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Tello StackSocial deals have been posted over the past 2+ years. This is the lowest per-line price on the 6-month 2GB plan in a long time. You need to buy their two-line bundle.
2GB high-speed data is monthly, and with Tello you get unlimited 2G data after you've used your high-speed allotment.
1. Buy
$50 of StackSocial credit for $40 [stacksocial.com]. The credit showed up immediately in my account.
2. Buy
Tello Value Prepaid 6-Month Plan: Unlimited Talk/Text + 2GB LTE Data (2 Account Bundle) [stacksocial.com]. (This deal is not eligible for coupons, but store credit can be used.)
3. During checkout, make sure to check the box to use your $50 credit.
$40 for the credit plus $29 (after credit) for the Tello bundle, plus tax on the Tello bundle = $69 plus tax total.
I've done the Tello StackSocial one-line deal in the past and was very happy with it. Needed two lines to activate in a few weeks, so this was perfect.
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That said, single line Tello deals on StackSocial are excluded from coupons AND store credit - correct?
That said, single line Tello deals on StackSocial are excluded from coupons AND store credit - correct?
So the two-line deal looks even better now.
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Can you port in numbers or must get new lines?
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On one hand, the fine print says the deal is "for new Tello users only" but on the other hand you apparently need to have an existing tello account to use it since it serves as a credit to your account. If you are a new user then you wouldn't have an account. Its all very confusing and not explained well it seems.
In addition, the terms say "stay on this plan for 6 months in order to keep the offer. If you change the phone plan, the offer will no longer apply going forward." Does this mean if, on month 5, I switch to Mint, do they take the credit away from me and charge me more? On the other hand, the phrase "going forward" might mean that this is a price for life, that you get a credit every 6 months. Of course, the fine print also says you pay full price after 180 days, so this interpretation is unlikely. However, the "going forward" language is confusing.
I would bite, but given the lack of clarity regarding how long I have to activate, I must decline. There is/was a company called liberty wireless that had a $60 / year unlimited talk/text no data deal that I found on Ebay a few months ago, but it looks like they might have folded.
On one hand, the fine print says the deal is "for new Tello users only" but on the other hand you apparently need to have an existing tello account to use it since it serves as a credit to your account. If you are a new user then you wouldn't have an account. Its all very confusing and not explained well it seems.
In addition, the terms say "stay on this plan for 6 months in order to keep the offer. If you change the phone plan, the offer will no longer apply going forward." Does this mean if, on month 5, I switch to Mint, do they take the credit away from me and charge me more? On the other hand, the phrase "going forward" might mean that this is a price for life, that you get a credit every 6 months. Of course, the fine print also says you pay full price after 180 days, so this interpretation is unlikely. However, the "going forward" language is confusing.
I would bite, but given the lack of clarity regarding how long I have to activate, I must decline. There is/was a company called liberty wireless that had a $60 / year unlimited talk/text no data deal that I found on Ebay a few months ago, but it looks like they might have folded.
Once you are in the new Tello account, you redeem the StackSocial code in the cart after selecting the 2GB and unlimited talk/text plan. It will reflect the 6 month discount and ship you a SIM card. Your service starts once you activate the SIM. For the next 5 renewals, it will be for $0. Then, after the six months is up, it will charge the current rate for that plan, but at that time you can downgrade to a cheaper plan and apply your Tello Dollars. If at any time, you port out, you will not be charged anything, but you will lose the rest of what you have paid for.
When they say, "If you change the phone plan, the offer will no longer apply going forward" that means that if in month two, you for some reason switch to the 4GB plan, you lose what you have already purchased and will now be charged for the 4GB plan.
In the past, the StackSocial code had to be redeemed within 30 days. Once you ordered the SIM card from Tello, you had another 30 days to redeem it. Finally, when you originally set up the Tello account, you are not given the option to port a number. They will assign a temporary number until you activate the SIM. Then, you can initiate a port from a different carrier.
Also, if you want to maximize Tello Dollars, you can put each phone on a different account. Use someone else's code when setting up the first account. Then use the first account's referral code for the second account. That way the first account will have $20 and the second account will have $10 to use towards service after the 6 months is up.
Once you are in the new Tello account, you redeem the StackSocial code in the cart after selecting the 2GB and unlimited talk/text plan. It will reflect the 6 month discount and ship you a SIM card. Your service starts once you activate the SIM. For the next 5 renewals, it will be for $0. Then, after the six months is up, it will charge the current rate for that plan, but at that time you can downgrade to a cheaper plan and apply your Tello Dollars. If at any time, you port out, you will not be charged anything, but you will lose the rest of what you have paid for.
When they say, "If you change the phone plan, the offer will no longer apply going forward" that means that if in month two, you for some reason switch to the 4GB plan, you lose what you have already purchased and will now be charged for the 4GB plan.
In the past, the StackSocial code had to be redeemed within 30 days. Once you ordered the SIM card from Tello, you had another 30 days to redeem it. Finally, when you originally set up the Tello account, you are not given the option to port a number. They will assign a temporary number until you activate the SIM. Then, you can initiate a port from a different carrier.
Also, if you want to maximize Tello Dollars, you can put each phone on a different account. Use someone else's code when setting up the first account. Then use the first account's referral code for the second account. That way the first account will have $20 and the second account will have $10 to use towards service after the 6 months is up.
But don't buy this now if you want to start in September. Assuming it is like past codes, the StackSocial code has to be redeemed in 30 days. Then you have another 30, maybe 35 to activate the Tello sim, so max 65 days out from ordering to be safe.