Articles by Joe Paonessa
Joe Paonessa
Through BestMVNO.com, Joe shares his research and experiences with MVNOs and prepaid wireless providers, helping others learn how to save money on their phone bills. Joe's current providers are Total Wireless and MobileX. When he's not working on BestMVNO, you may find Joe playing pickleball or going out for a run. For inquiries use the contact button.
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By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/26
Mint Mobile has updated its wireless plans, giving customers more data without raising its best advertised monthly prices. Mint’s 5GB plan is now 6GB, its 15GB plan is now 17G...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/09/26
Tello Mobile has launched a new summer promotion that drops the price of its 10GB plan to $10/month for the first three months of service. The offer is available to new custom...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/03/26
Consumer Cellular has launched a new wireless brand called SpeakEasy Mobile, a service it describes as “simple, affordable wireless for seniors.” The brand is being marketed a...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/01/26
AT&T Prepaid has a new Walmart-exclusive offer on its $35/month Unlimited Saver plan. The offer, first spotted by Wave7 Research at Walmart stores, is being advertised as...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/31/26
Based on recent information from Wave7 Research, Cricket Wireless is testing a new $20/month unlimited plan offer in select markets. The offer is not being promoted on Cricket...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/29/26
Today, Carrierlytics has launched as the wireless industry’s first analytics-based shopping comparison platform. Carrierlytics was built to bring a more objective way to compa...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/26
RedPocket Mobile today launched the first of two Memorial Day promotions, starting with a $150 instant discount on select iPhone bundles before following that up next week wit...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/26
Wave7 Research’s latest prepaid report shows carrier-owned prepaid brands are increasingly using home internet and bundle discounts as another way to compete. Every major carr...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/26
For the second time in a row, Ultra Mobile has won the latest Wave7 Research quarterly prepaid dealer survey conducted in 1Q26. The brand narrowly edged out Simple Mobile, mar...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/06/26
Tello has launched a new tax season promotion that drops the cost of its “Unlimited” plan to the equivalent of $10 per month for the first three months. Under the offer, new c...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/04/26
On April 2 2026 Gen Mobile quietly upgraded its prepaid plans. The EchoStar-owned MVNO, which uses the AT&T and T-Mobile networks, announced that all core plans now includ...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/03/26
Tax season is one of the bigger selling periods of the year for prepaid wireless. Refund checks hit, traffic picks up, and stores lean harder into switcher deals, free phone o...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/02/26
Cricket Wireless may soon become another retail channel for AT&T Fiber. Wave7 Research has reported for months that select Cricket dealers in Texas have already been selli...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/26/26
There was a time when MVNOs could count on one big advantage: they were the cheaper alternative. They could come in under the major carriers, offer a simpler plan lineup, and...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/24/26
PureTalk has updated its wireless plans to streamline their naming to “Unlimited” for all but one, while adding enhancements to some plans such as free second numbers, and fre...