iPhone Rate Plans for Germany?

MacRumors · 06:32 PM

MacNotes.de publishes what it believes to be the rate plans for the iPhone in Germany based on multiple T-mobile sources.

iPhone M
49 EUR/month
Free data over EDGE
Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots
Free Voicemail
100 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euros per minute)
40 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euros)

iPhone L
69 EUR/month
Free EDGE
Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots
Free Voicemail
200 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euros per minute)
150 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euros each)

iPhone XL
89 EUR/month
Free data over EDGE
Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots
Free Voicemail
1000 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euros per minute)
300 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euros each)

Translation provided by MacNotes.de. Of note, in Europe, minutes and messages listed only apply when making outgoing calls or outgoing SMS messages. Incoming calls and messages are not counted against you.

Apple and T-Mobile announced that T-Mobile would be the exclusive carrier of the Apple iPhone in Germany, slated to go on sale on November 9th.

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emotion · Oct 18, 2007, 04:40 PM

I feel a bit better about O2 now.

Sceneshifter · Oct 18, 2007, 04:42 PM

that's just wrong...

tomozj · Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM

100 minutes and 40 messages?

They must really think the Germans have no friends.

Stridder44 · Oct 18, 2007, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomozj

100 minutes and 40 messages?

They must really think the Germans have no friends.

100 minutes isn't bad guys. If all you do is order pizza you should be fine.

EagerDragon · Oct 18, 2007, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomozj

100 minutes and 40 messages?

They must really think the Germans have no friends.

ROFLMAO

Yuppi · Oct 18, 2007, 11:23 PM

But the service at the german telcos defintely justifies those high prices...

LOL, Ok that was REALLY Sarcastic.

artalliance · Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM

Wow, these do kind of hurt.

Keep in mind though that Germans don't pay for incoming calls.

Does it say anything about free weekends or nights?

alexandr · Oct 18, 2007, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artalliance

Wow, these do kind of hurt.

Keep in mind though that Germans don't pay for incoming calls.

Does it say anything about free weekends or nights?

i can just see it now.. two german iphone owners both sitting and waiting for the other one to call..

Sälli · Oct 18, 2007, 05:20 PM

Just for comparison, this is what I am paying here in Finland. This is a regular plan, and not an iPhone one (as they are not selling it here), but I am still using it with my hacked iPhone:

19,90 € / month
500 minutes (outgoing only, incoming always free)
100 SMS (again outgoing only)

9,80 € / month
unlimited data

thechidz · Oct 18, 2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexandr

i can just see it now.. two german iphone owners both sitting and waiting for the other one to call..

hahaha! Sehr funny!

Diatribe · Oct 18, 2007, 06:58 PM

If those are correct then the iPhone is bound to fail in Germany. I know no one, and I mean NO ONE, that would pay that much for a contract.

Unlimited calls and sms within the cell phone network and to land lines are usually around 40€. So this is not gonna fly.

King Crimson · Oct 18, 2007, 09:02 PM

... I'm stucked on ePlus for about 9 month from now ...

Quite nice, I'll use my treo and wait for rev 2 or 3 of the iphone and the movement of the t-mobile pricing

OK, DAMN, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE BUT ...

mjonson · Oct 19, 2007, 12:59 AM

thats terrible. In canada we used to have to pay for incoming SMS but tahts free now, and just in the past year many plans are starting to come with free incoming. Right now i pay 30$/month 200 anytime Minutes, Free evenings weekends, unlimited text.

Poff · Oct 19, 2007, 06:08 PM

I wonder how the Norwegian iPhone rate plan will end up being..?

My current rate plan: (excluding tax)
$0 / month
120 free minutes ($0,10 per minute after your 120mins, $0,10 after 400mins)
90 free sms ($0,05 per sms after your 90 free sms's.)
data, $0,60 per MB.
voicemail, $2,40 / month.

I'm sure the iPhone plans will be higher than this, but I hope they'll be nowhere near what they've been in all the other countries. The prices are crazy!

