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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Helio an Old Sprint MVNO is Relaunched with Unlimited Talk, Text, Data, and Roaming on Verizon for $29 Month
Helio sent out a press release today announcing their return to the mobile market. The company originally launched back in 2006 as a Sprint MVNO. Just a short while after in August of 2008, the company and its subscribers merged with Virgin Mobile USA. When Virgin Mobile merged with Sprint
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T-Mobile MVNO GoSmart Mobile Launches $30 Unlimited Talk and Text Plan with 1 GB Data
GoSmart Mobile went live today with their new $30 plan. The new plan features unlimited talk, text (including MMS) and web with the first GB being at 3G speeds before being throttled to 2G speeds. It’s important to note here, that GoSmart defines 3G as being equivalent to HSPA+ data
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RingPlus to Offer 1 GB of LTE Data for $8 and Other Promotions
RingPlus, a Sprint MVNO which has been in the news a lot lately, has some new promotions coming out that will surely keep the company in the spotlight. First off the bat is a Father’s Day promotion. Buy your father a flip phone for $19.99 through the RingPlus store
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Boost Mobile Offering 2.5 GB LTE Data with Unlimited Talk and Text for $20 if You Port Over From MetroPCS or Cricket
Boost Mobile, in an attempt to draw customers away from T-Mobile’s prepaid brand MetroPCS and AT&T’s prepaid brand Cricket Wireless is offering those who make the switch over from either, 2.5 GB of 4G LTE data with unlimited talk and text for $20/month. This would be far and away the
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RingPlus Opens Online Store for New and Pre-Owned Cell Phones for its Free Cell Phone Plan
RingPlus has been offering its free cell phone plan for less than a week and the company claims its been a great success. Starting today, the company has elected to open an online store so that those that don’t already have a Sprint Eligible Device can purchase one. The new
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Sprint Ends Policy of Throttling Heavy Data Users
In order to avoid net neutrality complaints Sprint will no longer throttle its heaviest data users. Although Sprint believes the policy of throttling should be in compliance with the FCC’s net neutrality rules, the carrier would rather avoid any potential litigation at this point. I’m sure seeing the potential $100
Read MoreRingPlus Offering Free Cell Phone Plan also Revamps Plan Pricing
Starting immediately, RingPlus is offering a content sponsored free cell phone plan. Originally the plan was to be launched on June 13th, but the Sprint MVNO has notified BestMVNO that they have decided to make it available immediately although it’s not without a few technical issues that the company has
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T-Mobile to Enable Tethering on All Plans Including Prepaid
Starting June 12th T-Mobile will enable tethering or “mobile hotspot” on all of its postpaid, prepaid, Simple Choice, Simply Prepaid, business, government and all other plans that include data. Simple Choice and Simply Prepaid customers will get to use all of their high speed 4G LTE data on tethering if
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Top 10 Most Popular MVNOs for the Month of May 2015
Every so often new prepaid phone plans come out that garner your interest. Sometimes the new plans are game changing other times they end up being duds. Sometimes the network behind the plan makes or breaks it for you, sometimes its the price. Below you’ll find a list of the
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With Support for BYOP Tracfone Wireless Provides Great Value as Verizon/ATT MVNO: Get Over 500 MB of LTE Data with Talk and Text for Under $20/Month
UPDATED: 7/27/2015 Tracfone Now Also Includes Service on ATT’s Network Exactly as Described Below for Verizon Based Service For those of you looking to switch over from Verizon, Tracfone may provide an excellent value for you. Tracfone operates as a Verizon MVNO and if you’re willing to dish out a
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Selectel Wireless Now Offering LTE Data on the Verizon Network
On June 1st Verizon MVNO Selectel Wireless went live with its 4G LTE plans, although the transition has not been entirely smooth. Reports indicate that porting numbers has been difficult for dealers who say that porting a number directly to Selectel’s LTE service is not yet possible. A workaround is
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FreedomPop Offering LG Nexus 5 For $149.99 Certified Pre-owned With 90 Day Warranty
Updated: 6/3/2015 It seems that FreedomPop is running another Nexus 5 promo. The phone is again available for $150 with a one month trial of their $19.99/month plan which includes 1GB of LTE as well as unlimited talk and text. The new offer is only available through the button below. The
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Brightspot Mobile Goes Dark, Service Shutting Down December 31st
It looks like the rumors are true, T-Mobile MVNO Brightspot Mobile, is shutting down on the last day of the year December 31st, 2015. Prepaid Phone News is reporting that a text message has been sent out to current Brightspot Mobile customers informing them of the closure: Brightspot and T-Mobile
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Sprint Prepaid Now Offering Rollover Data Available Exclusively at Best Buy
Best Buy has secured a deal with Sprint to allow them to be the exclusive dealer of Sprint’s prepaid wireless plans with rollover data. Rollover data is available immediately on Sprint’s Prepaid unlimited talk and text plans. The big box store is also offering to up sell you a
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Total Wireless Now Offers 4G LTE Data
UPDATED 5/13/2016: See Total Wireless plans now feature 4G LTE data. May 30, 2015 Total Wireless, an MVNO that operates on Verizon’s network has been rumored for a few days to be getting LTE data speeds. Today, at least one reader at BestMVNO.com reports that they now have 4G showing with
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