For a while I used an Aldi sim card. You need a German address to register, so just took one from an Ibis hotel I had stayed at. Never had any problems, nowadays I can use my minutes and data all over Europe without extra charge.
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For a while I used an Aldi sim card. You need a German address to register, so just took one from an Ibis hotel I had stayed at. Never had any problems, nowadays I can use my minutes and data all over Europe without extra charge.
[QUOTE=Gino02;2322833]If you get that cheap unlocked international phone in Amazon (meaning you use your Sprint phone in USA, and this cheap one outside of USA)[/QUOTE]Based on value and "bang for buck", a lot of people think Xiaomi is producing the best phones.
[QUOTE]Xiaomi sells its equipment at prices that are only slightly above the manufacturing costs. The smartphone flagship of the manufacturer Mix 3, for example, offers similar specifications as the recently discontinued iPhone X from Apple or the Galaxy Note 9 from Samsung, but starts at the equivalent of just 417 euros (3,299 yuan). * For comparison: The iPhone X was 1.149 Euro suggested retail price, the Galaxy Note 9 costs 999 Euro.
https://www.businessinsider.de/xiaomi-ein-unternehmen-aus-china-laesst-apple-alt-aussehen-2018-11
[/QUOTE]Note that 417 EUR is for the Xiaomi's highest-end phones. I have the Redmi 6 A (110 USD on Amazon, 116 EUR Amazon DE). Unless you are playing video games, you probably won't notice a difference in performance. I have shown it to numerous people. They are amazed at the quality and speed that you can get at such a cheap price point. The Redmi 6 A has dual SIM cards so you can have a German phone number and home country phone number if you choose. I hate swapping out. I just leave them both in and disable SIMs if necessary.
[QUOTE=Gino02;2322833](1) Best truly international (meaning you can use the same phone and plans in USA as well as in Europe) deal that I know is Google Fi (https://fi.google.com/) but make sure you get a phone that is supported by Google Fi. Their plan is $10/GB of data anywhere in the world and they have pretty good service in Germany and rest of the Europe.[/QUOTE]I had to clear the cache a few times based on advice from customer support, but I got the Google FI SIM card to work on my Redmi 6 A which is not a "supported device". Clarifying a few things: (1) it costs $20 for unlimited phone and texts, and $10 per GB, but any data above 6 GB is free, so this means your monthly bill will be between $20-$80 regardless of how much data you use, regardless of location, and (2) if not abundantly clear from first point, Project FI has no concept of roaming, so you can use 3 GB in Japan, 2 GB in USA and 1 GB in Japan, and you always pay the same price as if you used all 6 GB in USA.
[QUOTE=Gino02;2322833](2) Next best deal is T-mobile USA.
unless you pay ahead some $20 worth of plus service for 4G/LTE
International plans from other US providers AT&T, Verizon, Sprint etc are way more expensive and way worse service (coverage and speed).[/QUOTE]I think I am even more confused now than before.
However T-Mobile has been suggested to me a few times today and all by Americans who tell me the service in Germany is excellent for them and one of them is a former Sprint user. Higher speeds, faster internet and for a few extra bucks per month my usual usage I am told won't cost me what Sprint is gauging me for. T-Mobile will buy my contract out as well and probably toss me some perks or at least the first year ' give the service away. ' I also had an issue with Sprint trying to call the USA directly and the minute I dialed ' Call Failed' came up; I am told T-Mobile coverage in Germany is much better and that Sprint is the worst carrier to have there. I think I will just switch to T-Mobile and be fully covered.
I would like to be fully covered all over Germany except in one place.
The Zimmer.
[QUOTE=KosherKowboy;2322909]I think I am even more confused now than before :D
However T-Mobile has been suggested to me a few times today and all by Americans who tell me the service in Germany is excellent for them and one of them is a former Sprint user. Higher speeds, faster internet and for a few extra bucks per month my usual usage I am told won't cost me what Sprint is gauging me for. T-Mobile will buy my contract out as well and probably toss me some perks or at least the first year ' give the service away. ' I also had an issue with Sprint trying to call the USA directly and the minute I dialed ' Call Failed' came up; I am told T-Mobile coverage in Germany is much better and that Sprint is the worst carrier to have there. I think I will just switch to T-Mobile and be fully covered.
