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nyc2mainz
Joined 2005
Posts: 4

Cellphones and health insurance!

19 years ago

Hello! I'm moving to Germany (Mainz) in August and I wanted some basic information on two things.

Firstly, can someone give me a brief rundown/recommendation/admonition concerning cellphones in Germany? I plan on having only a cellphone as my main means of contact and I will need to buy one the very first day I'm there, so I'd like to be prepared in advance so that I know what to get (and also not get ripped off by some salesman).

Secondly, my university tells me, and I quote, "Sie benötigen eine Auslandskrankenversicherung für Deutschland, die Sie bereits in Ihrem Heimatland abschließen können." I have never had health insurance! How do you get health insurance in one country that's valid in another?! I have no clue. :(

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it.

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