Comment Re:I do live here (Score 1) 504
I am also living in Germany and I have DSL service.
The above poster is basically correct. The DSL line and ISP are sold separately. The DSL line costs 25 Euros/month, and the ISP cost ranges from 9.95 Euros/month for 2 GB bandwidth (addtional bandwidth is billed at ~15 Euros per GB) to 29.95 Euros/month for flat rate service.
This is all for 768kbit/sec downstrean annd 128 kbit upstream.
IF you subscribe to one of the metered bandwidth services, you also have the option in most places of upgrading to 1500kbit/sec downstream for about 5 Euros/month. There is currently no flat rate pricing for this speed.
T-online, the ISP run by Deutsche Telekom, is only really comptitive flat rate service.
Other providers, such as 1&1 offer better pricing on the metered service.
I am on the flat rate program, because my family here spends a lot of time videoconferencing with friends and family back home, plus we subscribe to some premium broadband video services.
The service is fairly reliable. We have had the service for about 10 months, and only have had one 2-day period where the service was not available. We also didn't have any installation problems. Our order was completed within 2 weeks. I have heard from other people that it can take months for the installation in some cases.
The above poster is basically correct. The DSL line and ISP are sold separately. The DSL line costs 25 Euros/month, and the ISP cost ranges from 9.95 Euros/month for 2 GB bandwidth (addtional bandwidth is billed at ~15 Euros per GB) to 29.95 Euros/month for flat rate service.
This is all for 768kbit/sec downstrean annd 128 kbit upstream.
IF you subscribe to one of the metered bandwidth services, you also have the option in most places of upgrading to 1500kbit/sec downstream for about 5 Euros/month. There is currently no flat rate pricing for this speed.
T-online, the ISP run by Deutsche Telekom, is only really comptitive flat rate service.
Other providers, such as 1&1 offer better pricing on the metered service.
I am on the flat rate program, because my family here spends a lot of time videoconferencing with friends and family back home, plus we subscribe to some premium broadband video services.
The service is fairly reliable. We have had the service for about 10 months, and only have had one 2-day period where the service was not available. We also didn't have any installation problems. Our order was completed within 2 weeks. I have heard from other people that it can take months for the installation in some cases.
