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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Ultra Mobile Introduces Data Plus Plans, 2 Plans with Unlimited Data
Ultra Mobile Introduces Data Plus Plans A few days ago T-Mobile MVNO Ultra Mobile unveiled some new plans for those of you that don’t necessarily require a lot of international talk and text, something that the company specializes in, but rather favor having increased allotments of 4G LTE data.
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Google’s MVNO Officially Announced, Dubbed Project Fi
Google Announces Prepaid Wireless Service “Project Fi” Today is the day many if you have been waiting for as Google officially announced the details and launching of its MVNO service which it has dubbed “Project Fi.” It turns out many of the previously leaked details are true. The service will
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Republic Wireless Testing the Refunding of Unused Data
Republic Wireless has announced some good news for those of you who don’t use up all of your data in a given month. On May 18th the company will begin beta testing a program dubbed “Maestro” in conjunction with thousands of Republic Lab testers. The testers will get
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Pix Wireless INC Launches Sprint MVNO “Pix Wireless”
PIX Wireless INC, a company that also runs Español Mobile recently launched a new wireless brand “Pix Wireless”. Just like Español Mobile, the plans will utilize the Sprint Network for service. This new brand utilizes Sprint’s 4G LTE data pipeline, and all base plans appear to include unlimited data
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Walmart Adds More Data to its Family Mobile Plans
Walmart Family Mobile offers 3 cell phone plans that operate on the T-Mobile network. Plans are priced at $24.88, $29.88 and $39.88. Each plan includes unlimited talk and text, with off network voice and sms roaming but no data roaming. The two most expensive plans got their monthly 4G
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FreedomPop May Be Sold in Weeks Also Announces New “Premium Voice” Cellular Service Option
Stephen Stokols, CEO of FreedomPop recently interviewed with Fierce Wireless stating that the company plans to wrap up talks for a merger or acquisition (M&A) in the next 4-6 weeks. Talks about a possible merger or acquisition have been rumored now for quite some time. In preparation, FreedomPop has aligned
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Cricket Wireless 20 GB Advanced Plan Promotion Expires Today
Cricket Wireless has had a promotion going on for a while where you could purchase a plan with 20 GB of LTEish (LTE download data speed capped at 8 Mbps) data for $55 a month with auto pay enabled. Normally at that price point you only get 10
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Mobal Launches a T-Mobile MVNO “Mobal Freedom,” Plans Start at $19.99 For Unlimited Text and Data Both Domestically and Abroad
UPDATED:5/19/2015 Mobal Freedom has updated their website and informed me that these plans are for businesses only. Founded in the UK, Mobal is one of the world’s oldest cell phone providers, starting service in 1989. Currently the company has operations in Europe, North America, and Asia
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Boost Mobile Unveils New Plan $30 Unlimited Talk, Text and 2GB LTE Data
Boost Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text and Data $30 Boost Mobile just announced a new $30 plan, only available to those of you who enable auto Re-Boost with a 4G LTE device. Auto Re-Boost of course, is their term for auto pay. The plan seems to take aim at MetroPCS who
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Giv Mobile Lowers Prices and Adds More Data
Recently Giv Mobile announced via Facebook some changes to its cell phone plans. It’s $20 plan got a data boost from 150 MB to 250 MB of 3G/4G (HSPA+), while the $35 plan got a boost from 500 MB to 1 GB of 4G LTE. Previously $45 and $65
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Original Motorola G and Galaxy S6 on Sale
Refurbished Motorola Moto G on Sale Now for $15 via TextNow TextNow.com is offering the original Motorola Moto G (refurbished) on sale without a contract for $14.99. This is the 3G only variant of the phone and it features a 4.5″ 720p LCD screen, a 1.2 Ghz quad core
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Rok Mobile $99 for Three Months of Unlimited Talk, Text and Data, and a Streaming Audio Library of 20 Million+ Songs
Rok Mobile is a unique MVNO that operates on the T-Mobile and Sprint networks. Today they unleashed a new promotion, that is unrivaled by any other prepaid wireless provider. The special promotion is that if you are willing to commit to 3 months of service, they’ll give it
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MetroPCS Launches New Promotion. Unlimited Talk Text and Data with 1 GB 4G HSPA+ $30
Today, MetroPCS launched a new promotion with no specific end date mentioned. The plan includes unlimited talk, text and data for $30, with the first 1 GB 4G HSPA+ before throttling to presumably 64-128 Kbps. There are more caveats to this plan besides being limited to HSPA+
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T-Mobile Adds More Streaming Music Providers to Its Music Freedom Service
When T-Mobile announced Music Freedom several months ago, it started with just a little over half a dozen streaming partners at launch. Today, including three new ones, the carrier now has 31 different streaming audio partners. For those of you who don’t know, Music Freedom is a service perk
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T-Mobile’s Un-carrier 9.0 is “Carrier Freedom,” “The Un-contract,” and Un-carrier for Businesses
T-Mobile’s Un-carrier 9.0 is “Carrier Freedom,” “The Un-contract,” and Un-carrier for Businesses It seems that every few months T-Mobile has a new trick up its sleeve with an Un-carrier event. Today the company had several new tricks up its sleeve and they were announced with the unveiling of Un-carrier
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