laketrout-
Germany is behind the times when it comes to broadband. My sister and brother-in-law were just here for a visit. They live in Germany and envy our "all-you-can eat" always-on broadband connection. They pay according to MB usage, it is very expensive. You have to worry about browsing the internet, as each page costs you money. I am not sure about hotels, but since broadband is expensive for the regular consumer I can't imagine that they have hotels with broadband included free as part of your room rate. Perhaps available at an additional cost, though.
The US team is currently ranked 5th in the world, it's highest ranking ever. A bit high, because the US does not face a lot of decent middle-tier European or South American teams on a constant basis, but still a good showing. They are in a tough group, but anything is possible.
agrall-
If your calls now come into the Sunrocket phone you may have to call Vonage to disconnect you. Usually accounts automatically close upon porting a number out, but with Vonage I have read where they dropped the ball on it and maintained your account, even though it was actually already cancelled.