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Tello Unlimited 50GB

Tello | T-Mobile | 50GB

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

69.1 Value Score
Value Summary
Niche Value
$25
Single-line monthly price before any multi-line pricing or bundle discounts.
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Plan Snapshot
Price $25/mo $300 billed yearly
High-Speed Data 50GB Then 128Kbps
Priority Allotment Not available
Hotspot 10GB
Video Streaming 480p SD
Talk/Text Unl / 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
70.7
Pricing is workable, but nearby plans may deliver more total value for the money.
Data Value
77.7
The high-speed data amount is decent for the price, but not a standout bargain.
Priority Data
0.0
Priority data is not included or not clearly confirmed on this plan.
Hotspot Value
83.6
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
57%
Higher means cheaper vs the market. At $25, this plan is $5.68 below market avg $30.68.
High-Speed Data Percentile
79%
With 50GB high-speed data, this plan is 35GB above the market median of 15GB.
Hotspot Percentile
70%
With 10GB hotspot, this plan is 7GB above the market median of 3GB.
After-Cap Speed Percentile
40%
At 128Kbps after 50GB, this post-cap speed ranks near the middle of the market compared with other plans that keep data working after the full-speed bucket.
Overall Value vs Avg
69.1
+25.6 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
?

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.

 84.6
The included feature stack is deeper than most peers.
Caveat Load
?

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 unlimited 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 $25, 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
69.1 Value
$25/line
Total $25 | baseline line
2 lines
68.5 Value
$25/line
Total $50/mo for 2 lines
3 lines
68.4 Value
$25/line
Total $75/mo for 3 lines
4 lines
68.3 Value
$25/line
Total $100/mo for 4 lines
5 lines
68.3 Value
$25/line
Total $125/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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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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