Data flat rate: what is it?
What is a data flat rate? Many, especially older people, ask themselves this question when they are dealing with the Internet for the first time.
Data flat rate - what does that mean?
Have you ever asked yourself what exactly is behind the word data flat rate? The word Flat rate comes from the English language and means something like flat rate. In the case of a data flat rate, a flat rate for data usage on the Internet.
Real and wrong data flat rate
But be careful, the term data flat rate can hide a trap. Therefore, before you conclude a contract for a data flat rate, you should always read the terms of use of the provider (provider) very carefully. You can recognize a real data flat rate as follows:
- The volume of data usage, i.e. how much and how long you surf the Internet, is not limited per month.
- You pay a monthly lump sum and can surf as much as you want without additional costs.
- A speed limitation of the data access according to a certain volume is common with some providers. While this can be annoying, it does not incur any additional costs. So such data flat rates are also part of the real flat rates.
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In addition to the real flat rates, there are also false flat rates. You should pay very close attention to what is covered in your monthly flat rate. There are, for example, volume flat rates. This means nothing more than that after a certain number of websites the surfing pleasure is over because your quota has been used up. This type of data flat rate is common for Internet access via the cellular network.
Data flat rate - how is it on the cell phone?
As mentioned briefly above, there are data flat rates not only for home Internet access, but also for a wide variety of cellular networks. The volume tariffs are extremely popular there, but are being replaced more and more by real data flat rates without restrictions. If you use a data flat rate on your mobile phone, you should pay attention to the following things so that you do not incur any additional costs.
- A data flat rate only applies in the mobile network of the respective provider. If you are logged into another network, for example because your own mobile phone provider does not have a network at this location, you can face high costs if you still use the Internet.
- The same goes for staying in foreign countries, There you are logged into a foreign cellular network in which your home data flat rate does not apply.
