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Tello is a service of one the largest ethnic telecommunication providers in the world.

By visiting and shopping at Tello you accept these Terms and Conditions. These general Terms and Conditions describe the rights and obligations of Tello and its Customers concerning the delivery, performance and use of the Services offered by Tello.com.

By customer we understand a person or organization that purchase the Services available on Tello for private and personal use, starting from the creation of an Account with us (registration) and the activation and use of our Tello SIM card.

By mutual agreement, we consider you have accepted these Terms and Conditions once you order a product and request a Tello SIM Card.

Tello's objective is to provide the highest quality telecommunication services at the best rates. The use of this website is expressly conditioned on your acceptance of all terms and conditions stated herein and any other place on this website. DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE if you do not accept all the terms and conditions stated herein and at other places on this website, including but not limited to: Frequently Asked Questions, Privacy Policy.

Products and/or services purchased on this website shall not be used for any unlawful purpose. By using our website, you represent that you are at least 18 years old. Accordingly, you agree that you are at least 18 years of age or older or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in the Terms and Condition.

Changes & Updates

We'll keep these Terms and Conditions up-to-date. So, please revisit them from times to times. By continuing to use our service after a change means that you have accepted the changes implemented.

Tello may discontinue, change, or suspend any aspect of the website at any time. Tello may change, discontinue or suspend the availability of any database, content, feature, or product of the website.

Tello may change different aspects of its service and features without notice or liability.
In no event shall Tello, its employees, officers, representatives, service providers, suppliers, licensors, and agents be liable for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, including but not limited to, loss of use, loss of profits, or loss of data, whether in an action in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence), or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with (i) the use or inability to use the websites or the content, materials, software, information or transactions provided on or through the websites, or (ii) any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in the websites or the content, materials, software, information, products, or services on or available through the websites, (iii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any products, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from our website; (iv) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (v) statements or conduct of any third party on our website; (vi) the delay or failure in performance resulting from an act of force majeure, including without limitation, acts of god, natural disasters, communications failure, governmental actions, wars, strikes, labor disputes, riots, shortages of labor or materials, vandalism, terrorism, non-performance of third parties or any reasons beyond their reasonable control; or (vii) any other matter relating to our website, even if Tello or its authorized representatives have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the website and/or website-related services is to stop using the website and/or those services.

Use of service

By using Tello services the user accepts the rates, Terms and Conditions and procedures on this website. Tello may change or modify the Terms from time to time without notice other than posting amended Terms on this Website. Tello reserves the right to change, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any portion thereof), including any and all content contained on the Website, at any time without notice. You agree that Tello shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Website.

Active phones & phone numbers
By using Tello service, customers can have only one active phone per account.
If a customer enrolls a new device in an account with an already active phone, the Tello service will no longer be active on the previous device enrolled in the account and will be available only on the newly enrolled one. In order to bring a family member of a friend to Tello, customers have to open a different account with a new email address.
One active phone can only be connected to one mobile number, so Tello customers can only enjoy the Tello service on one single mobile number connected to a mobile device enrolled in their account.
When an account is cancelled, Tello will re-assign the phone number associated with the account, and that phone number may no longer be available to the previous account holder.

Billing policy
All sessions (data, calls) are charged directly from your balance (Plan or Pay As You Go) as soon as the records for the sessions are available from our providers. Taking this into account, delays in charges may appear.
Whatever the delay, charges will be deducted from the available balance (Plan or Pay As You Go) or, if the balance is not enough, as soon as the account balance gets updated (Plan renewal, Plan purchase or Pay As You Go Top Up).

For example, a session (data, call) initiated in the last day of a national plan may be charged one day later and therefore, it will be billed from the balance of the newly renewed plan.
If the plan is not renewed, then the unbilled sessions (data, calls) are charged from another existing balance (Plan or Pay As You Go).
If there is no existing balance available (Plan or Pay As You Go), the unbilled sessions will be charged when the customer buys a plan or makes a top up.

Unacceptable use

When joining Tello, you also agree to comply with usage policy, which means you can use our service for:
  • Voice calls;
  • Web browsing;
  • Sending and receiving messages;
  • Sending and receiving emails;
  • Uploading and downloading applications and content;
  • Streaming music;
  • Tethering your data to other devices pursuant to the allotments of your Data Plan.

