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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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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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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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Mast Mobile Launches MVNO Business Plans

Former Virgin Mobile Executives Launch New Sprint MVNO Mast Mobile: Offers 2 Numbers On 1 Phone

Joe Paonessa - Feb 6, 2016
A new MVNO has just launched raising over $12 million in funding for the endeavor.  The MVNO is called Mast Mobile and it was started by two former Virgin Mobile executives David Messenger and Peter Lurie as well as Bubba Murarka and David Dawson.  Service is currently provided utilizing the Sprint
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Bluegreen Mobile Business Plans

Smartel Is Now Bluegreen Mobile

Joe Paonessa - Feb 6, 2016
Smartel.Mobi, the multi carrier MVNO that particuarly stood out for offering great rates as a reseller of T-Mobile business plans has rebranded itself as Bluegreen Mobile.  The company says that all of its existing customers will be migrated over to the Bluegreen Mobile brand, with billing for the time being
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Verizon Prepaid Plans Have More Data

Verizon Wireless Prepaid Plans Get More Data

Joe Paonessa - Feb 4, 2016
Verizon Wireless’s prepaid plans now have more data without any added expenditures. The $45 prepaid plan now includes a maximum of 3 GB of 4G LTE data, or 2 GB if you choose not to enable auto pay on your account.  Previously the plan included 1 GB of data without
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