| There are many available options for telephone | | | | cordless phone, keep in mind that to meet |
| and mobile phone services in Germany. If you are | | | | German codes only those cordless units made in |
| speak only English you may find you need to | | | | Germany will be useable. North American cordless |
| focus on one of the companies that have | | | | phones do not meet specifications and cannot be |
| customer service support in the English language. | | | | used in Germany. The Country code other |
| Some of the available companies and the services | | | | countries use to call Germany is 49. |
| they offer are highlighted below. | | | | In Germany as in other countries, mobile phone |
| For telephone service in Germany the service, bills | | | | plans are offered in prepaid plans and postpaid |
| and customer support is usually in German. If the | | | | plans. Prepaid plans are usually the way to go if |
| customer needs to communicate in English they | | | | you do not want to be tied to a signed contract, |
| should look at companies like TKS or USArcor. | | | | do not want monthly bills. These cell phone plans |
| Most phone networks in Germany offer | | | | usually great for users that are on a limited |
| customers either Analog phone service or ISDN. | | | | budget and want to control costs. The Postpaid |
| The Analog service is usually referred to as the | | | | plans that are offered in Germany will usually |
| "standard" option and is by far the more | | | | include a flat rate charge for use in Germany, |
| economical and popular choice among users today. | | | | MMS and SMS and global roaming. |
| Analog phone service is offered with caller-ID, | | | | Mobile phone companies offer their service with |
| forwarding and voicemail as part of the service | | | | specific mobile phone service companies. One |
| package. The analog option usually comes with | | | | example is TKS, a mobile phone provider in |
| one dedicated number and one service line. A | | | | Germany that offers their plans and service from |
| modem will be required to access the web via | | | | only the T-Mobile service company. The plans |
| computer. DSL can be utilized with either the | | | | offered vary from base plans with a limited |
| analog service or the ISDN service. | | | | number of calls to higher priced plans that offer |
| It is possible to get local telephone service in | | | | unlimited calls. Data plans and specialty smart |
| Germany through Telekom stores. Many plans will | | | | phone plans are also usually offered. Other |
| require a 2 year contract for their telephone and | | | | companies such as Vodafone, O2 and E-Plusher |
| internet services. If you choose to utilize a | | | | offer similar service plans. |