Articles: Telephone & Internet

• 

  German TV standards

  Will your foreign TV work in Germany?

  Television standards around the world differ from country to country.  ATSC is the standard used in North America whilst DVB is the television standard across most of Europe. The issue is, these two standards are not compatible with one another.

  more
• 

  Dialer fees

  Dialer fees exceeding EUR 2 are illegal

  More and more courts are rejecting the collection of dialer fees if the sum exceeds € 2 per minute or € 30 per connection.

  more
• 

  The crazy world of “Handys”

  Will a US cell phone work in Europe?

  When is a cell phone not a cell phone? When it’s a German Handy... and it uses a different frequency and a different standard than its North American cousins.

  more