Mobile phones in Germany

I have performed a small market research on mobile phone service plans in Germany. The site 7 mobile offers a convenient listing of plans at various providers. Today, there is an article on GMX Magazine reporting the higher than average handy cost in Germany. The cheapest provider according to a friend and this article is both "E-plus". For 50 air min. without SMS, the cost is €15,00 per month. With the same price, one usually gets 200 min. + 30 SMS in HK?! Mensch...