However, there are some specific things that we don’t want you to use Tello for, including, but not limited to:
  • Illegal, abusive, threatening or fraudulent purposes;
  • Using the service for actions which may be interpreted as harassing, defamatory, slanderous, deceptive, indecent, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, or racially, ethnically or otherwise offensive, hateful or abusive, death threats, terroristic threats and any other uses related to terrorism;
  • Sending mass unsolicited email (SPAM), or other types of abusive, unsolicited, or other mass automated communications, including, but not limited to: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, rootkits, password crackers, adware, or any other computer programs that may damage, interfere with, secretly intercept or seize any system, program, data, or personal information;
  • Uses which consume disproportionate amounts of network capacity, causing harm or adversely affecting the network and Tello customers, who can suffer from degraded service when one user consumes an unreasonable amount of resources;
  • Actions generating unusually high usage;
  • Attempting or helping other people in any of the activities mentioned above.

We reserve the right to update the list of things we don’t want you to use Tello for, to add new types of use we consider unacceptable. We also reserve the right to act immediately and without notice to restrict, suspend, or terminate your use of the service in case you have disregarded the rules above. But the list of permitted uses is so broad and generous, that you don’t need to worry. In fact, the unacceptable uses usually conflict with applicable law, so we are also trying to protect you against legal problems.

Termination of service

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ISSUE A WARNING OR TO SUSPEND OR EVEN TERMINATE YOUR SERVICE AND ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITE OR APP IF WE DETERMINE YOU HAVE VIOLATED ANY OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE LISTED ON THIS PAGE, ANY OF THE RULES OR POLICIES IMPLIED BY THE USE OF OUR SITE, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON.

Tello CDMA SIM

Our CDMA SIM runs on Nationwide Sprint® Network. Unless specifically stated otherwise on our website. The service is available only for persons located within the United States (including US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico).
Roaming is not available and our service can not be used outside US territory.
Standard delivery period: when ordering a Tello CDMA SIM is 3-5 business days, but no later than 7 business days. No delivery will be made on weekends or national holidays.
SIM format is delivered as specified by customer during checkout (micro or nano). If another format is needed upon delivery, additional charges may apply.

Bring Your Own Sprint Device Service Agreement

Because your Sprint device is no longer active on a Sprint retail account, many of your features will no longer work and Tello, who is responsible for your service, will not support them. These include, but are not limited to: Sprint Zone, Sprint Family Locator, TeleNav GPS, Sprint Radio, Sprint Music, Sprint TV, Sprint Mobile Sync, Sprint Powerdeck, Sprint My Account, Sprint Mobile Wallet. These features may not work: Picture Mail, Multimedia Services.

International Device Unlock

Tello customers must meet the following conditions to be eligible for an International Device Unlock:

  • The device is a Sprint device and is capable of international SIM unlock.
  • The device is powered on, and in Sprint coverage.
  • The request to unlock device is being submitted by a Tello account holder, using the contact form.
  • The device is currently active on Tello and the applicable account has been active for at least 90 days.
  • The account associated with the device does not have more than 1 unlocked device within a 12 month period; each account is allowed 2 device unlocks within a 12 month period.
  • The device has not been reported as lost or stolen, associated with fraudulent activity, or otherwise flagged as ineligible to be unlocked.

Eligible Devices
The following is a list of the most popular international SIM unlock capable devices. Most of the newer devices on the market are international SIM unlock capable.

  • Apple iPhone 4S and newer
  • HTC One M8 and newer
  • LG Flex or G3 and newer
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 and newer

How to unlock a device
  • Get in touch! Submit a request to Tello, using this contact form. If you need it for travelling purposes, please send your request at least 2 weeks prior to your departure.
  • Once the device is unlocked in the system, it must receive an over-the-air update. Your device must be powered on, and in Sprint coverage, to receive the update. Once you're out of the country, the device will not receive the over-the-air update to unlock the device.
  • It is highly recommended you perform an update data profile on the device to initiate the over-the-air update, then follow the device’s menu to unlock the UICC/SIM.

If the phone number on a device which went through the unlock procedure is changed OR the unlocked device is deactivated, the device will revert back to LOCKED status. The customer will need to request the device to be unlocked again.

Unlocking for international travel
  • Travelers must submit the request at least 2 weeks prior to departure, using this contact form.
  • Travelers must first check the conditions above.

How does the international unlock affect the domestic usage
This process does not affect the domestic voice and data capabilities.

Requesting an international unlock will not unlock a domestic-capable device for use with another domestic SIM.

