Moving to Germany - Monthly contract

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am moving to Germany on 10th December and was wondering if I could change my contract to a German contract? 

thanks, 

carina 

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately not . O2de is a totally separate company so you need to either pay off the full contract or do what I do here in Thailand and use Tugo over wifi for calling and texting back to the UK in order to use your allowances. I only have 2 months left on my contract now thankfully.

[MI5]

If on refresh you can pay off your phone(so you own it) and cancel the airtime for free with one months notice.
You can then get a sim only deal in Germany to use in your current phone but make sure you get it unlocked first http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-SI...

[jonsie]

Whatever you do, please don't choose O2de as your provider over in Germany , my son lives there and had endless problems with them. You need to get your phone unlocked via My O2 if you choose to follow the advice by @MI5

[MI5]

There are four main providers in Germany:

• T-Mobil (D1, www.t-mobile.de😞 operated by the former state monopoly Deutsche Telekom.
• Vodafone (D2, www.vodafone.de😞 Formerly Mannesmann, the D2 network was taken over by Vodafone and is aggressively trying to expand market share.
• E-Plus ( www.eplus.de😞 It positions itself as an low-cost provider, offering a wide range of calling plans for people who use their mobiles infrequently. Coverage of the E-Net is not as good as D-Net.
• O2 ( www.o2online.de😞 The youngest competitor in the market, O2 is aggressively marketing itself and has rapidly gained market share. It offers a unique 'home zone' plan which allows you to call on fixed-line-tariffs when you're in an area of about 500 meters around your home. Even though these home tariffs are a little more expensive than normal fixed phone rates, O2's Genion tariff can be an attractive option if you don't want to get a fixed line or want a single phone number.

Source: https://www.justlanded.com/english/Germany/Germany-Guide/Telephone-Internet/Mobile-phones

[jonsie]

M son is now with Vodafone and thankfully it's far better than Vodafone UK,  customer service and coverage. He has no problem at all with them.

[MI5]

Good to know.