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Joe Paonessa


Joe Paonessa
Joe Paonessa is the founder of BestMVNO.com. He started BestMVNO in 2013, because like many of you, he was unhappy with the high price he was paying his wireless provider for cell phone service. After researching how to cut costs on his phone bill, he came across the terms MVNO and prepaid wireless, and learned there was a way he could keep using his favorite network without having to pay a premium price for it.

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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Samsung Galaxy On5 Coming To MetroPCS And T-Mobile

T-Mobile And MetroPCS Get Samsung Galaxy On5 Phone

Joe Paonessa - Jun 15, 2016
The Samsung Galaxy On5 is coming to T-Mobile on June 29th for $140 or $5.83/month for 24 months and to its prepaid arm MetroPCS on June 27th for $129 or $59 after a $70 rebate. The Samsung Galaxy On5 features the following: Specifications 5″ 1280 x 720 display Android 6.0.1
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Samsung Galaxy J1 Black Friday Sale At Best Buy

Best Buy Has The Boost Mobile 16GB Samsung Galaxy J7 On Sale For $149.99

Joe Paonessa - Jun 12, 2016
Best Buy is currently selling the Boost Mobile 16 GB variant of the Samsung Galaxy J7 for $149.99.  That’s an $80 savings off of the regular price of $229.99 and it is $50 cheaper than what the phone is currently selling for from Boost Mobile directly. Specifications: The Boost Mobile
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RingPlus $30,000 Dollar Giveaway

RingPlus Surpasses 100,000 Subscribers Announces $30,000 Giveaway And Free International Calling

Joe Paonessa - Jun 11, 2016
RingPlus grew by over 1820% just last month, and now the company is set to surpass 100,000 subscribers.  To celebrate, the Sprint MVNO is adding free international calling to its VoIP service (FluidCall), additionally, the company is running a giveaway program where subscribers can win up to $30,000 every month. International
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RingPlus Father's Day Promotion

RingPlus Currently Running Two New Free Plan Promotions Featuring 3750 Minutes, 3750 Text And 3750 MB LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - Jun 10, 2016
RingPlus is currently in the middle of running two different promotions.  One is a special Father’s Day promotion which is similar to previous free promotional plans, and the other is a device only free data plan. Father’s Day Promotion VolleyBall Free Plan The VolleyBall Free plan will be available until
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Google's Project Fi Gets 3rd Network Partner in US Cellular

Google’s Project Fi Gets A Third Network Partner In US Cellular

Joe Paonessa - Jun 8, 2016
Google has announced that it has added a third Project Fi network partner which should further improve coverage for subscribers of the MVNO.  The third network partner is US Cellular which is the nations 3rd largest CDMA wireless provider and 5th largest provider overall.  US Cellular provides coverage in 23
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RingPlus Sailing Free Plan

RingPlus Promo: Sailing Free Plan Features 1500 Minutes, 1500 Texts And 1.5 GB LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - Jun 7, 2016
RingPlus’s latest promotional plan begins on Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 at 4 PM PST and will last until Thursday, June 9th at 11 PM PST. The plan is open to all, however, limited upgrade spots are available.  There are 300 spots available for a $0 upgrade fee, and 300 spots available
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TracFone Brands Have LTE Speed Restrictions Lifted On Their Verizon MVNOs

Tracfone Opens Retail Stores, Reduces Price Of Data Add On Cards, Increases Price Of Other Service Features

Joe Paonessa - Jun 5, 2016
The TracFone brand as a whole is already the top selling prepaid brand in the USA, although their growth rate appears to have slowed in recent months.  In what may be an attempt to try and reverse that trend and to compete better against Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS, the company
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RingPlus Memorial Day 2016 Promotional Free Plans

RingPlus Announces Memorial Day Free Plans Featuring, 4000 Talk, 4000 Text, And 4 GB 4G LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - May 28, 2016
A day after announcing some Memorial Day sales, RingPlus has now announced promotional free plans for the holiday. Poppy Free Plan The Poppy Free Plan will run on Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 1 PM until 4 PM PST. The Plan will reopen for Member+ subscribers on Sunday, May 29,
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

T-Mobile Announces Buy One Get One Free On All Samsung Galaxy Phones

Joe Paonessa - May 27, 2016
T-Mobile is currently running a special on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.  Those who purchase a Samsung Galaxy phone on an Equipment Install Plan (EIP) will be able to get a second Galaxy phone for free.  The free phone will come in the form of a MasterCard gift card reimbursement. This deal
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RingPlus 2016 Memorial Day Sale

RingPlus Announces Memorial Day Sale, Offers 50% Off Phones And Over 30% Off Of Add Ons

Joe Paonessa - May 27, 2016
RingPlus is currently running a Memorial Day Sale that will last until Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 6 PM PST.  The sale offer includes the following: Phone Deals A savings of up to 50% is being offered on select phones.  RingPlus Member+ subscribers can save an additional 10% off all
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HTC Desire 625 4G LTE Cricket Wireless Best Buy Sale

Best Buy Discounts Several Cricket Wireless Phones And Giving Away $25 Gift Card With Purchase

Joe Paonessa - May 27, 2016
Best Buy is currently running some hefty discounts on some Cricket Wireless cell phones.  Those who purchase one of the select cell phones along with a Cricket Wireless refill card will be given a $25 Best Buy gift card. Phone Deals HTC Desire 625 The HTC Desire is being discounted
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LG Optimus Zone 3 On Sale At Best Buy

Best Buy Has The No Contract Verizon LG Optimus Zone 3 On Sale For $19.99

Joe Paonessa - May 27, 2016
Best Buy is currently running a special on the Verizon Prepaid LG Optimus Zone 3 selling it for $19.99, that’s $40 off of the regular price. Specifications The LG Optimus Zone 3 features the following: 4.5″ 480×854 screen Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.1 GHz processor 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge $350 Off

For A Limited Time T-Mobile Is Offering The Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE Starting At $329, $350 Off Regular Price

Joe Paonessa - May 25, 2016
T-Mobile is currently offering $350 off of the regular price of a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. The discount applies to the 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB versions.  The discount comes in the form of a $100 instant rebate, and a $150 mail in rebate.  An additional $100 can
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RingPlus Surfing 1.0 Free Research Plan

RingPlus Surfing 1.0 Free Plan Research Project Features Up To 10 GB Of Free Monthly Data

Joe Paonessa - May 25, 2016
RingPlus has launched a new free sponsored research plan that is being used as part of a data experiment. Those who signup for the plan agree to participate in a beta test which will be used to research field of data compression, speed variation, and data stream sponsorships among other
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Republic Wireless Announces “Clear Choice Plans,” Featuring Unlimited Talk, Text And 1GB Data For $20/Month

Joe Paonessa - May 24, 2016
A week after announcing a new phone lineup, Republic Wireless has announced pricing and features for its new cell phone plans called “Clear Choice Plans.” The new Clear Choice Plans initially will only be available for use with the new phones. The plans and phones will operate using T-Mobile’s network.
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