Using an international carrier's SIM while traveling
When using an international carrier’s SIM, it is important to note that all information, service and support must be provided by that carrier.

End user may receive charges from the international provider.

Upon returning to the U.S., the customer will need to remove the international carrier’s SIM to register on the Sprint network.

Pay As You Go Service Agreement

Pay As You Go credit is available for a period of 3 months since customer's last order or call, text or data session, effective September 1, 2017. If none of the actions mentioned above was carried out in a period of 3 months, SIM and Pay As You Go credit will not be available for calls.

Calls are billed in increments of one minute, with fractions thereof rounded up to one minute.
If data usage is turned ON in customers online account, all data sessions will be charged first from active plan containing data. Only when the data balance of the plan is zero, data sessions will be charged from the existing Pay As You Go balance.

All data sessions will be charged with a minimum of 100KB, even if the session usage was lower than this amount.
All sales are final. Balances once credited are non refundable, non transferable and non exchangeable.
Call details provided by Customer Support agents regarding the usage of a prepaid credit are final and will be considered authentic record/proof about the usage of the Pay As You Go balance.

Call history from the customer's account is available for the last 30 days.
Pay As You Go credit can be used for data usage, US and international calls and texts.

Our final rates are updated and listed at anytime on our Pay As You Go - Rates page. We advise you to visit it before purchasing Pay As You Go credit or placing a call.
Customers are fully responsible for all charges related to Auto Recharge. Once this feature is activated, customers agree to the charges that will apply on the credit/debit card when his Pay As You Go balance drops below the set amount.

Plans Service Agreement

Plans are subscriptions purely designed for residential usage.

If you subscribe to one of our plans we will provide the service solely to you for normal residential, non-commercial use. You and only those of your immediate family members who reside in your personal residence can use the service. National Plans are provided primarily for continuous live dialog between two individuals. Unusual call patterns, excessive conferencing or call forwarding, excessive numbers and/or consistent excessive usage will be considered indicators of non-residential use. Any other indicators of impermissible usage may trigger an account review or further action by us.

By subscribing to Tello.com plans you agree to be charged monthly. To cancel the subscription you must deactivate the service from your account. Regardless of the number of minutes, data used you will be charged monthly for your subscription. The monthly fee is non-refundable.

Calls are charged with minute rounding. Partial minutes of use are rounded up to the next full minute.
Minutes included in a plan are available for US, Canada, Mexico and China. Any call made to a number from these countries will be charged from the customer's plan balance.

Plans tariffs are submitted to change without any prior notice.

Plans will be automatically renewed every 30 days, unless a customer decides to change or renew a plan during the billing cycle, which is possible. The customer will be charged on the spot, which initiates a new billing cycle.
If the automatic billing fails, a new attempt will take place on the next day (on the 31st day of your plan). If the billing succeeds, your billing date will remain the same as before. Otherwise your plan will be deleted.

If a plan is changed or renewed during the billing cycle, any remaining balance will roll over for the next 30 days (except for unlimited plans if available). The billing date will be also renewed each time someone changes a monthly plan.

Any unused balance of the plan will expire once the usage period is over.

Any change made during the billing period comes to effect immediately after the request has been processed by the system.

The service can be canceled at any time from the account. Once the subscription is canceled you are no longer charged.

If more than one product is active in customer's account, the balance will be used in this priority: for data usage, national calls and texts: Plans balance and then Pay As You Go balance. Premium destinations can not be called with any of our plans. These numbers can be called with Pay As You Go balance.

Offers and Promotions

All offers, promotions, discounts or bonuses are subject to certain Terms and Conditions as listed on their presentation page or banner. Offers and promotions can be canceled anytime without any prior notice as stipulated in these terms and conditions.

In case of goods, promotions will be honored while stock lasts. No refunds can be imputed to Tello in case of offers no longer available or stopped without any prior notice.

Tello.com Halloween Contest:

1. This competition is run by Tello LLC, headquartered at 41040 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Atlanta, GA, 30338, United States of America, herein referred as Tello.

2. All participants to this competition must be over 18, US based and must be new Tello customers. Requirements:
  • Likes our Facebook page
  • Leaves a comment to the contest social post
  • Shares contest post
3. The contest is valid starting December 17, 2018 and until December 21, 2018 (23:59 EST) to any US resident. The winner will be selected randomly on December 21, 2018, using this online tool: https://commentpicker.com/

4. The prize, an iPhone 8 can be used within the Tello network which is subject to Tello’s coverage area. More details about Tello’s coverage are available here.