I would like to be fully covered all over Germany except in one place.
The Zimmer[/QUOTE]It may be worth investing in a cheaper smart phone and get a European sim. With the new EU agreement roaming costs are nothing and most have good coverage. For example, you can buy a Proximus Pay&Go sim in Belgium for 25 e with prepaid minutes on it without showing any documents. In Italy you need to show your passport since the rendition issue. Romania has some reasonable plans. If you can score a Mobile Viking sim it's decent service and you can pay as little as 5 e per month to keep it active and then load more by the app when traveling.
[QUOTE=KosherKowboy;2322909] I think I will just switch to T-Mobile and be fully covered.
[/QUOTE]KK,
I think that T-mobile is the best choice for you if you are a heavy user, because T-mobile is a German company and started out in Germany. So, as you can imagine, it has extensive network and infrastructure here.
If you are an occasional user, German sim card like Lebara is probably better choice as Gino02 and Chongmal suggested. You can register Lebara sim card in Deutsche post (German post office) now and they only need your passport when you register it.
[QUOTE=Chongmal;2322920] For example, you can buy a Proximus Pay&Go sim in Belgium for 25 e with prepaid minutes on it without showing any documents. [/QUOTE]I think that there is a new EU law effective in July 2018, which states the owner of any new sim card in EU has to register it with its carrier before he is able to use it. I also think that prepaid sim card is still more expensive than the plans KK and Gino02 were talking about if you are a heavy user.
[QUOTE=Bfsie;2323252]KK,
I think that T-mobile is the best choice for you ...[/QUOTE]Yeah I agree, more so given that he has to break his current Sprint contract, which Tmo will pay for, plus feels like he's not as tech savvy (not even close) as he's pussy savvy. 😂.
Bfsie. Invaluable info that can register a sim at Deutsche Post. I came unstuck last year just after the new law and couldn't register a sim online or in-store as I was not German resident. It is good to hear that they have sorted out this glitch.
[QUOTE=Optimist;2323314]Bfsie. Invaluable info that can register a sim at Deutsche Post. I came unstuck last year just after the new law and couldn't register a sim online or in-store as I was not German resident. It is good to hear that they have sorted out this glitch.[/QUOTE]+1. Yes, many thanks Bfsie. It's a very useful info to be now possible to activate a SIM card at Deutsche Post offices. Last time I had to go thru a really painful online video call process.
[QUOTE=Gino02;2323438]+1. Yes, many thanks Bfsie. It's a very useful info to be now possible to activate a SIM card at Deutsche Post offices. Last time I had to go thru a really painful online video call process.[/QUOTE]Ya lahwy, being interviewed by the State just to get a sim was waaay OTT. For a while Germany was even on the dreaded SIM greylist with the likes of Iran and North Korea. Inshallah they will stay out of that hole to nowhere in the future.
What happened to Pussyliccker? Is he still around?
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;2323929]What happened to Pussyliccker? Is he still around?[/QUOTE]May be his tongue was catched in a pussy.
Sometimes I just can't resist a particularly sweet pair of nipples. That's enough. Anyone else fall for particular weaknesses?
[QUOTE=Bfsie;2323252]I think that there is a new EU law effective in July 2018, which states the owner of any new sim card in EU has to register it with its carrier before he is able to use it. I also think that prepaid sim card is still more expensive than the plans KK and Gino02 were talking about if you are a heavy user.[/QUOTE]This somehow didn't impact me. The sim stays active as long as it's reloaded every 90 days. So for me I have no costs for the sim between visits. I also bought a local Samsung phone with 2 sim slots so I leave them in and activate the appropriate one depending on which side of the ocean I'm on. Also, for me, T-Mobile stops working about 50 km from my primary location in the US.
[QUOTE=Zumboit;2324040]Sometimes I just can't resist a particularly sweet pair of nipples. That's enough. Anyone else fall for particular weaknesses?[/QUOTE]I too get down with pink fluffy nipples. I like some big full titties but fluffy nips on A cups also get the juices flowing.
I have a business trip coming up to the Bielefeld area- which seems in the middle of nowhere in club's geography. Most clubs that I am familiar with around Dusseldorf / Cologne area are at least 2 hours away; same to Hamburg. Any info suggestions in this are appreciated.