Yes, it can be a royal pain in the ass at times but my advice is: Suck it up and get your act together! If you really mean business and if your business is goin

Yes, it can be a royal pain in the ass at times but my advice is: Suck it up and get your act together! If you really mean business and if your business is going to be anything but a hobby those notary costs are going to be vanishingly low. Telecommunication in Germany has always been notoriously ridiculous but keep in mind that solving problems is what an entrepreneur's job description is all about. So, Deutsche Telekom sucks. I had pretty much the same problem when setting up a company about 7 years ago. We ended up using a combination of the neighbouring company's Internet connection and mobile Internet connectivity (mind you, this was pre-LTE and ridiculously slow at times and we still made do) for about 3 months. There have always been complaints about rampant bureaucracy that's hampering startups in Germany. While those are justified to some extent they also most of the times seem to come from people who don't really want to start a company anyway but are looking for a good reason not to.