5. The prize can be used by the winners only after the following steps are followed:
  • winner is notified by Tello and is requested to provide the email address used in the online account opened on Tello.com (if winner does not have an account, he should open one)
  • winner is notified by Tello and is requested to provide the email address used in the online account opened on Tello.com (if winner does not have an account, he should open one)
  • Once phone is shipped, customer has to enroll the phone into Tello by going through the bring your own phone process
7. The winner will be notified through a private message sent on Facebook within 3 days of the ending date of the competition. The decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. If the winner can not be contacted, Tello reserves the right to offer the prize to another eligible contestant. If no participant is eligible, there will not be any prize awarded. Moreover, the participants need to have a valid (real) Facebook account, with noticeable and constant social activity, not just a fake and empty account.

8. The prize is not exchangeable for cash or any other prizes.

9. By entering the competition, Tello has the right to use contents’ answer/video and first name for any promotional material Tello may require. All my other personal data will remain subject to the Privacy Policy posted on Tello.com.

10. Entries (comments, shares, answers) which do not follow all the rules of this contest will be disqualified. Moreover, the participants need to have a valid (real) Facebook account, with noticeable and constant social activity, not just a fake and empty account.

11. All participants adding a valid comment that answers the contest’s question will automatically enter the competition. A participant has the right to enter more than one comment.

12. This competition is not open to Tello employees or members of their immediate families.

13. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. By participating you hereby release Facebook from any liability associated with this competition.

14. I understand this is a legal document which I have read and understood. I hereby agree to it voluntarily.

Referral Program Agreement

Tello Mobile's Referral Program (the "Program") is offered at Tello Mobile's discretion.
The Program and its terms are subject to change at any time without notice, including cancellation of the Program.
The beneficiaries of Tello Mobile’s Referral Program are: the person making the referral (the “Referrer”) and the person who has been referred by a Referrer to the Program (the “Referred”).

The Referral Program is governed by the following terms and conditions:
  • Each eligible referral will result in the referrer and referred receiving each a credit worth ten U.S. Dollars ($10.00) (the “Tello Dollars”).
  • The Tello Dollars can be used to pay the entire phone bill or to purchase a phone.
  • The Tello Dollars will be use to make a purchase (plan, Pay As You Go Credit or a phone), once the amount of Tello Dollars is enough to pay for the entire invoice. No partial payments are allowed at the moment.
  • A referral order will be deemed invalid if the order is placed by a customer that already exists in Tello’s database, according to company criteria.
  • No Tello Dollars will be awarded if the customer who sends the referral link is no longer using the service (no order, no call, no SMS, no Data usage in the past 6 months)
  • If no activity is registered in the customer's account for 6 months (no call or no order placed), the Tello Dollars will expire.
  • A Referrer must disclose the fact that he or she is a Tello Mobile customer when they make the referral and that they will receive a reward if the Referred completes the Referral Program and places an order using the referral link.
  • A Referrer should honor all requests to stop referrals or communications about the Program.
  • A Referrer should not engage in any misleading, deceptive, annoying, or harassing practices with respect to referrals or Program communications.
  • The reward (Tello Dollars) is not cash and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  • The Tello Dollars are not valid for self-referrals and fraudulent transactions. We reserve the right to stop any customer from using our services who we believe is using a referral campaign in an unethical manner.
  • We must be able to communicate with both the Referrer and the Referred using email for you to participate in the Program. You will not be allowed to participate in the Program if you unsubscribe or otherwise opt out of receiving promotional and marketing email from Tello Mobile or we are otherwise unable to communicate with you by email.

Account protection

Please select a password that would not be obvious to someone trying to guess your password, and change it regularly as an added precaution. Furthermore we recommend you use a different password from the email account as an additional security measure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account identification. You should make every effort to safeguard your account data. Tello is not responsible for lost or stolen account data or unauthorized use. You agree to immediately notify Tello of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. Credit/debit card fraud is a criminal offense.
A security PIN is generated for all Tello accounts, for a better security. The security PIN gives the customer access to request certain account changes, such as: device change, port out, account deactivation, etc.
Also, for security reasons, any requests that require an action taken by our Support Team should come either from the email address registered in the account or from the Tello number.

