There is a whole bunch of discount providers offering prepaid SIM cards in the German mobile phone market. While most of them sell their prepaid starter packages at their own web stores, which makes it necessary that the customer indicates a residence and a banking account in Germany, some prepaid SIM cards and prepaid vouchers are available at supermarkets, kiosks and gas stations. This is a selection easy-to-get prepaid price plans in Germany.

Source: Vodafone

Buying a prepaid SIM card at one of these locations is easy. Customers just pay the purchase price, insert the SIM card into the cell phone’s SIM card slot and activate the SIM card. Sometimes the customer has to show his or her ID when buying a prepaid SIM card – this can also be an ID from another country. For activating the new prepaid SIM card the mobile phone user has to indicate his or her name, date of birth and address. Because these price plans come without a monthly fee they are suited for people, who are not making so many mobile phone calls themselves but want to be available for others all the time.

Such prepaid price plans are also suited for people traveling or staying in Germany for just some weeks or months such as exchange students, business men or tourists, because there is no long minimum term commitment. Calling credit can be topped up by buying vouchers at supermarkets, kiosks or gas stations, by SMS or phone call or sometimes by direct debit or by credit card.

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