Tello, a T-Mobile MVNO is offering a no contract month to month plan:
- Unlimited data (35GB then shaped, 5GB Hotspot),
- Unlimited calls
- Unlimited texts
- Free International Calls to 60+ countries (Australia included)
Free Wi-Fi Calling
for US$15 (~A$23), normally US$25. Topcashback US is also offering 50.5% cashback making it US$7.43 or A$11.42.
Tello offers eSim or regular sim. I purchased using my AU address and card, so don't pay any state tax. TopCashbackUS is already tracking $7.57 and supposedly payable in 3 weeks. Screenshot
Why Tello? Well, I went down the rabbit hole of looking at all of the eSim offers here and while there are some great deals the speed of the data can be awful as their data exit points tend to be in Europe. See Flex Mobile for example.
Tello is a MVNO for T-Mobile just like say Amaysim or Coles Mobile is for Optus so you'll get almost the full speed as you would get if you were a T-Mobile user.
If you go through Reddit: eSims #1 OR Reddit TravelSims, you'll see the recommendation is to go with Tello for anyone using data or there for a good amount of time.
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Other Stuff
- Cancelling: You can upgrade, downgrade or cancel your plan from your online Tello account or using the free "My Tello" app (Android version). $0 to cancel.
- Referral Program: The referral program gives you $10 credit only after you pay for the 1st month, so useless unless you plan to use it for more than 1 month. I think you also need enough credit in full to use on the bill. e.g. $15 credit for the 2nd month of $15. Meh
- The plans starts when you buy it and lasts for exactly 30 days (end of the day).
- Speeds:
Typical Download Speed
79 – 357 Mbps (5G)
13 – 61 Mbps (4G)
Typical Upload Speed
6 – 30 Mbps (5G)
2 – 11 Mbps (4G)
Typical Latency
17 – 32 ms (5G)
26 – 46 ms (4G)
Comparison:
- Travelkon - T-Mobile Unlimited - A$46.90
- Flex Mobile 50GB - US$48.64 (Routed through Poland)
- Roamless 20 GB - US$34.95
So would this be good as a travel sim if going to the US for a month. Some of these plans make it difficult to cancel