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#7 in Cell Phone Plans

Tello Economy

Name: Tello Economy
Brand: Tello
Rating: 8.1 (1 reviews)

Tello

$5.00 – $29.00

Ultra-flexible MVNO on T-Mobile's network letting you build a custom plan by choosing exact amounts of data, minutes, and texts. Plans start as low as $5/month for light users who mostly use Wi-Fi.

8.1

Good

Consensus

Our Analysis

Ranked #7 based on expert reviews, user sentiment, and value analysis.

Score Breakdown

Expert Score

8.1

User Sentiment

8.1

Value Score

8.9

Complaint Risk

8.6

Freshness

8.4

Community

8.3

Availability

8.9

Pros

Build-your-own plan flexibility
Build-your-own plan flexibility
Plans start at just $5/month
Plans start at just $5/month
No contracts or activation fees
No contracts or activation fees

Cons

No premium data priority
No premium data priority
Very basic customer perks
Very basic customer perks

Don't buy this if…

Tello uses T-Mobile's network but as a low-cost MVNO, data is always deprioritized behind T-Mobile direct customers.
Tello uses T-Mobile's network but as a low-cost MVNO, data is always deprioritized behind T-Mobile direct customers.