Working in Denmark? How to find the best internet subscription

Are you an expat in Denmark looking for the right internet connection? The internet connections in Denmark are fast, reliable and cheap compared to the rest of the world.

In Denmark most of the offers comes with a six month long contract. Therefore you can’t terminate the subscription for the first six months. Normally you rent or buy the hardware (router, the basic cables for one computer etc.) directly from the provider for a small fee, and the contract ensures the provider that they will benefit from having you as a customer, despite selling or renting the hardware for a very cheap fee.

Current prices on Danish internet connections

If you are looking for a normal internet connection, there are more than enough offers to choose from. Unfortunately, most of the Danish internet providers don’t translate their ordering pages to English.

However, the following ISP’s has English ordering pages / information about buying.

• Kviknet (DSL)
• Oister (Mobile broadband – prepaid)

You might be able to order other places too if you have to have a Dane helping you through the order or you could install a translating program for your browser – Google Chrome has it preinstalled.

You could also visit one of the providers shops after having decided on a subscription – you can find the addresses at the bottom of this page.

All standard Danish connection for normal broadband has no spending limit, unless you use hundreds of GB every month – but you have to download very big files very often to exceed the limit, and no normal user will ever get near it.

ISP	Description	Speed	Contract period	Minimum fee	Price/month	Read more
	Gives you access to 15 millions songs on TDC Play. 25 Mbit guaranteed.	20/2 Mbit	6 months	1952 kr	259 kr	Go to ISP
	Cheap internet with a solid speed - includes IP-telephone. Min. 5 Mbit.	10/1 Mbit	6 months	995 kr	199 kr	Go to ISP
	YouSee gives you webaccess to 31 tv-channels and music - must have cable tv from YouSee too.	50/10 Mbit	No contract period	249 kr	448 kr	Go to ISP
	Cheap line but still rather fast line suitable for most needs. Min. 7 Mbit	10/1 Mbit	6 months	995 kr	199 kr	Go to ISP
	Optical fiber - very fast but not possible everywhere.	100/100 Mbit	6 months	2394 kr	399 kr	Go to ISP

Waoo!, Stofa, YouSee and TDC guarantee the speed. The rest of the ISP's delivers "up to" a given speed but with a minimum speed guaranteed.

Mobile broadband

Mobile broadband is an internet connection based on wireless signals – mainly 3g. With Danish mobile broadband you can go online with your computer no matter where in Denmark you are.

If you want to buy a mobile broadband connection you need a personal identification number(CPR), which you will receive with your residence permit, if you are staying in Denmark for at least three months.

If you haven’t received a personal identification number yet, you should also be able to buy a subscription in TDC’s shops, if you bring id (eg. Passport) and some official papers with your address. The other internet providers has informed us by mail that it’s not possible to buy a subscription without a CPR.

If you have a CPR, be aware that if you buy it through the internet you will by law have the right to withdraw from the order no matter the reason for the first 14 days after buying the connections– even if it’s bought with a contract and you have taken the USB-modem in use. You don’t have this right by law if buying at the internet providers shops, but some providers might still offer it.

TDC, Telenor and Telia all offers pre-paid sim-cards, and this doesn’t require CPR – in the long run it will be expensive though.

There is almost always a monthly spending limit on mobile broadband. Some providers also offer mobile broadband subscriptions where you prepay for the usage – typically you have to “refill” the subscription when it’s empty, if you still want to be able to use it – however, the sites for refilling might only be available in Danish. These are also known as “pay as you go” plans.

You should take a look at the coverage maps to ensure that you can expect a good connection at the place you’ll be using the mobile broadband.

Generally, 3 has the best network by reputation. TDC and Telia also has solid coverage, while Telenor has the worst – however, it differs quite a lot between the different areas.

If you want very fast mobile broadband, and you are living or staying in one of the bigger cities, Telia offers the fastest speeds and has the best 4g coverage.

Coverage maps

TDC

3 (click “Tjek din dækning her påkortet” – only subscriptions – you’ll most likely not be able to get a sim-card at 3 as a tourist)

Telia

Telenor: (click “se dækningskortet” – click “data” in the right coloumn to see the expected speed)

Find the nearest shops:

TDC

Telenor (the light blue icons are Telenor’s own shops, orange icons are experts – a electronic chain and grey icons are Føtex , dark blue is Bilka – both are danish supermarket chains with an electronic department)

Telia (lilac icons are Telia’s own shops, while the blue icons are other shops selling Telia subscriptions)

3 (only mobile broadband and mobile subscriptions – you’ll most likely not be able to get a pre-paid sim-card at 3)

List with prices on Danish mobile broadband connections

ISP	Description	Speed	Data	Contract period	Minimum fee	Price/month	Read more
	Solid subscription - uses 3's 3G-network, which means great coverage	4-20 Mbit	15 GB	None	278 kr	99 kr	Go to ISP
	Pay per use variant - good as backup line	4-20 Mbit	-	6 months	273 kr	29 kr	Go to ISP
	Great if you're not using the connection every day.	17-71 Mbit	8 GB	6 months.	847 kr	99 kr	Go to ISP
	Gives you access to TDC Play (more than 15 millions of songs).	17-71 Mbit	50 GB	6 months	1892 kr	249 kr	Go to ISP
	Fine subscription with widespread coverage.	2-12 Mbit	6 GB	None	306 kr	59 kr	Go to ISP
	Best LTE(4G)-network - very high speeds in the cities.	17-71 Mbit	30 GB	6 months	1811 kr	199 kr	Go to ISP

Your average speed is expected to be within the range of the listed speed. However the highest minimum speeds is based on 4G-coverage, which is not possible many places outside the bigger cities.

Mobile deals as an expat

We have also written a guide for phone deals as an expat on Forbrugseksperten.dk.