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I'm a Swede living in Germany. Here in Germany, all telcos basically count your download limit in MB's and you don't get many of them. Speeds feel like 2007, and only one company have 4G (last time I checked, maybe 1/2 years ago).

Seemingly a week after I top up my prepaid, I get a text (of course impossible to get service in English or any other language by the way) about having used up almost all of my lot. And I make sure not to use services that are video or picture heavy.

I have nothing but bad experiences with German telcos - my girlfriend had to fight customer service (hah!) for half a year before they finally let her end her contract and agreed she was right. Same for me when I last left Germany.

If I could, I would throw out my German phone company this instant.



That there is only one 4G provider is certainly not true. Please check your facts: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Term_Evolution#LTE-Situat...

All 4 major players offer 4G, just not in every corner of Germany.




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