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Fun fact: Deutsche Telekom just started their ad campaign "being better in the best network" (https://www.telekom.com/de/medien/medieninformationen/detail...). While they have the worst network of all, especially when it comes to peering (30% of the internet is just slow over Telekom but fast over Telekom + any VPN).

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Yeah, but they're the only network when you want to have cellphone reception outside of dense cities. You can completely forget O2 and Vodafone if you go hiking/skiing in the Black Forest, or on the Beach at the German Islands.

Also Vodafone outsourced their peering to a subcontractor, and doesn't do any public peering at all anymore. So I guess Telekom still isn't the worst Network at all

That is sadly the truth. They also charge the most per GB, but you can use any of their resellers like Congstar.

Just checkout DTAG's 5G network coverage on Breitbandatlas.

It's not that bad, I pay 8.60€ per month for 30GB, and they also threw in a cheap Android Phone in the 12 Month Contract.

Also Switzerland being included is at least for me a nice perk that O2/Vodafone don't offer. But compared to other European Countries offerings it's obviously shit.

Also Fraenk is even cheaper than Congstar

8.60€ per month? Certainly not from DTAG themselves, right?

It is, but it was a limited time promotion

https://www.teltarif.de/telekom-aktionstarif-prepaid/news/10...

So they should re-label the ad campaign as "Could be worse" :-)

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