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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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Net10 and Straight Talk 10GB Data Plans

Straight Talk and NET10 Add New Plans Featuring 10 GB LTE Data For $55/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 11, 2016
Sister brands Straight Talk Wireless and NET10 have added some new cell phone plans to their arsenal.  Unlike some of their other plans, their new cell phone plans are priced a bit differently and the same plans are not offered for each brand. NET10’s New Cell Phone Plans Both of
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Google Offers $150 Off Nexus 5X to Project Fi Customers

Sign Up For Project Fi and Get Up To $150 Off A Nexus 5X

Joe Paonessa - Mar 9, 2016
Now that Google’s Project Fi is officially out of Beta and open to all, the search Giant is offering a promotion to try and entice you to sign up for service.  The pseudo carrier is offering up to $150 off of the Nexus 5X when you buy it directly from Google
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TPO Wireless March Mayhem Sale

TPO Mobile Offers March Madness Sale: Featuring Unlimited Talk, Text 5GB Data For Just $20

Joe Paonessa - Mar 5, 2016
TPO Wireless, The People’s Operator, is running what it calls a March Mayhem sale.  The Sprint provider is currently offering 50% off all of its plans to those who switch over from another carrier.  TPO offers pay as you go plans, no contract postpaid monthly unlimited plans, and plans for
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Ringplus Flash Sale: Featuring 2000 Voice & Text and 1.25 GB 4G LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - Mar 4, 2016
Ringplus is offering two flash sales today, including a member exclusive plan.  Both flash sales start at 7 PM PST, today, March 4th and will last until sold out.  Only 1000 of each plan is available. Horizon Free Plan The Horizon Free plan features 2,000 minutes and SMS, with 1.25
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Boost Mobile Switch and Save 50% Family Plans

Boost Mobile Offering Up to 50% Off When You Switch From T-Mobile, AT&T or Verizon

Joe Paonessa - Mar 3, 2016
Boost Mobile via Sprint today announced a new deal for those who are willing to switch from either Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile to a Boost Mobile Family plan.  Starting today, March 3, 2016 through April 5, 2016 those who make the switch will get 10 GB of high speed 4G
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State of Bestmvno.com

Joe Paonessa - Mar 2, 2016
As regular readers of this site, many of you may have noticed that I haven’t been able to write as many new articles as I would like to.  Well, there is good reason for that. I’ve been continously working to improve the features of my cell phone plan comparison tool.
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EasyGO Wireless Adds Auto Pay

Joe Paonessa - Feb 24, 2016
Updated: 6/10/2016 Some subscribers are now reporting that the auto pay option is no longer available. 2/24/2016 It appears that AT&T MVNO EasyGO is now offering auto pay/auto recharge with their monthly unlimited plan according to a recent poster at BestMVNO.com. In order to signup for auto pay customers will either
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Walter Hagen Ringplus Legends 6 Free Plan

Ringplus Legends 6 Promotion: Featuring 2000 Minutes, Text, and 1 GB 4G LTE for $0/Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 21, 2016
Ringplus has announced a new promotion entitled Legends 6 and it is due to launch in just a couple of hours.  The promotion will run from today, February 21st at 12 PM PST and will last until Wednesday, February 24th at 12 PM PST. Walter Hagen Free Plan The Walter Hagen
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AT&T GoPhone Promotion Get Free Month

Get a Free Month of Service When You Switch to AT&T GoPhone

Joe Paonessa - Feb 11, 2016
From February 15th to March 31st, 2016, AT&T is running a special promotion for those that switch over to the provider. If you signup for a $45 ($40 with auto pay active) or $60 ($55 with auto pay) GoPhone plan during the promotional period you’ll automatically get your second month
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Ting Wireless 4th Quarter 2015 Results Announced

Ting Sees 36% Increase In Number Of Accounts, But Churn Increases Among Its GSM Subscribers

Joe Paonessa - Feb 11, 2016
Ting Mobile has reported a 36% increase in the number of accounts it has compared to 2014.  The number of devices in those accounts increased by 37%. Tings success over the past year was a big reason why its parent company, Tucows, was able to post a 4th quarter profit
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PCs For People Sprint Unlimited 4G LTE Data Plans

Select Customers Are Eligible For Unlimited 4G LTE For $120 A Year On Sprint

Joe Paonessa - Feb 10, 2016
PCs For People, is a business that offers both individuals and businesses the means to acquire or dispose of technological devices including laptops, pcs and other computer accessories.  The company works with non profit organizations, as well as low income individuals and families. PCs for People is in the process
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Ringplus Queen of Hearts Valentine's Day Promotional Plan

Ringplus Announces Valentine’s Day Promotions

Joe Paonessa - Feb 10, 2016
In what seems like a little bit of a double dip move in that Ringplus just announced its Legends 5 promotion, the Sprint MVNO has another promotion launching in time for Valentine’s Day that will overlap a little bit with Legends 5. This Valentine’s Day promotion will open on Friday,
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Ringplus Announces Legends 5 Promotion: Free Plan Featuring Up To 2010 Minutes, 2010 Texts, 2010 MB 4G LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - Feb 9, 2016
Ringplus has announced a couple of new promotions under the name Legends 5.  The Legends 5 promotions will run starting today at 12 PM PST and will last until Saturday February 13 at 12 PM PST. Althea Gibson Daily Free Plan The Althea Gibson daily free plan includes 67 minutes,
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Walmart Family Mobile Plan

Attention Data Lovers: Walmart Family Mobile Adds Plan With 10 GB LTE For $49.88

Joe Paonessa - Feb 8, 2016
Walmart Family Mobile has launched a new plan that includes unlimited talk, text, and data with 10GB at 4G LTE speeds for $49.88/month.  The MVNO operates on T-Mobile’s network. As a special bonus, for a limited time, those who signup for this new plan will get a free streaming movie
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Verizon FreeBee Data

FCC Watch: Verizon’s Streaming Video Service Doesn’t Count Against Your High Speed Data Cap, Competing Services Do

Joe Paonessa - Feb 6, 2016
Verizon Wireless is really trying hard to test the boundaries of Net Neutrality and what the FCC is willing to rule on.  The wireless provider with the nations largest 4G LTE network is allowing its post paid customers to stream its Go90 video service without having it count against their
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