Tchibo registration problem

[inquisitor]

Okay, since the "Optionsmanager" does neither show "1 Optionsstatus" nor "3 Option abbestellen", there's definitely no data tariff active on your SIM.
You could of course complain with Tchibo that you didn't get your free Internet Flatrate L when you return to Germany, but be aware that the Internet Flatrate L is being throttled after exceeding 500MB and you won't be able to switch to the Internet Flatrate XL before the 30-days-billing period of the Internet Flatrate L has passed. So you might get tied to slow internet for a month if you generate more than 500MB. Therefore you may prefer to abandon the free Internet Flatrate L and instead subscribe to the Internet Flatrate XL.

Originally Posted by mgol

1. Where should I receive this SMS ? Should I ran my generic Mobile Partner or there is some option in MGMA ?

In order to receive SMS, just start Mobile Partner (no matter if it's the generic or branded version) and make sure MDMA is closed, because if MDMA runs simultaneously it will occupy the stick and Mobile Partner won't be able to detect it.

2. What is next ? Does it mean I'm done for XL and upon toping up my credit on October 11 (my arrival date) I can immediately surf ?

Yes. Just top up € 20 (I think you need to top up € 30 due to the lack of € 20-vouchers) and order the Internet Flatrate XL through the USSD-menu (*104#) as described earlier and you should get your data tariff within a couple of minutes. You don't need to buy vouchers from Tchibo, but you can also pick up regular O2 vouchers, which are sold in way more places, such as kiosks, gasstations, supermarkets etc.

[inquisitor]

Thanks, but I was rather curious if the "Internet-Flatrate L" was active for Mgol's SIM. Anyway you can surely tell if the free Internet-Flat L was activated automatically after registration of the SIM and if so how long it took from SIM registration until activation?

[Schlips1]

No, it did not work. After waiting 72 hours (as stated in their adds) I called CC. They activated it on the spot.
And something else: Tchibo is not recommanded for data, because you have to us their APN "webmobil1". At all other o2-de-(re)-sellers it does not matter, what you are using. And: My expirience has been, that after the daily disconnection it does not reconnect automatically.

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by Schlips1

And something else: Tchibo is not recommanded for data, because you have to us their APN "webmobil1". At all other o2-de-(re)-sellers it does not matter, what you are using.

So you don't recommend Tchibo because you have to set a correct APN while with other O2 resellers you save those 45 seconds for setting a correct APN???

And: My expirience has been, that after the daily disconnection it does not reconnect automatically.

Isn't it your device that should reconnect? What soft- and hardware are you using? I don't think Tchibo is to blame for that.

[Schlips1]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

So you don't recommend Tchibo because you have to set a correct APN while with other O2 resellers you save those 45 seconds for setting a correct APN???

Isn't it your device that should reconnect? What soft- and hardware are you using? I don't think Tchibo is to blame for that.

There are two things:
If you mistype the APN you get a "connection" with all outgoing traffic working.
O2 is disconnecting once a day your high-speed connection, see the footnotes on the original o2 pages "O2 behält sich vor, nach 24 Stunden jeweils eine automatische Trennung der Verbindung durchzuführen." I tried several Huawei sticks (E167, E1550) and they failed to automatically reconnect with Tchibo...

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by Schlips1

There are two things:
If you mistype the APN you get a "connection" with all outgoing traffic working.

So the problem is that there's outgoing but no incoming traffic which may confuse users who have mistyped the APN? Or is traffic over a wrong APN billed separately from your data flatrate?

O2 is disconnecting once a day your high-speed connection, see the footnotes on the original o2 pages "O2 behält sich vor, nach 24 Stunden jeweils eine automatische Trennung der Verbindung durchzuführen." I tried several Huawei sticks (E167, E1550) and they failed to automatically reconnect with Tchibo...

But you can disconnect and reconnect manually once a day, can't you? Most people use Tchibo on laptops that switch to stand-by mode at least once a day interrupting the data connection anyway. I think few people will take this as a problem.

[lDlaBadBoy]

