Get a full year of phone service contract-free for only $85 with this Tello deal

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TL;DR: Tello's Economy Prepaid 12-Month Plan with Unlimited Talk/Text, 1GB LTE Data, and a Free SIM is on sale for just $85 as of April 13, which is 29% off its regular price of $120.


Fully disconnecting from our constantly connected modern world is unlikely. Even if you’d like to shut off your phone service and delete your social media accounts, there’s a good chance you still need them for work (or just to stay in touch with family and friends). So, when you have the urge to go off the grid and disconnect from your current lifestyle, you’re going to need an alternative. That’s where prepaid phone plans come in handy.

With the contract-free Tello Economy prepaid 12-month plan, you can cut ties with your current phone contract and enjoy wireless freedom — all for only $85. You’ll get unlimited talk and text time, as well as 1GB of 4G LTE data per month for the next 12 months. You’ll also get a free SIM for activation. You can bring your own phone, given that it’s unlocked and free of contract, or you can get a new phone from Tello.

While 1GB isn’t a ton of data allotment per month, you won’t be charged for going over. Instead, unlimited 2G data will kick in automatically once you’ve used it up. Sure, it’s a slower speed, but if your whole plan was to go off the grid anyway, what’s the harm? After the initial 360-day prepaid deal, you can upgrade or downgrade your phone plan as needed with no extra fees.

If you want to cancel altogether after your year of service is up, it’s really no biggie. You don't have to worry about early termination fees or struggling to get out of a contract like you do with other service providers.

With this deal, you're pre-paying for an entire year of service for only $85. It usually costs $120, so you'll save 29%. Note: this deal is only available to new Tello users.

Prices subject to change.

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