German operator Vodafone has launched a new prepaid price plan called “Callya OpenEnd Internet” that offers flat rate tariffs for mobile phone calls, for text messaging (SMS) and for accessing the internet via GPRS or UMTS by smartphone. Mobile phone calls to landlines and to other Vodafone cell phones in Germany can be made for EUR 0.29 per call. Users of the prepaid SIM card can also send up to 100 text messages for EUR 0.29 per day. And for accessing the internet over the German Vodafone network (APN “wap.vodafone.de” or “web.vodafone.de”) users pay EUR 0.99 per day. As long as the subscribers to the prepaid price plan do not make phone calls, send text massages or access the web via GPRS or UMTS, they don’t have to pay for these services. However, there is a monthly charge of EUR 2.49 for these flat rate tariff options of “CallYa OpenEnd Internet”.

Outside the flat rate tariffs, “CallYa OpenEnd Internet” subscribers pay EUR 0.29 per minute for mobile phone calls and EUR 0.19 for text messaging within Germany. For accessing the internet over the mobile network by smartphone, users receive 200 MB data volume per month for faster data transfers via EDGE, UMTS or HSPA with up to 7.2 mbps (download). Once this limit has been reached, the maximum data transfer speed will be reduced to GPRS level for the remaining days of that month. Services such as voice over IP or instant messaging may not be used with this prepaid price plan.

The prepaid starter package for “Callya OpenEnd Internet” includes the SIM card and credit of EUR 1.00 and is available at Vodafone stores for EUR 9.95. New credit can be topped up by buying a voucher at a kiosk, a gas station or a Vodafone store. Once there is not enough credit on the prepaid account of the subscriber, the flat rate tariff options of “Callya OpenEnde Internet” will be deactivated until new credit is topped up. Mobile phone calls to other countries are rather expensive, “Callya OpenEnd Internet” users pay EUR 1.99 per minute for international calls.

Overviews of current cell phone plans in Germany:
Prepaid Price Plans with Single Tariff for Mobile Phone Calls
Prepaid Price Plans with Community Tariff for Mobile Phone Calls
Prepaid Price Plans with Flat Rate Tariff for Mobile Phone Calls
Prepaid Price Plans for International Mobile Phone Calls