Tello changing to 4g/GSM

[ayg516]

im still looking for some super kosher phones that I can use with tello for the high school boys.
any links/leads welcome
needs to be 4g volte flipphone or candybar style.
im totally tech challenged but they need to replace thier phones

[yungermanchik]

im still looking for some super kosher phones that I can use with tello for the high school boys.
any links/leads welcome
needs to be 4g volte flipphone or candybar style.
im totally tech challenged but they need to replace thier phones

https://tagflatbush.com/basic-phones/

[davidd75]

looking for 4g basic phone for Tello that can be tagged and ideas?

looks like they are shutting down 3G March 31

[yungermanchik]

looking for 4g basic phone for Tello that can be tagged and ideas?

looks like they are shutting down 3G March 31

look at the post above yours

[gozalim]

How about not Tag
what's cheap out there that works with tello?

[davidd75]

look at the post above yours

I thought Tello is now under Tmobile network now but the above tag phones link seems to consider them as 2 different carriers?  whatever is good for T-mobile should work for Tello?

[ydbe]

I have Tello and based on what I read here and elsewhere I purchased a Nokia 225 4g phone for my children. I can confirm that the phone does NOT have wifi, so if you have no data plan you should be good without any need to Tag it. Of course, you can do what you want. (The Nokia 6300 4g has wifi, I also bought that one for my child who has an AT&T mvno.)

[cozmohoot]

Tello plan with just talk and text seems to give a tiny drop of data at the beginning of the month.
Anyone else seeing this?

They told me it cant be set to have 0 data so it gives 1mb at each new cycle.

[gozalim]

I have Tello and based on what I read here and elsewhere I purchased a Nokia 225 4g phone for my children. I can confirm that the phone does NOT have wifi, so if you have no data plan you should be good without any need to Tag it. Of course, you can do what you want. (The Nokia 6300 4g has wifi, I also bought that one for my child who has an AT&T mvno.)

do these still work now post 3g sunset? both?
which 6300 has whatsapp? any others?

[ydbe]

These both work. The operative word is 4g. If you search for nokia 6300 without specifying '4g' you might end up with an old model which is not compatible. You might also want to look for an unlocked model. As far as whatsapp goes I think it's installed on the 6300 4g. I don't have whatsapp and I don't have a data plan. However the 6300 4g has built in wifi. The Nokia 225 4g (again, when searching make sure to include '4g' in the search) doesn't have wifi. It does have a browser but I don't have a data plan...

[Live N Learn]

Tello plan with just talk and text seems to give a tiny drop of data at the beginning of the month.
Anyone else seeing this?

They told me it cant be set to have 0 data so it gives 1mb at each new cycle.

It does come with a drop of data, but as per customer support they're able to block it completely.

[jye]

Tello plan with just talk and text seems to give a tiny drop of data at the beginning of the month.
Anyone else seeing this?

They told me it cant be set to have 0 data so it gives 1mb at each new cycle.

I can confirm. It was enough to scroll through dozens of google images before running out of data. I imagine with safe search off it can give quite an exposure to a kid each month.

[Live N Learn]

I can confirm. It was enough to scroll through dozens of google images before running out of data. I imagine with safe search off it can give quite an exposure to a kid each month.

Did you try calling customer support to turn it off completely?

[jye]

Did you try calling customer support to turn it off completely?

Not yet

[ah giten]

I can confirm. It was enough to scroll through dozens of google images before running out of data. I imagine with safe search off it can give quite an exposure to a kid each month.

Until what age would you be comfortable to let your kid with this kind of filter. How hard it is to run in to a kiosk and but another sim card?

[Live N Learn]

Until what age would you be comfortable to let your kid with this kind of filter. How hard it is to run in to a kiosk and but another sim card?

If that's the case they can also buy an Android prepaid smartphone for $20...

[jye]

If that's the case they can also buy an Android prepaid smartphone for $20...

+1 if your kid has cash and the ability and will to go to a kiosk there is nothing to stop him from viewing the worst of the worst. What we are talking about is a good kid who might play around with the kosher phone he is already holding. Those of us who still have some sanity understand that handing a kid a phone with unfiltered internet access, even minimal, is like handing a kid a loaded  gun with only one bullet.

[ah giten]

If that's the case they can also buy an Android prepaid smartphone for $20...

Not exactly.
Most kids won't risk buying a phone and bringing it home. A SIM card can much easier be hidden...

[Live N Learn]

Not exactly.
Most kids won't risk buying a phone and bringing it home. A SIM card can much easier be hidden...

You'll be surprised...

[ckmk47]

BTW tello customer service was easy to call and I spoke with a person really quickly.