Vodafone Germany offers one of the largest 5G roaming networks in Europe with 22 EU countries. Greece is a new addition. Vodafone’s 5G roaming offer is also growing in non-EU countries; Vodafone customers can also use 5G in Canada and Monaco. 

When roaming, smartphones with a Vodafone SIM card automatically log into the local mobile network. Vodafone customers with a 5G smartphone can then surf there at up to 1,000 Mbit/s, depending on the device, the tariff, and the 5G expansion stage – without any additional costs. This applies above all to the most popular summer travel destinations for Germans. In Italy, for example, there are particularly many 5G locations in Milan, Turin, Bologna, Rome and Naples. In Spain, numerous 5G antennas transmit in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Seville, among others. And there is already good 5G coverage in many cities and in the coastal regions on the North Sea coast in Holland or in Belgium. Where there is no 5G, cell phones automatically switch to 4G (LTE).

Overview: 5G roaming in the EU for Vodafone customers

All current Vodafone tariffs enable roaming

All current Vodafone tariffs are roaming-capable and the following applies: The contractual services in Germany also apply to temporary use in other EU countries. Only in the case of tariffs without data limitations in Germany, the Unlimited tariffs, is there a limit for data use in other EU countries. The GigaMobil XL tariff is limited to 68 GB per month in other EU countries and the GigaMobil Young XL to 59 GB per month. For customers who benefit from an unlimited benefit as part of the GigaKombi, 34 GB are available for the GigaMobil M tariff and 59 GB for the GigaMobil L.

Vodafone’s CallYa smartphone tariffs are also ready for the upcoming travel season. Prepaid customers can use their tariff in other EU countries as usual at no additional cost. In addition, customers benefit from the Allnet Flat S, M, L and CallYa Black tariffs, in addition to the Allnet Flat in Germany, from up to 500 additional minutes or SMS to other EU countries. For example, they can also call their loved ones in Spain from Germany at no additional cost and plan their next visit.

In non-EU countries, consumption is billed according to minutes, data consumption, and SMS.

5G – the advantages at a glance vodafone germany 5g roaming

5G is  the 5th generation mobile communications standard  and successor to LTE.  With 5G, the network speed is increasing compared to LTE just as rapidly as the capacity for the data flow. This allows customers to stream high-definition 4K TV content on their smartphones and tablets at ultra-fast speeds and complete large data downloads in just a few seconds. Very fast response times and low delays also make complex real-time applications such as online gaming possible.

In Germany, Vodafone launched 5G in the summer of 2019. The company now covers half of Germany and supplies more than 50 million people with the latest mobile communications standard. Among them are around 10 million people who can already use the real-time 5G+ network. By 2023, Vodafone plans to make 5G+ available to 60 million people in Germany.