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Tello Data 300 Min 2GB

Tello | T-Mobile | 2GB

T-Mobile High Value Budget Friendly

Use this summary to quickly judge the plan's overall value, base monthly price, and how competitive it looks at a glance.

93.2 Value Score
Value Summary
Strong Value
$8
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $8/mo $96 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 2GB Then top-up
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 2GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text 300 / Unl
Taxes & Fees Extra
Networks T-Mobile
Payment Type Prepaid
Plan Term Monthly
Performance Profile These scores show where the plan is strongest and where it gives up ground.
The cards below focus on core competitive strengths: price efficiency, usable data, priority data, and hotspot utility.
Price Efficiency
98.8
Excellent whole-plan value for the monthly price.
Data Value
99.0
The high-speed data amount is excellent for the monthly price.
Priority Data
0.0
Priority data is not included or not clearly confirmed on this plan.
Hotspot Value
99.5
Hotspot value stands out at this price point.
Relative Profile See how this plan compares with the wider market of phone plans in the database.
These cards show whether the plan is cheaper than average, stronger on data, better on hotspot support, or more usable after the main high-speed allotment than typical plans in the market.
Affordability Percentile
96%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $8, this plan is $22.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
16%
With 2GB high-speed data, this plan is 13GB below the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
48%
With 2GB hotspot, this plan is 1GB below the market median of 3GB.
Overall Value vs Avg
93.2
+49.7 vs market avg 43.4
Plan Quality Signals These meters highlight clarity, restrictions, feature depth, and how useful the plan is for travel.
Think of this as the fine-print section: it shows whether the plan is easy to understand, light on caveats, and strong enough for travel or international use.
Data Truth 92
The marketed data claim lines up well with the plan's real monthly limits.
Feature Completeness
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Feature Completeness measures how many useful plan-level features are confirmed, such as hotspot support, priority data, travel and roaming support, device and SIM type support, data rollover or top-ups, international options, and included perks. Higher scores mean more confirmed extras; lower scores mean fewer supported features or more unknown details.

 76.8
This plan includes a decent set of confirmed extra and supported features.
Caveat Load
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Caveat Load looks at fine-print and signup friction, including whether taxes and fees are included in the advertised price or charged extra, autopay requirements, contracts, credit checks, activation/SIM/shipping fees, and online-only or store-only rules. Higher scores mean fewer caveats were found; lower scores mean more caveats or unresolved caveat details. When Carrierlytics cannot verify a caveat because the carrier is not clear or because we have not captured it yet, a small uncertainty penalty is added instead of assuming there is no issue.

 55.1
Several caveats may affect the real cost or signup experience.
Travel Value 55
Travel benefits are usable, but not a defining advantage.
International & Roaming
Canada/Mexico roaming Add-on

Global talk, text, and data usage are all pay per use and require adding a pay as you go credit to your account starting at $20.

Global roaming Add-on

Global talk, text, and data usage are all pay per use and require adding a pay as you go credit to your account starting at $20.

Call international numbers from US Included

Includes calling to over 60 countries at no extra charge.

Text international numbers from US Included
Device Support Tablet and smartwatch support, including add-on pricing when confirmed.
Tablet support Add-on

You can add any Tello plan as a tablet plan to your line. Pricing starts at $5/mo for 1GB of data.

Smartwatch support Add-on

You can add any Tello plan as a smartwatch plan to your line. A 1GB plan with 100 minutes will be $6/mo plus tax. Be aware, you there is no support for Apple Watch. Apple Watches will not work with Tello.

Multi-Line Value Curve How this plan's effective price per line changes as more lines are added.

The lowest per-line price is $8, available starting at 1 line.

Mix-and-match: allowed. Eligible plan can generally be combined with different eligible plans on the same account under the carrier-wide mix-and-match policy.

1 line
93.2 Value
$8/line
Total $8 | baseline line
2 lines
44.3 Value
$8/line
Total $16/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
44.3 Value
$8/line
Total $24/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
44.3 Value
$8/line
Total $32/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
44.3 Value
$8/line
Total $40/mo for 5 lines
Add-Ons

Data Add-On 1GB

$5

Adds 1GB of high-speed data to an active Tello plan. It expires with the current prepaid plan cycle and unused add-on data does not roll over unless the customer manually renews before autopay.

Data Add-On 3GB

$10

Adds 3GB of high-speed data to an active Tello plan. It expires with the current prepaid plan cycle and unused add-on data does not roll over unless the customer manually renews before autopay.

Data Add-On 5GB

$15

Adds 5GB of high-speed data to an active Tello plan. It expires with the current prepaid plan cycle and unused add-on data does not roll over unless the customer manually renews before autopay.

Pay As You Go Credit $20

$20

Adds Pay As You Go credit that can be used for domestic and international calls, texts, data, and international roaming. Tello requires at least $5 PAYG credit to activate international roaming; initial PAYG purchase is $20 or more.

Pay As You Go Credit $30

$30

Adds Pay As You Go credit that can be used for domestic and international calls, texts, data, and international roaming. Tello requires at least $5 PAYG credit to activate international roaming; initial PAYG purchase is $20 or more.

Pay As You Go Credit $40

$40

Adds Pay As You Go credit that can be used for domestic and international calls, texts, data, and international roaming. Tello requires at least $5 PAYG credit to activate international roaming; initial PAYG purchase is $20 or more.

Pay As You Go Credit $50

$50

Adds Pay As You Go credit that can be used for domestic and international calls, texts, data, and international roaming. Tello requires at least $5 PAYG credit to activate international roaming; initial PAYG purchase is $20 or more.

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87.5

Tello 2GB

$10/mo | $2 more | same network | -5.6 lower value score
Methodology

Plan scores are generated by Carrierlytics' proprietary value algorithm using factors such as price, usable data, hotspot value, priority data, streaming quality, and plan friction.


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