We have collected the best German data plans for your smartphones in the table below (prepaid and postpaid). See which one fits your needs and budget best. If you only need data for your tablet or computer, scroll down to see special data-only plans. If you are a student or are 28 years old or younger, scroll down to see special plans for young people.
The Apple iPhone 14 just launched in Germany – click here to read our overview of prices and data plans. (Click here to see contracts that include the older iPhone 13 model)
Unfortunately, it is not common in Germany to get data plans with unlimited mobile internet, you will usually have a high speed allowance of a couple of gigabytes, depending on your plan. Currently, Telekom and O2 are the only providers, which offer unlimited data plans. The cheapest unlimited data offer is provided by O2 for 39.99€ per month. However, some of them are still expensive (Telekom: €84.95/month) so it might be wiser to get a different plan with 30GB or 60GB allowance.
⚡️ FRAENK:
fraenk is the affordable phone plan that you can simply download to your phone and use with their digital eSIM (Link). You get 10GB for €10 per month or 17GB for €15. You get unlimited calls and text messages in the German network and you can cancel every month.
Click here to download their app and learn more.
If you are a tourist or only a short-term visitor, Prepaid plans are probably the best choice for you. Postpaid plans are often cheaper but usually require a German bank account. German mobile data packages have been consistently getting cheaper over the last years. Now, they often even include unlimited calling and texting. See below which data plan would be the best for you:
Best German Data Plans (valid in all EU-countries)
Provider | Name | Highspeed Data (in GB) | Included Extras | € Price / month | Plan Type | Where to Order |
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Telekom | MagentaMobil XL | 5G unlimited | Unlimited calls and texts Free Data Roaming in Switzerland Telekom HotSpot Flat | 84.95 | Postpaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 Free Unlimited Smart | unlimited | Unlimited calls and texts | 39.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
congstar | Allnet Flat L | 40 | Unlimited calls and texts | 27 | Postpaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 my Prepaid L | 25 | Unlimited calls and texts | 19.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 Free M | 20 | Unlimited calls and texts | 29.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Lebara | HELLO! XXL | 25 | Unlimited calls and 1000 minutes to 50 countries | 29.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
fraenk | fraenk 17GB | 17 | Unlimited calls and texts | 15 | Postpaid | Order here |
Klarmobil | Allnet Flat 15GB LTE | 15 | Unlimited calls and texts | 15 | Postpaid | Order here |
Vodafone | CallYa Digital | 15 | Unlimited calls and texts | 20 | Prepaid | Order here |
PremiumSIM | Allnet XL | 14 | Unlimited calls and texts | 12.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
ALDI TALK | Paket L | 12 | Unlimited calls and texts | 17.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Lebara | HELLO! M | 12 | Unlimited calls and 50 minutes to 50 countries | 14.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Simply | LTE 1000 | 11 | Unlimited calls and texts | 11.11 | Postpaid | Order here |
Lebara | HELLO! XS Plus | 10 | Unlimited calls in Germany, 60 international minutes included | 4.99 | Postpaid (24 months) | Order here |
sim.de | LTE 10GB | 10 | 60 minutes included | 6.66 | Postpaid | Order here |
Lebara | HELLO! L Flex | 15 | Unlimited calls and 120 minutes to 50 countries | 19.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
congstar | Allnet Flat M | 25 | Unlimited calls and texts | 22 | Postpaid | Order here |
Vodafone | Red M | 10 | Unlimited calls and texts | 39.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
ALDI TALK | Paket M | 6 | Unlimited calls and texts | 12.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 my Prepaid M | 13 | Unlimited calls and texts | 14.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
WhatsApp SIM | 4 | -- | 10 | Prepaid | Order here | |
congstar | Allnet Flat S+ | 10 | Unlimited calls and texts | 17 | Postpaid | Order here |
congstar | Allnet Flat S | 5 | Unlimited calls and texts | 12 | Postpaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 my Prepaid S | 7 | Unlimited calls and texts | 9.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Maxxim | LTE 3000 | 3 | Unlimited calls and texts | 5.99 | Postpaid (24 months) | Order here |
ALDI TALK | Paket S | 3 | Unlimited calls and texts | 7.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Blau | Prepaid 3GB LTE | 3 | Unlimited calls and texts | 7.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Vodafone | CallYa Allnet S | 3 | Unlimited calls and texts | 9.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Telekom | MagentaMobil Prepaid M | 2 | Free Data Roaming in Switzerland Telekom HotSpot Flat | 9.95 | Prepaid | Order here |
Data-only Plans
If you only need data on the go for your tablet, you should check out the following plans. They only include internet access, phone calls or text messages are not possible. You can use them with your tablet or with an internet surf-stick. Congstar Homespot is a special offer, which only works at a certain address of your choice (e.g. your home address).
