Around three free months with Vodafone Callya, 40 instead of 20 GB with O2 and permanently more data volume with Simon Mobile – we show the best mobile phone tariffs that can be canceled monthly in August 2022.
Handpicked and with reference to hooks and cost traps – the tariffs in our overview show the really best tariffs of the month. We stagger them according to price levels up to 5, 10, 20 and 30 euros. Some of the tariffs shown here even offer unlimited data volume – but only if you can live with the O2 network. We show alternatives in the Telekom and Vodafone networks elsewhere for unlimited data volume from 30 euros .
All tariffs shown here can be canceled monthly and are SIM-only, i.e. without a smartphone. We show the best value for money in the respective network for each price category.
We also research information on download speeds and cost traps such as data automation. You can take your phone number with you for all offers. The provider gives more details when the tariff is concluded.
This entry appears in our topic world Tariffs . There we also have articles on the cheapest LTE and 5G tariffs for routers or cell phone tariffs up to a maximum of 10 euros .
Free tariffs: For 0 euros
If you are not sure whether you have good reception in the O2 network, you can try the network for free. O2 continues to offer a free test SIM . The tariff offers unlimited 5G data volume (max. 500 MBit/s) as well as telephony and SMS flat rates for one month. It is not possible to apply for an E-SIM. After the test phase, the tariff ends automatically. There are no additional monthly costs.
200 Mbytes (max. 25 MBit/s) and a free SIM card are permanently available free of charge from the O2 brand Netzclub . There is no connection price. If you want to use the card to make calls, you pay 9 cents per minute via prepaid. There are no cost traps. If the included data volume is used up, the speed is reduced to 64 Kbit/s. However, there is a catch: Netzclub will send you advertising SMS to your phone number.
Lebara also offers a free SIM card with a starting credit of 3 euros. The whole thing takes place in the O2 network. With the credit, for example, telephony in landline and mobile networks is possible. Among other things, you should be able to make up to 280 minutes of landline calls to Poland or India or 20 to 90 minutes to various mobile networks.
Up to 5 euros
Drillisch brand handyvertrag.de currently offers 4 GB (max. 50 MBit/s) as well as a telephony and SMS flat rate for 5 euros per month . This is currently the best O2 deal up to 5 euros. If you book via Amazon, you pay 9 instead of 20 euros once for the provision. Then you can cancel the tariff monthly. As with all Drillisch brands, the following applies: Attention, automatic data. The provider books an additional 200 MB for 2 euros up to three times a month on the user account when the included data volume is exhausted. Users can deactivate the automatic function in the customer portal.
In the Telekom network, the discounters Penny and Rewe have been offering the best tariffs of up to 5 euros for months. Via Congstar, customers receive 1 GB (max. 25 MBit/s) data volume and 100 free minutes for 5 euros every four weeks. There is a starting credit of 7.50 euros as a credit to the customer account. If you port your phone number to Penny, you will receive an additional 10 euros as a credit. At Rewe there are even 30 euros. Anyone who wants to cancel can do so daily. The contract then expires within four weeks. The connection price is a one-off fee of 10 euros.
In the D network, i.e. with Vodafone or Telekom, Freenet Mobile offers the best mobile phone tariff for less than 5 euros. Here you get 1 GB (max. 25 MBit/s) and 100 free minutes as well as 100 free SMS for 5 euros per month . A one-off connection fee of 20 euros is due for the tariff. Termination is possible on a monthly basis.
Up to 10 euros
Handyvertrag.de has 12 GB (max. 50 MBit/s) for 10 euros per month . A flat rate for telephony and SMS is included. The connection via Amazon is around 9 instead of 20 euros, there is an option for monthly termination and data automation that can be deactivated. Overall, the offering is good, but not the best that Drillisch has to offer.
Telekom subsidiary Fraenk is once again permanently increasing the included data volume with a voucher code. This time there are 6 instead of 5 GB (max. 25 MBit/s) with the code NABA4 for 10 euros per month . Those who refer friends receive an additional permanent GByte of data volume for the mobile Internet for each referral. If the friend stays with the provider for at least six months, you keep the additional data volume permanently. You can expand your inclusive data volume to up to 11 GB. The mobile phone tariff can be canceled monthly and has no connection fee. You can apply for, cancel and manage the tariff via your own app. Even payment via PayPal is possible with this mobile phone contract. It is possible to take your phone number with you from Congstar or Telekom directly.