Transaction authorization

At Tello we use automated and manual systems to confirm proper credit card usage and transaction authorization. We also track every transaction. Information related to fraudulent transactions, including but not limited to IP addresses, detailed transaction records and email addresses is collected. The information will be provided to appropriate law enforcement officials consistent with applicable law when required to assist in the prosecution of any persons attempting to commit fraud on Tello website.

Taxes, Surcharges & Fees

By visiting and shopping on this site, customers agree to pay all federal, state, local taxes, any wireless communication fees or any other charges required by law to collect and remit to the government authorities for the services or products tello.com sells to its customers.

In addition to the charges billed for Tello services, surcharges, taxes, fees and other charges may be applied to your invoice based on the type of service you have, and your geographical location, among other factors. Certain taxes, fees or surcharges may show up as separate line items on your invoice. Examples include, but are not limited to the following.

Federal Surcharges



Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires Tello, LLC (“Tello”) to contribute to the Federal Universal Service Fund (“FUSF”). The FUSF helps to make phone service affordable and available to all Americans, including:
  • consumers with low incomes;
  • those living in areas where the cost of providing telephone service is high;
  • public schools and libraries;
  • rural healthcare providers.


The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") delegates the administration of the FUSF to the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”). Each quarter, the FCC adopts a “contribution factor” for FUSF support. The contribution factor is a percentage of the total interstate and international end-user telecommunications and Interconnected VoIP (“I-VoIP”) revenue that each carrier is responsible for contributing to the FUSF.

As permitted by FCC regulations, Tello has opted to bill the FUSF surcharge as a separate line item to end-user customers. Consistent with such regulations, Tello only bills FUSF line item charges in an amount equal to the quarterly contribution factor currently in effect multiplied by the invoiced amount subject to the FUSF. This is a permissible pass-through surcharge but is not a tax or charge mandated by the government.

Please visit USAC's website for more information on the FUSF.

State & Local Regulatory Surcharges



State Universal Service Fund (USF). Tello may also be required to contribute to State Universal Service Funds (“SUSF”). The funds may be used to assist in providing universal service and to support a variety of other programs at the state level. Tello collects applicable charges from its end-user customers. These charges are permissible pass-through surcharges but are not taxes or charges mandated by the government.

Telecommunications Relay Services Fund. Some states also require contributions to State Telecommunications Relay Services (“TRS”) Funds to offset the cost of providing local transmission services that provide hearing or speech challenged individuals with the ability to use certain communications services. Many states require Tello to remit this fee to the governing authority. Tello collects applicable fees from customers and remits them to the relevant authorities.

State & Local Sales and Use Tax



All states, with few exceptions, impose some form of state-level sales and use tax. The sales and use tax is generally imposed on the sale or use of tangible personal property and certain services. These taxes are intended to be passed on to the end user/consumer.

In many states, local jurisdictions also impose a sales or use tax. In some instances, the local sales and use tax is administered by the local jurisdiction. In other instances, the state administers the local sales and use tax. Certain exemptions apply to sales for resale, and sales to certain types of entities (e.g., the federal government, state and local governments, non-profit entities, etc.).

Tello collects sales and/or use taxes as required by state and/or local law.

Communications Services Tax

Some state and local jurisdictions impose communications specific taxes on communications services in addition to or in lieu of sales or use tax. The communications services tax is intended to be passed on to the end user/consumer. The rate for communications services tax (CSR) is usually different than Sales and Use Tax Rate and its value varies by jurisdiction.

Certain exemptions apply for sales for resale, and sales to certain types of entities (e.g., the federal government, state and local governments, non-profit entities, etc.).

Tello collects the communications services tax as required by applicable state and/or local law.

Gross Receipts Taxes

A number of states impose a gross receipts tax on communications service providers. In some states, gross receipts tax is intended to be passed on to the end user/consumer. In other states, the gross receipts tax is the responsibility of the seller, and there is no pass-through to the end user.

Certain exemptions may exist gross receipts tax is intended intended to be passed on to the customer, based on the type of entity making the purchase (e.g., the federal government, state and local governments, non-profit entities, etc.).

Tello pays gross receipts taxes, and collects them from customers when required (or permitted) by applicable state and/or local law.

Local Utility Taxes

Local utility taxes are imposed by cities and counties in a select number of states. Certain exemptions apply to sales for resale, and sales to certain types of entities (e.g., the federal government, state and local governments, non-profit entities, etc.).

