Articles by 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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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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ATT MVNO Pure TalkUSA Adds More Data To Plans: Features Unlimited Talk, Text And 1GB Data $29
Pure TalkUSA, a prepaid wireless provider that operates on ATT’s network has improved its plans to the point that they are now the only ATT based provider to offer unlimited talk and text with at least 1GB of 4G LTE data for under $30/month. This new and featured plan will cost
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RingPlus Announces Legends 4 Promotion: Free Plan Featuring 1000 Minutes, Text, And 1GB Data
RingPlus has announced its next promotional plan entitled “Legends 4” and it opens today at 12 PM PST and will last until Saturday February 6 at 12 PST. The prepaid provider warns that high demand of its free plans leads to some limitations during signup. RingPlus says that to be
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US Mobile Becomes First Cellular Provider To Offer Xiaomi And Meizu Phones In The USA
Updated: Feb 2, 2016 The US Mobile blog states in a round about way, that they had to pull the devices from their marketplace at T-Mobile’s request, because T-Mobile hasn’t put them through testing for network compatibility. The MVNO says that if it was up to them, the devices would still
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Consumer Cellular Giving Away A Free Smartphone A Day
Throughout the entire month of February, ATT MVNO & T-Mobile MVNO Consumer Cellular is giving away a free smartphone every day. The giveaway is part of their Family Photo Contest. To qualify for the promotion interested parties must upload a family photo to the Consumer Cellular website, select a digital “fun
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T-Mobile Offering Free Prepaid Phone Promo On February 3rd
Starting Wednesday, February 3rd, T-Mobile will be offering a free smartphone to customers that sign up for a prepaid plan that costs $40/month or more. Eligible plans include Simple Choice Prepaid, Simple Choice No credit, and Simply Prepaid. The promotion is only good in store, and there are five phones
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Red Pocket Mobile Brings Back T-Mobile Based Plans
Red Pocket Mobile has brought back plans that utilize the T-Mobile network. This after for reasons unannounced, the MVNO abruptly dropped service with that network several months ago. With the move, Red Pocket asked all customers using that network to transfer over to one of its other partner networks. Red
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Get A 32GB LG G4 Factory Unlocked For $339.95 Via eBay
An eBay seller is currently offering brand new 32GB GSM LG G4’s, factory unlocked for $339.95. The LG G4 was LG’s flagship device in 2015 and it is rumored to be replaced by the LG G5 at the end of February. The device features the following: Quadcore Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
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Best Buy Matches Play Store: Gold Huawei Nexus 6P On Sale For $50 Off
Best Buy has matched Google’s Valentine’s Day Promotion of $50 off for the Huawei Nexus 6P in Gold. The sale price is good for both the 32GB and 64GB versions of the phone lowering the costs of each variant to $449.99 and $499.99 respectively. Google’s flagship device of 2015 features
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Motorola Announces Valentine’s Day Promotions: Discounts On Moto X Pure Edition, Accessories For 3rd Generation Moto G and 2nd Generation Moto 360
Motorola has announced its Valentine’s Day holiday promotions. Promotions include a discount on the Motorola X Pure edition, two additional shells (back covers) for the 3rd-Generation Motorola Moto G at no extra cost (regularly $14.99), and a free leather band for the 2nd-generation Moto 360 with the purchase of the
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Cricket Wireless Introduces The ZTE Grand X 3
Today Cricket Wireless announced the launch of the ZTE Grand X 3. The device will be available both online and in stores for $129.99 and for $79.99 for those customers who port over to Cricket. Besides the discount on the ZTE Grand X 3 for porting over, new port ins
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Valentine’s Day Sale: Google Discounts The Nexus 6P and 5X By $50
Google is discounting some of its Nexus phones by $50 presumably through Valentine’s Day. Customers can get the discount on the Nexus 5S and on the Matte Gold version of the Nexus 6P. Those who elect to buy any Nexus 6P can also get a $50 Huawei Watch credit. With
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Boost Mobile Updates Unlimited Plans With More Options and Adds Family Plans
Boost Mobile, founded in 2002, announced today what it is calling the “best value in its history” with the launch of updated unlimited plans and family plan options. Boost Mobile Family Plan The Boost Mobile Family Plan launches with two lines for $70/month and 5GB of 4G LTE data per
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RingPlus Announces “Legends 3” Promo Featuring 750 Minutes, 2000 Texts and 1GB LTE Data $0/Month
Ringplus has announced several new promotional plans that will launch today, January 26th at 12 p.m.local time and will last until Saturday, January 30th at 12 p.m. local time. The two new promotional plans being offered are only open to new subscribers or new lines of service and cost $0/month.
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T-Mobile Adds More Data To Simply Prepaid Plans
T-Mobile has revamped their Simply Prepaid Plans for the better. All plans now include more data and features while keeping prices the same. The new data allotments are as follows: $40/month 3GB of 4G LTE data (up from 1GB) $50/month for 5GB of 4G LTE data (up from 3GB) $60/month
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GIV Mobile and Ptel Shutting Down, Limited Time To Port Your Number Out
News is circulating that long time T-Mobile MVNOs Giv Mobile and Ptel are closing down at the end of the month. Customers of both of those providers will have until January 26th to port out. It’s a sad day to see the two sister MVNOs shut down after being in
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