Data-only Plans (e.g. for tablets or surf-sticks)
Provider | Name | Highspeed Data (in GB) | € Price / month | Plan Type | Where to Order |
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O2 | O2 my Home M | unlimited (50 MBit/s) | 19.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 my Home XL (broadband) | unlimited (250 MBit/s) | 24.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Congstar | Homespot 200 | 200 | 40.00 | Postpaid | Order here |
Congstar | Homespot 100 | 125 | 30.00 | Postpaid | Order here |
Congstar | Homespot 30 | 50 | 20.00 | Postpaid | Order here |
Telekom | Data Comfort L | 25 | 29.95 | Postpaid | Order here |
Smartmobil | LTE 20GB | 22 | 19.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
O2 | O2 my Data M | 20 | 19.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Smartmobil | LTE 20GB | 15 | 14.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Telekom | MagentaMobil Data M Flex | 10 | 19.95 | Postpaid | Order here |
Klarmobil | Klarmobil 10GB LTE | 10 | 11.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Lebara | Data M | 6 | 14.99 | Prepaid | Order here |
Congstar | Daten L | 16 | 22.00 | Postpaid | Order here |
Congstar | Daten M | 8 | 16.00 | Postpaid | Order here |
Simply | LTE Internet M | 6 | 9.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Smartmobil | LTE Internet M | 6 | 9.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Simply | LTE Internet S | 1 | 4.99 | Postpaid | Order here |
Networks used:
Congstar: Telekom network
O2: Telefonica network
Simplytel: Telefonica network
Smartmobil: Telefonica network
Tarifhaus24: Telekom network
Vodafone and O2 have special perks, which could make a big difference:
- Vodafone Pass: The Vodafone Pass lets you use certain apps without decreasing your data. You can only choose one pass from the following: Chat-Pass, Social-Pass, Music-Pass, Video-Pass.
- The Chat-Pass includes: Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Threema, Viber
- The Social-Pass includes: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Pinterest
- The Music-Pass includes: Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, TIDAL, Deezer, Napster, and others
- The Video-Pass includes: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Vevo, Sky Go, Sky Ticket, Tattoo, and others
- GigaDepot: Any data that you have left in a month will be rolled over to the next month. This means you don’t loose data volume, because it is transferred to the next month.
- GigaSwipe: You can trade in parts of your flat rate, e.g. if you never write SMS anymore, you can trade it for 1GB of extra data.
O2:
- Data Boost: You can double your monthly data limit if you pay an extra 5€ per month. For the O2 Free L plan, this would get you 60GB instead of 30GB per month. Just select “O2 Free Boost” before you order the plan.
Special Offers for Young People and Students in Germany
So which one is the best SIM card in Germany for students? It simply depends on your needs: Do you need a lot of mobile internet, or do you need free minutes and SMS? Either way, the following mobile carriers offer special discounts for students and young people and will definitely save you money compared to their standard offers. The age limit for these offers is 29 years (for 1&1) and 28 years (for O2 and Vodafone). If you are a student, you can still get the O2 discounts, even if you are 28 and older.
Special Offers for Young People and Students in Germany
Provider | Name | Highspeed Data (in GB) | Included Extras | € Price / month | Condition | Where to Order |
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Telekom | Young M | unlimited | Unlimited calls and texts | 64.95 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
O2 | O2 Free L Junge Leute | unlimited | 3MBit/s speed, Unlimited calls and texts | 22.99 | younger than 28 years or student | Order here |
Vodafone | Young M | unlimited | Unlimited calls and texts | 69.99 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
Vodafone | Young M | 100 | Unlimited calls and texts | 37.99 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
Telekom | Young M | 80 | Unlimited calls and texts | 39.95 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
Vodafone | Young L | 60 | Unlimited calls and texts | 29.99 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
O2 | O2 Free M Junge Leute | 50 | 300MBit/s speed, Unlimited calls and texts | 22.99 | younger than 28 years or student | Order here |
Telekom | Young M | 40 | Unlimited calls and texts | 29.95 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
O2 | O2 Free M Junge Leute | 25 | 300MBit/s speed, Unlimited calls and texts | 22.99 | younger than 28 years or student | Order here |
Otelo | O2 Free S Junge Leute | 22 | Unlimited calls and texts | 19.99 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
Telekom | Young M | 20 | Unlimited calls and texts | 24.95 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
Vodafone | Young M | 15 | Unlimited calls and texts | 24.99 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
Otelo | O2 Free S Junge Leute | 8 | Unlimited calls and texts | 14.99 | younger than 28 years | Order here |
O2 | O2 Free S Junge Leute | 8 | 300MBit/s speed, Unlimited calls and texts | 12.99 | younger than 28 years or student | Order here |
Jeppe
Hi,
I have recently moved to Saarbrücken, Saarland. It seems like there is very bad reception everywhere. What would you suggest i get. I really do not want to spend a lot, and coming from Denmark where we have 20GB for 12€ every option seems very expensive to me. I think i need a postpaid option, I will be here a long time.