Tello pays local utility taxes, and collects them from customers when required (or permitted) by applicable state and/or local law.

Local License Taxes

Local license taxes are imposed by cities and counties in a limited number of states.

Certain exemptions apply to sales for resale, and sales to certain types of entities (e.g., the federal government, state and local governments, non-profit entities, etc.).

Tello pays local license taxes, and collects them from customers when required (or permitted) by applicable state and/or local law.

E911 Fees

In order to maintain adequate 911 funding provided to emergency telephone service, state and local jurisdictions impose E911 fees on certain communications services. These fees are sometimes administered by the state department of revenue, but the majority of E911 fees are assessed and administered by local jurisdictions. E911 fees are intended to be passed on to the customer on the invoice. Sales for resale are generally exempt from E911 fees. Non-profit organizations are generally subject to E911 fees, whereas they might be exempt from taxes or other fees.

Tello collects E911 fees from customers when required by applicable state and/or local law.

Other Fees



Cost Recovery

Cost Recovery Fee/Surcharge. A Cost Recovery Surcharge equal to 3% of total invoiced charges (excluding taxes) will apply to all Pay as You Go customer invoices. A separate Cost Recovery Fee will apply to unlimited plan customers.

This charge is imposed to recover costs incurred by Tello for fees, contributions and/or charges associated with one or more of the following:

  • telecommunications services for the sight and hearing impaired
  • local number portability
  • North American Numbering Plan administration
  • and administrative costs, fees and expenditures related to compliance with Federal regulatory programs and annual FCC regulatory fee obligations, along with other carrier and administrative expenses (including, but not limited to, costs imposed upon Tello by its suppliers).


This is a permissible fee but is not a tax or charge mandated by the government. For more information on programs supported by these surcharges, please see below.

Federal Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund. The TRS Fund was established by the FCC in 1993 to reimburse TRS providers for the cost of providing interstate TRS services. TRS services are telephone transmission services that provide hearing or speech challenged individuals with the ability to use a traditional telephone.

Under the FCC’s rules, Tello must contribute a percentage of its interstate and international end-user communications revenues to the TRS Fund. The contribution percentage varies annually.

Local Number Portability Administration (LNPA). Local Number Portability (“LNP”) is a customer’s ability to keep existing phone numbers when switching to another service provider. Tello must provide LNP, as well as contribute to the FCC’s LNPA program, designed to diffuse the costs of administering LNP. Tello pays a proportionate share of the LNP costs in each region in which it operates and has customers. This fee varies frequently by region.

North American Numbering Program Administration (NANPA). The North American Numbering Plan (“NANP”) is an integrated telephone numbering plan for the Public Switched Telephone Network (“PSTN”) serving multiple countries including the United States and its territories. It is administered by the North American Numbering Plan Administration (“NANPA”).

Under the FCC’s rules, Tello must contribute to the costs of numbering administration. Contributions are based on a percentage of Tello’s revenues from customers using international, intrastate and interstate communications services. The percentage varies annually.

Annual Regulatory Fee. Tello, as an interstate service provider, must pay an annual regulatory fee to the FCC. This fee varies annually.

Refund and payment

All rates, tariffs or billing charges listed on Tello do not include sales taxes. Tello is committed to customer satisfaction and offers 100% money back guarantee. Online purchase of any Tello card requires payment using a credit/debit card or PayPal account. Tello does not store credit/debit card information. Tello will refund the amount for any unused product to any customer who is dissatisfied with its services within certain conditions that will prove that the product does not meet its description or failed to meet customer's needs due to any error on our part. The refund policy applies only for claims received by Tello within several days since purchase date. Any promotion or discount applied to an order for which a refund is provided will be deducted from the amount of the refund.

If an account and phone number is no longer active, any remaining balance (Pay As You Go credit or any Plan balance) in that account will be forfeited.

Pay As You Go refunds - tello.com will refund the total unused amount still available in an account as long as the Pay As You Go balance is still active. The PAYG balance becomes inactive if the service is not used (there are no calls or data usage sessions or orders placed) for 3 months in a row. Partial refunds can be offered for unused PAYG balances as decided on a case to case analysis.
Plans refunds - tello.com will offer a full refund of the plan’s value if the customer was never able to use any of the plan’s balances purchased (minutes, data) for any reason whatsoever. Partial refunds can be offered for unused plan balances as decided on a case to case analysis performed by our technical advisors and Customer Support team.
Phones refunds - Customers are entitled to a full refund during the 30 day warranty period if: 1) they return the device with all components (battery, charger, etc); 2) the device presents no damage or tear proofs; 3) the device presents functionality or workmanship errors. tello.com will not refund devices that present defects arising from damage, normal wear-and-tear or liquid accidents, scratches, damage from drops, accidental damage, coverage issues, etc.
CDMA SIM refunds - tello.com will not offer any compensation for a CDMA SIM purchased through its website. Moreover, the CDMA SIM is not returnable and not refundable.

