a discount on the monthly fees. However, O2 Germany is one of the few German DSL providers not charging new subscribers deciding on a short minimum term a one-time set-up fee and higher purchase prices for new DSL router. A DSL package of O2 Germany with a short minimum term of one month and flat rate tariffs for web access and landline calls to other home phones in Germany is available for prices beginning at EUR 25.00 per month.

The DSL package “O2 DSL Komplett” includes a DSL connection with data transmission rates of up to 2 mbps (download) and 192 kbps (upload) and a landline (Next Generation Networks) as well as unlimited internet access and landline calls to other German home phones for EUR 25.00 or EUR 30.00 per month – depending on the place of residence of the subscriber. O2 Germany charges its customers an additional EUR 5.00 per month in those regions in which the provider does not operate a network itself but relies on a wholesale product of Deutsche Telekom. The same DSL package with a bandwidth of up to 6 mbps (download) and additional flat rate tariff options for phone calls costs EUR 30.00 or EUR 35.00 per month (“O2 DSL Komplett Plus”). With a download speed of up to 16 mbps the monthly charges amount to EUR 35.00 or EUR 40.00.

For landline calls to mobile phones in Germany O2 Germany charges EUR 0.19 per minute. Users can book flat rate tariff options for international calls to home phone in 22 countries for EUR 4.00 per month or in 25 countries for EUR 15.00 per month.

There is not set-up fee for the broadband internet connection. o2 Germany offers a basic DSL and voice over IP router for free to new subscribers, but charges EUR 9.95 for delivery. Customers can also buy WiFi routers for prices beginning at EUR 29.99.

Overviews of currentDSL and landline plans in Germany:
Landlines with Short Minimum Term
DSL Packages with Short Minimum Term