Have a nice day,
Best regerds
Jeppe
MyGermanPhone
Hi Jeppe, you can check here which provider has the best coverage in your area.
Denis hansard
Can any/all of these plan be used with a pocket WiFi?
Data-only Plans (e.g. for tablets or surf-sticks)
Jennifer S
Hi. I’m in the US but am trying to help an elderly family member who lives in Germany to buy a phone and choose a plan. Is there a link to your phones and plans that I can access from New York?
Can I send him an unlocked phone I buy here or does he need to purchase a phone in Germany? He has no idea how to go about it. Thanks so much for any help you can give me.
Karen
Hello, do any of those companies offer world-wide data coverage? I have been based in Germany for 4 years (but traveling frequently outside of the EU for work) and have kept my American T-Mobile plan just to have coverage everywhere I go. But I’d like to get a German plan that offers the same, and get rid of my American plan. Thanks in advance for your help!
CHEN
Hi, can you please advise what is the average price for business use? with 24G and unlimited SMS/Calls.
Thanks!
Alex
I have recently moved into Germany for a 4-year work, and I am planning for a postpaid phone plan. However, applying for the postpaid phone plan would require a bank account, which in turn requires a German phone number. What can I do in this case? Could I just get a prepaid card first in order to have a short-term German phone number?
MyGermanPhone
Hi Alex, yes, you could just get a free prepaid SIM card, then get a German bank account, and then simply throw away the prepaid SIM card (or transfer that number to your new postpaid contract), and finally get the new postpaid contract.
Creative
Hello, i’m from spain but living in germany and younger that 28 years, but i’m not an student
So, can i get the younger unlimited plan anyway? If i can’t, i need something another thing for o2 normal unlimited plan?
MyGermanPhone
Hi! Yes, the young people plans (“Junge Leute”) is for everyone that is younger than 29.
Jim
I live in Berlin and High speed Internet is the most important to me when it comes to having a smartphone since I rarely ever make a call from it. What would you recommend I get for someone like me who wants at least 10-15 GB (willing to pay for more) of data for high speed Internet in Berlin per month and can also make a call or two (if necessary) as well?
MyGermanPhone
Hi Jim, I would recommend Congstar (Telekom would probably be a bit faster) as they have a good value offer, see here.
Angel
Hello, I live in a dorm in the Thuringen area and I need an unlimited (or at least +80GB) data-plan with a fair price, ideally up to 50EUR. Is there any option?
MyGermanPhone
Hi Angel, yes, check out the unlimited plan from O2.
Tim
Do you know which companies offer ESims to work with the new iPhone SE? Looking for a low cost monthly or prepaid ESim
MyGermanPhone
Hi Tim! In Germany, Telekom, Vodafone, and O2 offer an eSIM for the new iPhones.
Ondra
Hello, I am a truck driver from the Czech Republic, but I spend at least 15 days a month in Germany. Is it possible to arrange a mobile tariff with unlimited data in Germany?
MyGermanPhone
Hi Ondra, That should be possible if you can provide a German postal address. Otherwise I would recommend to use a prepaid plan from Vodafone (10GB at the moment) or O2 (7.5 GB at the moment).
Amin
Anything Suitable for Tourists even if Data only?
MyGermanPhone
Hi Amin, Tourists should choose the prepaid plans (see here), because they don’t require you to have a German bank account or to be registered in Germany.
Md Sanowar Hossain
Hi, I am planing to study in Germany and currently I am living at Mülhaim in Germany
Which package would be best to me in this area for internet and voice. Could you please inform me .
khaled
I just moved to Germany recently and I am confused about which ISP I should choose.
O2 HomeSpot unlimited from O2 is a good option?
What about data plans which one is the best for the long run? I do not use phone calls or SMS!
Thanks
Per
Hi! I bought a vodafone prepaid sim with data in Berlin last March and I will travel to Amsterdam this September. Is it possible to top up/recharge the sim on Amsterdam or online or should I buy a new sim?