Return Policy

If you need to return the phone bought from tello.com within the 30 day warranty period, you'll need to contact our Customer Support team. They will help you ship the phone back to the provider without any costs. In order to return the device, you need to:
  1. call our Customer Support team
  2. prepare the package for shipping including all accessories it came with
  3. use the shipping label received by email from our Customer Support team.

Refund for returned phones
You will receive a complete refund for the phone purchased if:
  • You return all the components (charger, cables, manual, etc.) along with the device not later than 30 days since the purchase date.
  • If the device is damaged upon receipt, you need to send Customer Support proof of the damage and provide photos of the device and the packaging within 48h since delivery.

Partial refunds will be offered if:
  • The phone you return arrives at the warehouse with physical damage and you failed to provide proof in 48 hours since delivery that it was damaged.

Backup your phone before you return it. We are not responsible for any damage, loss of data or information breach incurred after the time your device was shipped for return. Also, any Google account, Samsung account, Apple ID, activation code, pass code or lock key need to be deleted prior to the return. Contrary, the replacement or the refund may be denied by tello.com.

Returning a device that was received with physical damage
If you received a device that is physically damaged and you need to return it, please follow the steps below:
  • Contact us immediately, in maximum 48 hours from delivery; complaints received after the 48 hour timeframe will be considered customer damage;
  • Help us with the proof of the damage and provide us photos of the device and the packaging;
  • Prepare the package for shipping and make sure to include all the accessories of the device (e.g. battery, battery charger, SIM tray);
  • Use the shipping label received by email from our Customer Support team.

Upon return, you’ll have two options:
  1. Enjoy the service with no interruptions and opt for a refund.
    • You can purchase another device or even the same model from our website
    • Once the new device is shipped to your house, you can activate it
    • Only after you have service on the new device, return the old one to us
    • We will issue a refund for the returned phone, as soon as it reaches our warehouse and is verified and vetted as eligible for refund.
  2. Not be able to use the service for several days (no mobile service) and opt for a replacement
    • You can return the current device
    • Wait until it reaches our warehouse and is verified and vetted as eligible for refund
    • We’ll send you a new phone (same model) as a replacement
    • Once you get the phone you’ll need to activate it.

Customers that decide to return a device should be aware that they can lose the phone number associated with their tello.com account unless they select one of these options:
  • ask for a replacement phone
  • buy or bring a new phone to tello.com
  • port out the number.

Delivery Policy

Any phone or CDMA 4G LTE SIM card card will be delivered without any costs by USPS. Usually, it takes no longer than 3-5 business days to deliver a device to the address specified. Customers can always track an order’s shipping status in their customer account. Delays caused by national holidays, weather conditions or transportation issues can incur, but they can not be considered Tello’s liability.

If by any reason a customer decides to cancel an order or request a refund once the shipping process has already begun, they need to wait to receive the package and then contact Customer Support to request a return return label. In the unlikely event that the items were not dispatched yet, customers should contact our Customer Support team as soon as they decide to cancel a purchase.
All items are shipped at the address specified. Customers are fully responsible for any losses or delays incurred by entering incorrect or incomplete address details.

Phone Warranty

All phones (new or refurbished) purchased from Tello have a 30 day warranty. If you need to check the warranty or return the phone, you'll need to contact our Customer Support team. They will help you ship the phone back to the provider without any costs.

If your device is defective and it's eligible for a warranty replacement, we'll replace the defective device with a new or refurbished device of the same or comparable model from our available stock. The warranty we offer only covers defects in functionality, materials or workmanship. The warranty covers issues such as software-related problems, activation problems, camera defects, unresponsive keys, multiple dead pixels, etc.

It does not cover defects arising from damage, normal wear-and-tear or liquid accidents. The warranty does not cover issues like diminishing battery life, scratches, damage from drops, accidental damage, coverage issues, or software incompatibility or problems with third-party apps. Attempting to 'root', open or fix your device will immediately void its warranty. Visible physical damage to your device will void its warranty.

