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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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TPO Wireless New Plans Now On T-Mobile

TPO Mobile Adds New Plans and A Second GSM Network Partner Featuring Unlimited Talk, and 2GB LTE For $25/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 22, 2016
TPO Mobile has updated all of its cell phone plans as first noticed by a BestMVNO visitor today. The Sprint MVNO has scrapped all of its old plans and replaced them with completely different ones.  Aside from new cell phone plans, The People’s Operator has also added a new GSM
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RingPlus Momentum Free Plan

RingPlus Flash Sale Features 3000 Voice, 3000 Text and 3GB Data Free!

Joe Paonessa - Mar 20, 2016
Ringplus appears to be offering what is their best free plan to date.  Registration times will be split based on if you are a new subscriber or are a Member+ subscriber.  From 10 AM PST until 1 PM PST today, March 20th, Ringplus is offering a flash sale for new
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New MVNO “Charge” Offering Data Only Plans For Your Smartphone

Joe Paonessa - Mar 14, 2016
A new MVNO has launched offering data only plans for your smartphone or tablet with only a SIM card required for use. The new MVNO is called “Charge” and service is provided via Sprint’s network. Charge is the first wireless provider that I’m aware of to offer data only plans
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Sandisk Ultra 200GB microSD card

Today Only: SanDisk Ultra 200GB MicroSD For $59.99

Joe Paonessa - Mar 14, 2016
Did you get yourself the brand new Samsung Galaxy S7?  Perhaps the perfect accessory is a MicroSD card given the phone only comes with 32 GB of storage.  Whether you purchased a new S7 or just have a device in need of more memory, Amazon has a deal for 24h
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netTalk Connect Promotion 20 dollars a month

Deal: NetTalk Connect 10GB Data For as Low As $20/Month For Your Small Business

Joe Paonessa - Mar 11, 2016
netTalk Connect Promotion Features 10GB LTE Data/Month For $20 For a limited time, netTALK is offering a special promotion to attract small business customers that features unlimited talk, text and data for $20/month.  With all great deals, there is of course a catch.  To get the great rate, you must
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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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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge BOGO Deal T-Mobile

T-Mobile Offering BOGO Deal On Samsung Galaxy S7 and Edge Devices: Bonus They’ll Also Pay Up To $650 For Switching Providers

Joe Paonessa - Mar 9, 2016
Starting tomorrow, March 10 on T-mobile.com you’ll be able to get a free Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge by way of a prepaid MasterCard when you buy either of those devices on an Equipment Installment Plan.  The deal will also be available in T-Mobile stores starting on March 11th
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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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Cricket Wireless First MVNO to Announce Support For The Samsung Galaxy S7

Joe Paonessa - Feb 21, 2016
The Samsung Galaxy S7 was announced today at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona Spain.  Following the announcement, Cricket Wireless put out a press release stating that it will be offering the device both online and at its more than 3,800 nationwide stores.  However, the AT&T owned MVNO did not
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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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