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 • 09/04/14
MetroPCS, announced today that there’s 500 MB of more data headed your way for the $40 and $50 single line plans, as well as to the economy $100 Family of Four plan. To get t...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/02/14
That didn’t take long for the trickle down effect to occur. To go along with Sprint’s recent announcement that they were “doubling the data,” Sprint MVNO Boost Mobile is runn...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/30/14
UPDATE:08/30/2014 Bloomberg has reported that two companies are in talks to purchase FreedomPop in a deal potentially valued at over $100 million! That would be a huge hall f...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/26/14
T-Mobile has just offered current and potential new customers a new option involving their Simple Starter plan. Starting September 3rd, 2014, you can quadruple your data from...
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...