Overview of Prepaid UMTS Surf Stick Packages for Notebook Users

UMTS Surf Sticks, Picture: Phone Guide Germany
Buyers should have their ID on them when getting a prepaid starter package at a mobile phone store. When ordering a prepaid starter package at a web store, they have to indicate a residence in Germany and pay by credit card or direct debit. Click on the providers’ names in the table to go to their websites.
Data transfer speeds are still highest in the 3G networks of Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone and O2 Germany with up to 7.2 mbps download speed. However, these fast data transfer speeds are not available everywhere in Germany. Especially in rural areas, users might experience much slower data transmission. Sometimes, the provider limits the maximum data transfer speeds right away, e.g. this is the case with the “Prepaid Internet Stick” offer of Congstar. In flat rate tariffs, data transfer speeds are usually reduced for the remaining days of a month as soon as a certain amount of data volume has been downloaded (usually 5 GB) – in this overview these data volume limits are indicated in parentheses.
With many of these prepaid price plans services such as internet telephony (voice over IP) or peer-to-peer-services are not allowed.
Overview of Prepaid UMTS Surf Stick Packages for Notebook Users
| Provider | Network | Price Plan | User Fee | Starter Package | 3G Surf Stick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | E-Plus | Laptop Tages-Flat | € 3.00 / day (250 MB) | € 19.99 | € 49.00 |
| Bildmobil | Vodafone | Speedstick | € 0.59 / 1 GB over 30 min. € 0.99 / 1 GB over 90 min. € 6.99 / 1 GB over 7 days € 39.99 / 3 GB over 90 days |
included | € 49.95 |
| Blau | E-Plus | Einheitstarif | € 2.40 / day (1 GB) € 3.90 / 100 MB over 30 days € 9.90 / 1 GB over 30 days € 19.80 / flat rate (5 GB) over 30 days |
included | € 79.00 |
| Congstar | Dt. Telekom (384 kbps) |
Prepaid | € 2.49 / day (500 MB) | included | € 39.99 |
| Deutsche Telekom | Dt. Telekom | web'n'walk Dayflat | € 4.95 / day (1 GB) | included | € 39.95 |
| Fonic | O2 Germany | Internet-Tagesflat | € 2.50 / day until € 25.00 per month | included | € 39.95 |
| Medion Mobile | E-Plus | Mobiles Internet | € 1.99 / day (1 GB) € 14.99 / flat rate 30 days (5 GB) |
€ 12.99 | € 49.99 |
| N24 | Vodafone | Internet Stick | € 0.99 / 60 min. € 2.99 / 1 GB over 12 hrs € 9.99 / 1 GB over 7 days |
included | € 29.95 |
| O2 Germany | O2 Germany | Prepaid Surfstick | € 3.50 / day (1 GB) € 25.00 / month (5 GB) |
included | € 29.99 |
| ProSieben | Vodafone | Web Stick | € 0.77 / 1 hr € 1.99 / 1 GB over 12 hrs € 3.99 / 1 GB over 3 days € 8.99 / 2 GB over 7 days |
included | € 29.95 |
| Sat.1 | Vodafone | Web Stick | € 0.99 / 1 GB over 1 hr € 1.99 / 1 GB over 12 hrs € 9.99 / 500 MB over 1 month € 29.99 / 2 GB over 1 month |
included | € 29.95 |
| Simyo | E-Plus | Einheitstarif | € 9.90 / 1 GB over 30 days | € 9.90 | € 59.50 |
| Tchibo Mobil | O2 Germany | Internet | € 2.95 / day (1 GB) € 9.95 / 1 month (500 MB) € 19.95 / month (5 GB) |
included | € 19.90 |
| Vodafone | Vodafone | Websessions | € 0.49 / 15 min. € 3.95 / 1 GB over 24 hrs € 12.95 / 1 GB over 7 days € 39.95 / 3 GB over 1 month |
included | € 29.90 |
| Wetter.com | O2 Germany | Internet Stick | € 2.95 / day (1 GB) € 9.95 / 1 month (500 MB) € 24.95 / 1 month (5 GB) |
included | €29.95 |
Last Update: August 5th, 2010
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