Upcoming 5G Plans For German Smartphone Users

5G seems to be the next big chapter for mobile carriers. Even though 4G LTE is not available on every plan and is also caped at individual data capacities, mobile carries try to keep innovating for the upcoming 5G technology. Either by faking the 5G icon on phones like AT&T did or just testing it in some very small areas.

I was surprised to see that the German carrier Telekom asked for input on upcoming plans in a survey I accidental found surfing the web. The survey asked the user which 5G mobile plan he/she personally would prefer.

The plans vary in prices and start with a budget plan that includes unlimited 4G LTE internet access, EU-Roaming, unlimited Phone and unlimited SMS for 36,95€/mo. The plan would be capped at 10 Mbits/s and an option to opt in to 5G coverage would cost 4,95€/mo. Mobil M also has the same options but is only caped at 50 Mbit/s.

The real 5G plans start at 59,95€/mo. and include unlimited 5G internet access with 100 Mbit/s and the options previously mentioned with the cheaper plans.

The most expensive plan gives users unlimited 5G internet access without any speed reductions and costs 84,95€/mo.

It’s a bit disappointing to see that the Telekom has suggested wrong use cases for mobile users, as a 10 Mbit/s connection is capable to do more than just listening to Spotify. The same goes for the rest of the suggested use cases for the caped plans, as 100 Mbit/s can not only be used for watching HD video but can also be used to livestream that HD video and even more. It’s most likely a way to try the users to click on the next best plan as a plan with a 10 Mbit/s speed cap would most likely be enough for the majority of the smartphone users.

It's not safe to say that these plans are going to come like they are shown in the survey but we most likely know what the carriers are trying to aim at.

The screenshots of the survey are going to be uploaded in this article. It could especially be interesting for the German tech community since Germans hope to see better coverage with 5G and are not sure what kind of 5G plans they can expect.

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