Talk:Germany/@comment-27410385-20151216182935/@comment-24682153-20151218113621

Hi from Berlin to Seattle.

This is a tricky request indeed. Just to get you right: You want to give your aunt in Germany a gift: a cell phone and what you call in the US a plan (pre- or postpaid). This German plan should be paid for or linked to a US-based payment system on your name. Is this right?

For postpaid contracts, you don't have a chance on your name. It can be only on the name of your aunt and debited on a German bank account which you need to balance later.

You may have better cards with prepaid. Some German providers link your prepaid plan account to a credit card (Visa or Masterc.) or even PayPal. This functionality is called "Ladeautomatik" (automatic reload). It works like this: When the balance of your prepaid account falls below a certain limit, a predefined amount is automatically refilled being debited on your payment system. Can this be an option for you? Then, I'll try to find out which provider may be linked to a US-based credit card or PayPal.