20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Tello.
Cell Phone ProvidersPhoneOnline Shopping
Tello is a US mobile virtual network operator running on the T-Mobile network, selling low-cost no-contract prepaid plans with customizable data, talk, and text at tello.com. Monthly service and device orders typically code as a cell phone provider or online shopping. There is no Tello co-brand credit card, so the strongest play is a card that earns an elevated rate on cell phone bills, and otherwise a flat-rate cashback card works well on the plan and any hardware.
Picks without a tag earn at Tello both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on tello.com.
- #1Chase5% on phone (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)Phone services; combined $25,000/year cap with office supplies and internet/cable services; 1% thereafter5%
- #2US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% on cell phone providers if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined5%
- #3American Express Business Goldif it’s your top categoryAmerican Express4x points on phone if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (U.S. advertising, U.S. electronic goods retailers and software/cloud providers, U.S. restaurants, U.S. gas stations, transit, U.S. wireless telephone service), combined cap. Flights earn 3x via AmexTravel.com.4.8%4x points
- #4World of Hyatt Businessif it’s your top categoryChase2x points on phone if it's your top eligible spend category that cycleAutomatically 2x total in your top three spend categories each calendar quarter, from dining, shipping, airline tickets bought directly with the airline, local transit and commuting, social media and search engine advertising, car rental agencies, gas stations, and internet/cable/phone services4.0%2x points
- #53.5%5x points
- #6Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #7Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #8Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
- #93.0%3x points
- #103%
- #11American Express4x points on phoneWireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. providers2.8%4x points
- #12Chase2x points on phoneInternet, cable, and phone services, plus social media and search engine advertising2.6%2x points
- #132.1%3x points
- #14Citi2x points on phoneTelecommunications merchants, cable, and satellite providers2.0%2x points
- #15Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
- #162%
- #172%
- #18First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.2%
- #19Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #20American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
Last updated July 28, 2026