Articles by Joe Paonessa
Joe Paonessa
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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By Joe Paonessa • 02/12/15
Updated: 02/17/2015 Well, it seems Lycamobile is no longer offering the great plans described earlier. After a few short days on the market, the MVNO has rescinded th...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/12/15
A recent site reader, “salocin411” tried to purchase T-Mobile’s $30 prepaid wireless sim starter kit when he ran into a problem I had never seen before, the kit was c...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/11/15
In accordance with CTIA regulatory policy, Boost Mobile has announced its unlocking policy, and it is essentially the same as Virgin Mobile’s unlocking policy which u...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/10/15
Cricket Wireless today announced that its $50 (Smart) and $60 (Pro and Advanced) plans will now include unlimited calling mobile to mobile and to landlines as well a...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/08/15
Jolt Mobile has been in business since 1995, and for many years it has also been an ATT MVNO. Recently however, the prepaid wireless provider began offering low cost...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/08/15
In a time when providers are starting to move beyond basic and expand upon LTE technology with services such as Sprint Spark and T-Mobile’s Wideband LTE, Frawg Wireles...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/07/15
Karma Mobility is a data only provider that operates on the Sprint network. Recently they had a little fun mocking the T-Mobile commercial that stars Kim Kardashian...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/06/15
T-Mobile MVNO Univision has announced that at no extra charge, customers can now call from the United States to mobile or landlines in 200 countries including all of...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/05/15
New unlocking procedures for cell phones, tablets and other devices will go into effect on February 11th, 2015 for the top 5 carriers in the USA. Carriers in...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/05/15
Not long ago Chit Chat Mobile users were greeted with a new app to help them manage their account. The app allows customers to shop for new phones or to change plans as well...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/02/15
Ideal Mobile is a small MVNO that has been operating for roughly 5 years. I had not been aware of them but recently they contacted me to inform me of their business...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/01/15
TelCel America is an MVNO that operates on the T-Mobile network with a focus on providing international calling particularly for those calling to Mexico. The MVNO d...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/01/15
NetOnTheRun is another T-Mobile reseller with a focus on your business. They offer unlimited talk, text and data for $45 a month, although data is throttled...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/01/15
DataXoom is a relatively new MVNO that operates on the Sprint, ATT and Verizon networks and is exclusively for businesses. The MVNO provides cellular data on...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/31/15
Sprint MVNO RingPlus, an innovator in the field with features like it’s real time in call app translator and Magic Matching Plan will soon be releasing plans and s...