Warranties, exclusions and limitation of liability

Tello MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER BY FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR REGARDING THIS WEBSITE, THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE SOLD OR PURCHASED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.

Disputes

Purchases will appear on your credit/debit card statement as "Tello". You agree not to file a credit card or debit card chargeback with regards to any purchase made on the website but instead try to resolve the issue with the service provider - Tello. If you do not remember making the purchase - call the number on your statement next to the charge.

In the event that you breach this agreement and file a chargeback, upon a resolution in our favor of the chargeback by either the credit card issuing bank, the credit/debit card processor or by VISA or MASTERCARD, you agree to reimburse us for any costs incurred in researching and responding to such chargeback, including without limitation, our actual costs paid to the credit/debit card processor or our banks and the reasonable value of the time of our employees spent on the matter, as determined in our discretion in good faith.

In the event that a chargeback is placed or threatened on a purchase, we also reserve the right to report the incident for inclusion in chargeback abuser database(s). We use various credit reporting agencies and will send a default notice to them upon receiving a fraudulent order and/or chargeback. This in turn will seriously affect your credit rating. We are under no obligation to mark the debt as paid, even after we receive further payment to rectify the situation.

These Terms and Conditions may be available in multiple languages; in the case of a conflict between any other language version and the English language version of these Terms and Conditions, the English language version shall always control.

Service Accessibility

Accessibility Records
Tello.com keeps records of any interaction established between the company and any impaired individual who contacted the company’s customer support team through any of the following methods: chat, email, phone, or postal mail. Records are registered and saved for an undefined period of time; they are confidential and will be used only to determine statistics, general trends, or recurrent requests of the customers. Records can also be used to analyze, improve & develop features or options to further meet customers needs in regards to service accessibility and usability.

Accessibility features
As a website owner, the company behind Tello.com is responsible to adjust its features and services so that its website content is compatible with the majority of the browsers available on the market. Moreover, Tello.com can be used with any of the rendering devices used by visually impaired individuals. The content is not encrypted and can be accessed by audio rendering programs.
Any visually impaired individual can use their regular phone or special device to make use of our service & applications, to the extent to which they are able to use their device and dial regular numbers such as: access numbers, PIN numbers, or numbers saved in their phone’s Contacts list.
We’re committed to offering accessibility support to our customers with vision, hearing, mobility, and speech limitations. Therefore, any question regarding the use or accessibility of our services can be solved over the phone or email. Our customer support team is prepared and able to accept calls that use audio rendering devices or any other special devices used by people with disabilities. Still, the services offered by Tello can be purchased solely online through the paying platforms available on Tello.com.

More Resources
Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier are useful innovative applications designed for people with low vision. Both applications, such as many others available on the market can be used when accessing our website from a smartphone.

Hearing Aid Compatibility
All the phones offered by Tello are hearing aid compatible devices. Still, there are two different ratings to consider when picking a hearing aid compatible device: M-Ratings (reduced hearing aid device interference) and T-Ratings (compatibility with hearing aids with telecoils).
M4 and T4 are the better/higher of the 2 ratings for each one. The hearing aid compatibility ratings for the devices we offer are listed in the Tech Specs section of each device. Customers can verify the HAC rating of each phone being sold by Tello as follows:
- Go to the Phones page.
- Click on “View Details” of the device in question.
- Scroll down to Tech Specs to see the HAC details.
Customers are fully responsible for using correctly their hearing aid devices and for establishing the connection between the phone purchased and the hearing devices they own.

Visual Aid Devices
There are a number of devices able to help customers with vision disabilities. The options most commonly used on these devices are: Voice Command, Menu Readout, Voice Over or Voice Command. Customers can check the specifications of each phone for such features.
Besides these, all iOS devices offer Siri, that can be used to send messages, place calls, etc. The majority of Android devices offer TalkBack, SoundBack and KickBack, free applications designed to increase the accessibility of Android devices. These applications can add spoken, audible, and vibration functionality to the device.
Accessibility Customer Support
Available from 9am to 5pm EST Monday through Friday
Phone: 1-888-366-3172
Email: accessibility@tello.com

Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this website, you may contact us at:

Address
Tello
4780 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Suite A 236
Atlanta, GA, 30338
United States

Phone

United States, +1-866-377-0294
United States, +1-678-306-1436
From your Tello phone, dial 611

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