Hello,

I have similar problem and it is up to me here. Sucks the one of the market leaders such as E-Plus give a damn about their customers care and this even with brazen tricks pulls money out of pocket. Best no one is liable dafür.Habe 2 Sim cards in the E-Plus network. 1 Sim = AldiTalk "PC" 2 Sim = Simyo "mobile". Since I or problems with the charging via the connection wizard in the past, the app had with the Account Manager in 1155 but remains the only safest. I charge only on 1155. Simyo has incidentally also in 1155 no. But other announcements + rates. It should be clear. Recharge credit by about 1155 I have to do from the mobile Internet stick my Aldi Sim. Have done and as always the balance called in 1155 loaded and the option I always take Internetflat XL booked. Your booking was successful to confirm they will receive an sms. When the conversation was then stopped immediately came also the most Sms as well now. Ok. Then Aldi Sim drive back into the PC drive up, connect openable connection Medical Assistant. Warning light check. Lights Turquoise 3G HSDPA. Ok everything went as I thought. Browser open. Page clicked ..... Failed to connect to the desired page you ... Refresh ... to 20x still the same. Can not be, I thought. Online game client open. Error No internet connection available. Although the connection Medical Assistant displays Connected and the lamp will light turquoise. Ding ding my phone "Simyo Sim in it" suddenly sms. Your Internet Flat is now active and valid until 02.07.2015. Häää? My Simyo card was empty and had also charged with new credit wwerden. I then checked if I could go online with the phone. It went ???? Häääää. Now surf to date with my Simyo card via an Aldi tariff ???
When credit check via the app regardless of whether I'm doing this via PC with Aldi Sim or via cell phone with a data volume of two Sims 5110MB me appears. Yet even nichst consumed? Strange but are already 12 days and there would eigtl 1-2.5 GB already be consumed. Support "Aldi" written via contact form so far no response. Today again contacted support. 30 minutes later I received an automatically generated response from Aldi in the form of an e-Mail.Geöffnet. What was the answer. A PDF tariff table. HAHA good joke. Again support contacted with Please call. The other contact options are all only a charge and I do not see. I then also it should still pay. So that's a joke.
What should I do? Bin tied to the deal, as it the best tariff is seen from the price performance ratio ago on the prepaid market. Even when contracts with any haken.Unterschiedlichster form. Not a contract or prepaid provider where you have a 1 provider of a modem delivers and a SIM card for your smartphone. You can use both at the same time. Ie 1 provider Internetflat with minimum 5GB, 100 SMS + 100 free minutes to all German networks. for € 20-30 € all all most eigtl but already too much 40. Can not be found. There is not any. Time Send a message to the people. Since ye all so stupid that no one will notice or do you have all that much money, the main thing is it to swim or not you are interested in are all so Horny on the river with this case be the you that does not matter and all simply pay? I would be interested in real time.

Greetz IDIaBadBoy

[mgol]

That's it ! The reason for my questions was not to recover the flatrate L, but rather to understand what happened and to get the XL next time. With your generous help, I think I'm done. Thanks a lot.
If you allow, just one more question (though not directly related to the subject).
My another (local) stick is much better than Huawei E1550 (Sierra Compass 88. Unfortunately, it is locked with the local provider, who refuses to unlock it even for a payment (well, I am in the Middle East). I can unlock it buying some third party software (e.g. dc-unlocker). The question is whether I will see a significant difference between the sticks while travelling in Germany (particularly in country sides). I mean drop-offs, speed, etc ?
P.S. I have no idea, why the smile appears above instead of 8 ???

[inquisitor]

The Sierra Compass 888 is indeed faster than the E1550 as it supports HSDPA (download) with 7.2 MBit/s (instead of 3.6 MBit/s) and HSUPA with up to 5.76 MBit/s. But on the German O2 network you will rarely get more than 2-3 MBit/s download, so the advantage in download of a device supporting higher HSDPA-categories is marginal. In contrast to the moderate increase of download bandwidth you will usually get > 1 MBit/s upload with an HSUPA-capable device (versus 0.384 MBit/s without HSUPA). In the end you would only benefit from the higher upload bandwidth, which becomes important when uploading files or sending eMails with large attachments and e.g. when video-calling through Skype (the higher your upload bandwidth, the better the video quality on the other end).
Before spending money for DC-unlocker consider buying a new HSPA-stick here in Germany. The Vodafone K3765 (unlocked, produced by Huawei and easily debrandable) is currently available for ~ € 25 (incl. shipping) on eBay.de and O2 sell the Huawei E1750 (easily unlockable and debrandable) for € 30 online and in their shops.

[mgol]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

The Sierra Compass 888 is indeed faster than the E1550 as it supports HSDPA (download) with 7.2 MBit/s (instead of 3.6 MBit/s) and HSUPA with up to 5.76 MBit/s. But on the German O2 network you will rarely get more than 2-3 MBit/s download, so the advantage in download of a device supporting higher HSDPA-categories is marginal. In contrast to the moderate increase of download bandwidth you will usually get > 1 MBit/s upload with an HSUPA-capable device (versus 0.384 MBit/s without HSUPA). In the end you would only benefit from the higher upload bandwidth, which becomes important when uploading files or sending eMails with large attachments and e.g. when video-calling through Skype (the higher your upload bandwidth, the better the video quality on the other end).
Before spending money for DC-unlocker consider buying a new HSPA-stick here in Germany. The Vodafone K3765 (unlocked, produced by Huawei and easily debrandable) is currently available for ~ € 25 (incl. shipping) on eBay.de and O2 sell the Huawei E1750 (easily unlockable and debrandable) for € 30 online and in their shops.

My main concern was regarding the connectivity (most of the time I will be out of cities). Sierra has an external antenna. But you're right, if a new (similar) stick is only slightly more expensive than unlocking, it's better to buy a new one.