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Didn't look at your numbers closely but I agree that prices for cellular internet are very, very high in Europe. I moved to Germany 2 years ago and I currently pay 37 euros or so for 2GB (horrendously slow, on Edge most of the time). Contrast this with when I go back home (Morocco). I pay 10 euros for 12 Gbs of extremely available access (and many hours of calls for few euros more). I rarely finish it even when on Apple Music for hours a day.



> Didn't look at your numbers closely but I agree that prices for cellular internet are very, very high in Europe.

Or not. You simply need to pick a carrier with good coverage and cheap prices.

Either you picked the wrong plan/carrier or your monthly fee includes a phone subsidy.


Perhaps, but I checked with people who own those plans, and it is still, like I said, very high.


They can change plans anytime they like. Even prepaid data plans are cheaper. It's plain silly to overpay like that.

Most likely they are paying for their handset in the monthly fee and that has nothing to do with the real price of the data plans.


I honestly do not know which plans you refer to. Remember that I mentioned 10GB is worth 10 euros in some other countries (actually less, since I pay 100 Moroccan dirhams, which is less than 10 euros, and yes, it is blazingly fast, I stream Football matches through it). Can you think of any plans even remotely comparable in Germany? I'd switch in a second if there is one; I do not pay for my device and my contract is month-by-month.


Here's the wiki entry for German prepaids http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/Germany

Multiple options for 3GB at 15€ or less. Paying 37€ for 2GB is ridiculous.

I'm sure you can find better deals buy visiting the different providers websites or shops.




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