Sceneshifter · Oct 19, 2007, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexandr

i can just see it now.. two german iphone owners both sitting and waiting for the other one to call..

haha :-D

Confidemus · Oct 19, 2007, 03:59 AM

Hi all,

At the moment (I'm German) I paid with Vodafone for 260 minutes actual usage of September 105 Euros. This included the home-zone and some other features like limited UMTS usage. The UMTS was unusable due to the crippled interface of my mobile phone. So I sometimes used the mobile as a bluetooth modem for my MacBook. But this was on rare occasions because of the availability of WiFi on many places. So the T-Mobile tariffs are o.k. for me.

To the UMTS - part of the prices: The statistic says (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verstei...in_Deutschland) that the licence costs have been 620 Euros per inhabitant in Germany (that is 620 Euros x 82 Mill. = 50 Bill. Euro). This has to be financed by all mobile phone users in Germany, not only those who are using UMTS.

Confidemus

xUKHCx · Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emotion

I feel a bit better about O2 now.

Looks like they get shafted on minutes and texts but we get shafted on data.

Quote:

Originally Posted by artalliance

Wow, these do kind of hurt.

Keep in mind though that Germans don't pay for incoming calls.

Does it say anything about free weekends or nights?

what you have to pay for incoming calls, that is ridiculous.

megfilmworks · Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM

I like the free wifi instead of 3g.

longofest · Oct 18, 2007, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megfilmworks

I like the free wifi instead of 3g.

The minutes of the plan definitely stink, but I must say that getting free access to T-Moblie's wifi network is pretty sweet.

obirah · 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longofest

The minutes of the plan definitely stink, but I must say that getting free access to T-Moblie's wifi network is pretty sweet.

Well, for me as a T-Com customer that comes with my DSL subscription, so for me this deal is pretty expensive.
And although 8500 hot spots sound great, I must say that in smaller towns it's almost impossible to find a spot... or the available spots are somewhere you never go

Quote:

Originally Posted by CalfCanuck

This is the beauty of Hotspots, though, as many ICE trains have them. So you could take an ICE from Frankfurt to Berlin, and possibly access unlimited WiFi for free the entire journey!

How often do you travel with the ICE from Frankfurt to Berlin (104 EUR without the Bahncard50)?

I live in Münster and we have like 20 Hot Spots - only at cafes and stuff like that where I mostly meet friends and have a nice chat with them rather than surfing and zooming on a small screen. The whole thing looks great on paper, but I really don't see a big use of these Hot Spots...

emotion · 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xUKHCx

Looks like they get shafted on minutes and texts but we get shafted on data.

In practice is there that much of a shadting on data though?

100/40. Blimey that's poor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by megfilmworks

I like the free wifi instead of 3g.

Same as UK/O2.

aerospace · Oct 18, 2007, 04:47 PM

100mins?

hmm and what would I use for the other 29 days of the month

xUKHCx · Oct 18, 2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emotion

In practice is there that much of a shadting on data though?

100/40. Blimey that's poor.

200Mb a month is very low, but from what people have been saying they aren't that hard about chasing it up so probably not.

emotion · Oct 18, 2007, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xUKHCx

200Mb a month is very low,

It sure sounds low but when you can't save anything on the device it might be enough.

Oct 18, 2007, 04:38 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iPhone Rate Plans for Germany? MacNotes.de publishes what it believes to be the rate plans for the iPhone in Germany based on multiple T-mobile sources. iPhone M 49 EUR/month Free data over EDGE Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots Free Voicemail 100 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euros per minute) 40 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euros) iPhone L 69 EUR/month Free EDGE Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots Free Voicemail 200 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euros per minute) 150 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euros each) iPhone XL 89 EUR/month Free data over EDGE Free T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots Free Voicemail 1000 Minutes included (further minutes: 0.39 euros per minute) 300 SMS included (further SMS: 0.19 euros each) Translation provided by MacNotes.de. Of note, in Europe, minutes and messages listed only apply when making outgoing calls or outgoing SMS messages. Incoming calls and messages are not counted against you. Apple and T-Mobile announced that T-Mobile would be the exclusive carrier of the Apple iPhone in Germany, slated to go on sale on November 9th. Article Link Last edited by Doctor Q : Oct 18, 2007 at 06:32 PM.

Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM	#8
artalliance macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the cool neighborhood of LA	Wow, these do kind of hurt. Keep in mind though that Germans don't pay for incoming calls. Does it say anything about free weekends or nights? __________________ "With win-win-win, we all win!"- Michael Scott

Oct 18, 2007, 06:58 PM	#12
Diatribe macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Costa Rica (yes, I moved)	If those are correct then the iPhone is bound to fail in Germany. I know no one, and I mean NO ONE, that would pay that much for a contract. Unlimited calls and sms within the cell phone network and to land lines are usually around 40€. So this is not gonna fly. __________________ Knowledge - fueled by curiosity Mac Beginner's Guide \| My Adium Xtras

Oct 18, 2007, 09:02 PM	#13
King Crimson macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2004	Well ... ... I'm stucked on ePlus for about 9 month from now ... Quite nice, I'll use my treo and wait for rev 2 or 3 of the iphone and the movement of the t-mobile pricing OK, DAMN, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE BUT ...

Oct 19, 2007, 06:08 PM	#15
Poff macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway	I wonder how the Norwegian iPhone rate plan will end up being..? My current rate plan: (excluding tax) $0 / month 120 free minutes ($0,10 per minute after your 120mins, $0,10 after 400mins) 90 free sms ($0,05 per sms after your 90 free sms's.) data, $0,60 per MB. voicemail, $2,40 / month. I'm sure the iPhone plans will be higher than this, but I hope they'll be nowhere near what they've been in all the other countries. The prices are crazy! __________________ A computer you had to learn how to use was a bad idea from its birth.

Oct 18, 2007, 04:40 PM	#2
emotion macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Manchester, UK	I feel a bit better about O2 now.

Oct 18, 2007, 04:42 PM	#3
Sceneshifter macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	that's just wrong...

Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM	#4
tomozj macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: UK	100 minutes and 40 messages? They must really think the Germans have no friends.

Oct 18, 2007, 11:23 PM	#7
Yuppi macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2007	But the service at the german telcos defintely justifies those high prices... LOL, Ok that was REALLY Sarcastic.

Oct 18, 2007, 05:20 PM	#10
Sälli macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Helsinki, Finland	Just for comparison, this is what I am paying here in Finland. This is a regular plan, and not an iPhone one (as they are not selling it here), but I am still using it with my hacked iPhone: 19,90 € / month 500 minutes (outgoing only, incoming always free) 100 SMS (again outgoing only) 9,80 € / month unlimited data

Oct 19, 2007, 12:59 AM	#14
mjonson macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2007	thats terrible. In canada we used to have to pay for incoming SMS but tahts free now, and just in the past year many plans are starting to come with free incoming. Right now i pay 30$/month 200 anytime Minutes, Free evenings weekends, unlimited text.

Oct 19, 2007, 03:59 AM	#17
Confidemus macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2006	The tariffs are good Hi all, At the moment (I'm German) I paid with Vodafone for 260 minutes actual usage of September 105 Euros. This included the home-zone and some other features like limited UMTS usage. The UMTS was unusable due to the crippled interface of my mobile phone. So I sometimes used the mobile as a bluetooth modem for my MacBook. But this was on rare occasions because of the availability of WiFi on many places. So the T-Mobile tariffs are o.k. for me. To the UMTS - part of the prices: The statistic says (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verstei...in_Deutschland) that the licence costs have been 620 Euros per inhabitant in Germany (that is 620 Euros x 82 Mill. = 50 Bill. Euro). This has to be financed by all mobile phone users in Germany, not only those who are using UMTS. Confidemus

Oct 18, 2007, 04:43 PM	#19
megfilmworks macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks	I like the free wifi instead of 3g. __________________ 17" MacBook Pro 2.33 - Dual G5 w/ Pro Tools iPod Gen1 - Nano Gen1 - iPhone Gen1 - iPhone 3G DA42 G1000 Gen1 BE G58 (2008)

Oct 18, 2007, 04:47 PM	#23
aerospace macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007	100mins? hmm and what would I use for the other 29 days of the month

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