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 • 08/21/14
Today Sprint intended to shake up the mobile industry by offering a new unlimited data plan for individuals, but instead, they released well, something. This “new” plan is sim...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/18/14
Sprint has done it today, by announcing new family data plans, putting the pressure on the other carriers, even outdoing in some ways T-Mobile’s new family plan. For $100 plu...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/16/14
Verizon has recently released a new single line plan which in some scenarios arguably makes their prepaid plan pointless. For $60 you’ll get unlimited talk and text as well a...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/10/14
Recently, T-Mobile MVNO SpotMobile decided to discontinue business and will no longer provide service effective September 7th 2014 11:59PM EST. The former MVNO has not provid...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/06/14
Are you a Google Voice user like me? Are you on or thinking about switching to Sprint MVNO Republic Wireless? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear that today Republic Wireless an...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/05/14
Update: In case you missed it, it looks like those Zact Mobile users out there who feel like they were left stranded now have an official new service option in Virgin Mobile....
By Joe Paonessa • 08/04/14
Sprint MVNO FreedomPop today launched a new service aimed at tablets dubbed “LTE FreedomPop Tablets.” Initially the MVNO is selling the iPad mini ($319) and the Samsung Galax...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/28/14
Straight from the horses mouth today, T-Mobile CEO John Legere simultaneously poked fun at “AT&T’s best ever pricing for families” campaign while blowing it out of the wat...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/22/14
Sprint MVNO RingPlus has entered the world of crypto currencies. They are now the only cell phone service provider in the USA to accept Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. Whe...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/17/14
Changing cell phone service providers should continue to get easier as the Senate recently passed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act which legalizes un...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/14/14
UPDATE: Rok Mobile has officially gone out of testing and is now available for everyone without the need for an invitation. The MVNO is indeed going through T-Mobile and Spri...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/09/14
T-Mobile VoLTE has been expanding recently at a faster rate than they even post about it on their website. Currently, only the Galaxy S5, LG G Flex, Note 3 and Galaxy Light...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/08/14
A new T-Mobile MVNO Harbor Mobile has launched targeting Businesses only. In fact in the FAQ’s they state plans “strictly target businesses…….each client is vetted to ens...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/07/14
Droid Life claims to have “sources” who say that come July 17th Verizon is going to grant access to its LTE pipeline to its prepaid customers. That’s great if you for some re...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/25/14
Sprint MVNO FreedomPop has announced a contest where you could win an iPhone 5. Contest rules are pretty simple. Simply like the post on their Facebook page here. The conte...