B1 · 20 words
Otti changes his phone contract
Otti pays too much for his phone, so he compares tariffs, calls customer service and waits in the queue. Learn to understand a contract's term, fees and notice, and to cancel or extend it.
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Otti
Endlich! Ich war zwanzig Minuten in der Warteschleife und bin fast eingeschlafen. Ich möchte meinen Handyvertrag kündigen.
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Translation
At last! I was on hold for twenty minutes and almost fell asleep. I'd like to cancel my phone contract.
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Customer service agent
Ja, leider. Aber ich hätte einen Vorschlag: Wenn Sie den Vertrag verlängern, bekommen Sie eine Flatrate mit unbegrenztem Datenvolumen für 25 Euro.
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Translation
Yes, unfortunately. But I'd have a suggestion: if you extend the contract, you get a flat rate with unlimited data for 25 euros.
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Otti
Klingt gut. Aber wo sind die versteckten Kosten? Zahle ich im Ausland zusätzlich etwas?
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Translation
Sounds good. But where are the hidden costs? Do I pay anything extra abroad?
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Words and Phrases
- der Handyvertrag mobile phone contract
- der Tarif plan
- die Laufzeit term
- die Gebühr fee
- die Kündigung cancellation
- der Kundenservice customer service
- die Warteschleife hold
- das Datenvolumen data allowance
- die Flatrate flat rate
- abschließen to take out
- verlängern to extend
- sich lohnen to be worth it
- zusätzlich additional
- versteckt hidden
- unbegrenzt unlimited
- einen Vertrag abschließen to sign a contract
- wechseln to change
- vergleichen to compare
- kündigen to quit
- der Vertrag contract
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