Talk:Germany/@comment-192.83.144.94-20170113160819/@comment-24682153-20170113164905

We keep getting this question here from US users who are accostumed to buy a SIM in advance before traveling. Well, there are some shops from Europe that you will sell German SIM cards in advance like this here. But be aware that you'll pay a high premium of about 3-5 times as much as locally sold.

Other options are the local stores of Amazon (amazon.de) or eBay (ebay.de) if you understand some German or use a translator. Here prices are more on par with local offers and you can use it with your US Amazon/eBay account. You'll need to find a vendor who ships it worldwide for some surcharge.

In every case, you should confirm that your SIM is already registered on your name and activated. Generally, it's not a big deal to get a SIM in Germany. Telco stores are ubiquitours in towns and even arriving at Frankfurt airport you can buy a Ortel mobile SIM (see O2 section) for the local price.