In my overview of low-rate pay as you go tariffs in Germany, the prepaid tariff of the Vodafone no-frills brand o.tel.o had been one the few examples without any tariff options. Now, there are four tariff options among which users of the prepaid SIM card of o.tel.o can choose.

Globus Mobile is one of the providers in Germany offering the lowest rates for mobile calls, texting (SMS) and mobile Internet access in Germany. With the pay as you go tariff of Globus Mobile customers can make mobile phone calls for € 0.07 per minute and text each other for € 0.10 per SMS. For accessing the Internet over the E-Plus network via GPRS or UMTS Globus Mobile customers are charged € 0.24 per megabyte.

The Internet provider Endesha will relaunch its DSL tariff range: From now on, new customers can choose between four different DSL packages of the “Surf-n-Phone” series. All four DSL packages include a connection with up to 16 mbps (download), a voice over IP account and a flat rate tariff for accessing the Internet and surfing the web. Monthly prices range from € 19.90 to € 29.49 and all four DSL packages are available with a short minimum term commitment of one month.

I have to admit: I didn’t know this pay as you go tariff until a few days ago. The Mobilka tariff addresses mobile phone users in Germany who also make international calls. It offers low rates of € 0.05 per minute for mobile phone calls over the E-Plus network in Germany to home phones in 45 other countries. That sounds familiar? Well, you are right.

German operator Telefónica O2 Germany has launched a new mobile data flat rate tariff for netbook and notebook users. The new flat rate tariff “Internet-pack Spezial” with a minimum term commitment of six months costs € 15.00 per month. The postpaid plan offers unlimited Internet access over the mobile network of Telefónica O2 Germany with 1 GB for faster data transfers.

There are still dead zones in Germany in which people have to take potluck with narrowband connections or with DSL light with a download speed of up to 384 kbps. But there is hope for people living in the country: Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone are now marketing LTE services in the 800 MHz spectrum band in some parts of Germany without DSL or cable Internet coverage. Here is a short overview of how you can get a 4G Internet connection at home and how much it will cost.

Upcoming Tuesday, discount provider Blau will launch a new tariff option called “International-Flat 500″ for its pay as you go tariff Blauworld. Blauworld users can book the new tariff option “International-Flat 500″ for € 9.90 per month. The name of the new tariff suggests that it is a flat rate tariff option, but actually it’s not - however, “International-Flat 500″ offers 500 minutes over a period of 30 days for international calls from Germany to 25 other countries.

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Telekom (T-Mobile) will launch two new mobile data tariff options for mobile phone users who have booked one of the pay as you go tariffs “Xtra Card”, “Xtra Click” and “Xtra Nonstop”. With the new day flat rate tariff option “Xtra Handy Dayflat” Telekom customers can access the Internet via GPRS or UMTS over the mobile network of Telekom for € 0.99 per calendar day. The “Xtra Handy Flat” which allows for unlimited Internet access over a period of 30 days costs € 9.95.

There is a new prepaid tariff with cost cap in the German market. Mobile phone provider Fonic, a subsidiary of operator O2 Germany, has launched a cost limit to its pay as you tariff from which new and existing customers benefit. From now on, Fonic customers will not pay more than € 40.00 over a 30-day period for mobile phone calls and text messaging (SMS) within Germany. Until this cost limit has been reached, Fonic charges its customers € 0.09 for every calling minute and every test message sent.