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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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Motorola Moto E 4G LTE Best Buy Sale

Best Buy Offering Motorola Moto E And LG Phoenix 2 Unlockable GoPhones For $29.99 And $69.99

Joe Paonessa - May 24, 2016
Best Buy is running a sale on a couple of AT&T GoPhones which are unlockable for use with AT&T MVNOs. Motorola Moto E First off is the Motorola Moto E which is on sale for $29.99 instead of the usual $49.99. The phone features the following: 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
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AT&T Adds New 1 GB GoPhone Plan

AT&T Adding More Data To Its Prepaid GoPhone Plans

Joe Paonessa - May 23, 2016
AT&T is rumored to be increasing the data included with its GoPhone plans starting on May 25th, 2016. The $45 plan will get an LTE data bump from 2 GB to 3 GB per month while the $60 plan will get a bump from 5 GB to 6 GB per
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TextNow Wireless Logo

Sprint MVNO TextNow Introduces Unlimted Talk, Text, And 100 MB Data For $9.99/Month

Joe Paonessa - May 21, 2016
TextNow both a Google Hangouts competitor and an MVNO that operates on the Sprint network has introduced a new MVNO cell phone plan.  The new plan includes unlimited, talk, text and data with the first 100 MB at 4G LTE speeds.  After which, speeds are reduced to 2G (64-128 Kbps).
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Cricket Wireless Microsoft Lumia 640 Deal

Cricket Wireless Now Offering Microsoft Lumia 640 For As Little As $9.99

Joe Paonessa - May 21, 2016
Cricket Wireless is currently running a special on the Microsoft Lumia 640.  The device can be purchased for $29.99 with activation or $9.99 with activation and number port in. Specifications The device features the following: Windows Phone 8.1 5″ HD 720×1280 ClearBlack IPS LCD display 8 GB of Internal storage expandable
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RingPlus Cabana Free Plan

RingPlus Cabana Free Plan Features 3400 Minutes, 3400 Texts, And 3.4 GB Data

Joe Paonessa - May 20, 2016
The latest RingPlus flash promo will run from Saturday, May 21 from 5 PM until 9 PM PST, and again on Sunday, May 22, 2016 from 7 PM until 9 PM PST.  The promotion will reopen for Member+ subscribers on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 1 PM PST and last until
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RingPlus Beach Ball Member Plus Free Plan

RingPlus’s Member+ Exclusive Plan Features 5000 Minutes, 5000 Texts, 5 GB LTE, 250 MMS

Joe Paonessa - May 19, 2016
RingPlus latest promotion is a Member+ exclusive open to all Member+ subscribers as an upgrade to an existing line or to new lines.  The promotion will run today, Thursday, May 19th, 2016 from 5 PM PST to 9 PM PST. Beach Ball Member+ Free Plan The Beach Ball Member+ Free Plan features
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ROK Mobile Accidental Death Insurance Policy

ROK Mobile’s Prepaid Phone Plan Now Includes Accidental Death Insurance

Joe Paonessa - May 16, 2016
ROK Mobile currently offers one phone plan for $49.99/month that includes unlimited talk, text, streaming access to a music library of 20 million songs, and 5 GB of 4G LTE data courtesy of Verizon’s network. In a recently published Forbes article, ROK Mobile co-founders, John Paul DeJoria and Jonathan Kendrick
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RingPlus Name The Plan Flash Promo

RingPlus Flash Promo Features 3000 Minutes, 3000 Texts, And 3000 MB Of LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - May 16, 2016
RingPlus will be running a yet to be named flash promo starting on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 5 PM PST and it will last until 9 PM PST. RingPlus will allow its members to decide on the plan’s name.  Members can simply tweet what they think the plan name
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SanDisk 128 GB Ultra Plus MicroSDXC card sale at Best Buy

Save $142 Off Of A 128 GB microSD Class 10 Memory Card At Best Buy

Joe Paonessa - May 15, 2016
Best Buy is currently running huge discounts on several SanDisk class 10 microSD cards. 64 GB microSDXC Card The 64 GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC class 10 memory card is currently on sale for $24.99, $75 off of the regular price.  The card features a 30MB/sec read speed which is the
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RingPlus SeaShore Free Plan Promotion

RingPlus Promo: Seashore Free Plan Reopened, Featuring 3750 Talk, 3750 Text, 3750 MB Data

Joe Paonessa - May 13, 2016
Back by popular demand, RingPlus will be reopening the Seashore plan on Saturday, May 14th, 2016 from 2 PM to 5 PM PST and again on Sunday, May 15th from 5 PM PST until 8 PM PST.  The plan will be open to all during the promotional times. Seashore Plan
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Total Wireless Offers 4G LTE Data 5GB 35 Dollars

Verizon MVNO Total Wireless Now Has 4G LTE Data, Ups Data On Its Plans Featuring 5GB For $35

Joe Paonessa - May 13, 2016
Updated: 9/09/2017  If you’re thinking of switching to Total Wireless, I tried their service for a full month and you can read a review of my experience with Total Wireless here. UPDATED: 5/13/2016 Total Wireless is now selling 4G LTE phones and offering 4G LTE data. The rumors of 4G
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Defense Mobile Temporarily Stops Accepting New Customers

Defense Mobile Stops Accepting New Customers

Joe Paonessa - May 12, 2016
Defense Mobile first came to the market in 2013 as a Sprint MVNO and it has since been operating as an AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon MVNO targeting active and retired military personnel and their families.  The MVNO offered 10% of its net profits to non-profits supporting veteran families in need
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Ting Giveaway

Ting Giving Away Two Free Galaxy S7’s

Joe Paonessa - May 12, 2016
Sprint and T-Mobile MVNO Ting is giving away two free Samsung Galaxy S7’s as part of a promotion. There are two ways interested parties can qualify to win this contest. Facebook Entry One way is to head on over to Ting’s Facebook page, and watch their Galaxy S7 unboxing video.
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New Republic Wireless GSM Phones

Republic Wireless Announces 7 New Phones Coming To Its Lineup As Well As A GSM Partner

Joe Paonessa - May 12, 2016
Republic Wireless sent out a press release today that it has partnered with a new nationwide GSM carrier on the “fastest nationwide 4G LTE network.”  The new carrier partner appears to be T-Mobile as that is their slogan, and according to CNET, there is crowd sourced data out there to
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T-Mobile 4 Lines 6GB Data 30 Dollars Promotion

Get 4 Lines With 6GB Data Each Line For $120 Via New T-Mobile Promotion

Joe Paonessa - May 10, 2016
T-Mobile has unveiled a new limited time promotion for families.  With the promotion families will be able to get 4 lines of unlimited talk, text and data with 6GB at LTE speeds for $30 per line.  That is a savings of $20 per line off of the plans regular price.
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