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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BestMVNO Site News
BestMVNO Website Update and News Recently I’ve been making changes to the site in hopes of better serving you the readers, as well as those of you in need of a new cell phone plan. As such, you may have noticed some new pages added to the
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Consumer Cellular Adds More Talk, Text and Data to No Contract Wireless Plans Without Raising Prices
Consumer Cellular has announced that for the “10th time in 8 years” they are improving on the value of their no contact wireless plans by offering more talk, text and data without increasing prices. All current subscribers will automatically receive these benefits without having to do anything. The
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ROK Mobile’s Promotional Offering of Service for $33.33/Month Ends at Midnight
ROK Mobile has silently been running a promotion. It’s the same promotion they had for the December holiday season. I do not know how long they have been running this new one but it could quite possibly be today only. However, if it was longer than a day and
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iWireless Lowers Price of Unlimited 4G HSPA+ Data Plan
Attention data hogs, regional carrier iWireless might have the plan for you. A peak at iWireless’s website shows that it has been updated to include special pricing on its unlimited data plan. Normally the plan sells for $65 but for a limited time (no end date specified) the plan
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Ting Mobile Opens Beta Testing Of Its Service as a T-Mobile MVNO
Today Ting Mobile announced that anyone who has or presumably purchases one of their GSM based SIM cards can now participate in their open beta program. I’ve been waiting for this announcement for a while as they previously said service would start in February and although they have
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Verizon MVNO Total Wireless Launched by Tracfone
UPDATE: 03/16/2015 Tracfone Wireless has quietly launched a new MVNO that operates on the Verizon network. That MVNO is Total Wireless and their service is currently under going testing and being sold through select Walmart locations. Service should also be available through the Total Wireless website, although at this
Read MoreBoost Mobile Introduces “Todo Mexico Plus,” Unlimited Calling to Mexico and Canada on Select Plans for $5
Boost Mobile is now offering unlimited calling to Mexico and Canada as well as unlimited international text messaging for an additional $5/month to those subscribed to either their $45 or $55 plans. Both of those plans included unlimited talk, text and data, although the $45 plan includes 5
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Verizon Looks to Debut New Prepaid Plans Starting March 1st Offering Less for More
Summary of Verizon’s Proposed Prepaid Wireless Plan Changes via Phandroid.com Come March 1st Verizon is said to be releasing a new prepaid wireless plan for $60. The new plan will include unlimited talk and text, and 2.5 GB of 4G LTE data that becomes 3 GB if you
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Does Sprint Really Offer More Data For Less With its Family Share Plans?
Today Sprint announced a new deal involving its family share plans. For $90/month customers can now get unlimited talk, text, and 12 GB of shared data for up to 10 lines. Using its magic wizardry with numbers and slick wording, Sprint claims this is “the best family share plan available
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Do ATT and/or Apple Engage in Anticompetitive Behavior in Regards to Select ATT MVNOs?
Cellular Data Network Settings Disabled on iOS with ATT MVNO SIM Cards I was recently contacted by a reader who is having a problem with getting their AT&T carrier unlocked iPhone 5S to fully work with ATT MVNO Airvoice Wireless. The individual presented with a rather peculiar issue in
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Still Too Expensive: ATT Adds More Data and Calling to Mexico to Select GoPhone Plans
AT&T has announced that starting February 20th, users of the not so competitively priced service will get a free plan upgrade. Those on the $45 plan will get a bump up in high speed LTE data from 1 GB to 1.5 GB while those subscribed to the $60
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Lycamobile Gives New Meaning to Best Value
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 the plans as if they were some sort of mistake, or plans that their partner T-Mobile did not approve of. My personal
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T-Mobile’s 100 Voice, Unlimited Text and Data With 5GB LTE $30 Prepaid Wireless Plan Now on Sale
(This post contains affiliate links where I may receive compensation if a purchase is made) 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 currently listed as unavailable.
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Boost Mobile Announces Unlocking Policy
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 unfortunately for some could be rather limiting. First off, Boost Mobile says that it will provide you with an MSL
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Cricket Wireless Now Includes Unlimited Calling and Texting to Mexico on Select Plans
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 as texting to Mexico. Current customers do not have to do a thing to take advantage of these new plans, they’ll automatically
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