In the Vodafone network, Simon Mobile offers the best deal up to 10 euros for the eleventh month in a row. From August, new and existing customers will receive 10 instead of 8 GB (max. 50 MBit/s) including telephony and SMS flat rate for 9 euros per month . There is no connection price. The following providers are excluded from phone number portability: Congstar , Bildmobil , Fraenk , Freenet , Otelo , Puremobile , Telekom and Vodafone. If you still want the tariff, you have to pay 12 euros a month for the same offer with a new phone number, or first take your phone number to an approved provider and then switch to Simon Mobile . You can take your number with you from Drillisch brands such as Sim.de or Handyvertrag.de with Simon Mobile .
Up to 20 euros
Freenet offers 40 instead of 20 GB (max. 225 MBit/s) as well as Allnet flat rate for telephony and SMS for 20 euros per month in the O2 network. You pay a one-off fee of 40 euros for the connection. If you want to cancel, you can do so monthly with a period of two weeks to extend the contract.
In the D network , Freenet Mobile offers 25 GB (max. 100 Mbit/s) for 20 euros per month or 18 GB (max. 50 Mbit/s) for 15 euros per month. Both tariffs include a flat rate for telephony and SMS. The connection price is a one-time fee of 30 euros. If you want to cancel, you can do so monthly up to two weeks before the contract is extended.
Vodafone offers the fastest download rate among the monthly cancellable tariffs. The prepaid tariff Callya Digital offers 15 GB 5G (max. 500 MBit/s) for 20 euros . However, Vodafone debits every four weeks, so you pay about 13 contributions per year. With the voucher code SOMMER60 there is currently a starting credit of 60 euros – that’s three free months, so to speak. There are no one-time connection costs. Termination is possible monthly with a notice period of one month to extend the contract.
Up to 30 euros
The offer with the best value for money in the O2 network has been called Freenet Funk for over a year . There is unlimited data volume (max. 225 MBit/s). You pay 1 euro per day for unlimited LTE. If you can manage with 1 GB per day, you can adjust your tariff daily for the following day. Then you only pay 70 cents per day. Attention: If the gigabyte is used up, you cannot “quickly” switch to the unlimited option, but surf at edge speed until midnight. We therefore recommend that you rather count on the unlimited option. Telephony and SMS flat rates are always included. The offer can be canceled daily. If you cancel, you no longer have a contract the very next day.
Anyone who wants to pay less can get 60 GB (max. 225 MBit/s) from Freenet for 25 euros per month in the O2 network. Flat rates for telephony and SMS are included. The connection price is a one-off fee of 40 euros.
In the networks of Telekom and Vodafone there is currently no monthly terminable tariff that offers more than 25 GB for up to 30 euros per month. Here, Freenet Mobile currently has the best offer with 25 GB (max. 100 Mbit/s) for 20 euros .
smart phone
Not only mobile phone tariffs are available at bargain prices. In our Deals of the Day , updated daily , we feature the best deals on smartphones, PC hardware, gadgets and more. We also provide an overview of the best smartphones in 2022 elsewhere . We have real smartphone bargains in our top 5: These are the best smartphones up to 50 euros .
Our price comparison gives an overview of the most popular smartphones.
What is the best fare?
Tariffs that can be canceled on a monthly basis offer greater flexibility compared to fixed-term contracts. On the other hand, fixed-term contracts are often more attractive when they are offered. One of the best contracts was in November 2021 and May 2022 from Freenet (formerly Mobilcom-Debitel). Here you could secure 50 GB in the Vodafone or Telekom network for 15 euros a month; including flat rates for telephony and SMS. If you can, you should switch to a monthly terminable contract and then hit Black Week 2022.
Among the tariffs that can be canceled monthly, Freenet Funk leads in terms of value for money in the O2 network, as well as Simon Mobile and Freenet Mobile in the Vodafone network and Fraenk in the Telekom network.
Which network is good?
Depending on where you live in Germany, the network can be very different. In Munich, for example, O2 is excellent in the inner city area, but not usable in the subway and on the edge of the stand. Vodafone offers high coverage throughout Germany; as well as the Telekom network. If you really want to be sure whether the network is good at the desired location, you can always find a network coverage map from the respective provider. You should also ask friends and family for advice on whether they have good reception in the desired network.
What is the difference between monthly billing and every four weeks?
Some tariffs are not billed by calendar month, but every four weeks. Here the bill is issued every 28 days, which is a bit more expensive in practice.
Conclusion
From a free SIM to unlimited data volume for 30 euros, the mobile phone tariffs we have researched include everything. From our point of view, the offers from Simon Mobile and Freenet Mobile for the Vodafone network, from Fraenk for the Telekom network and from Freenet Funk for the O2 network are currently really good.
