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 • 03/27/23
Over the last several months LycaMobile has been running some pretty aggressive promos including deeply discounted phone plans and buy three months get three free deals. The l...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/21/23
Today, Stetson Doggett of BestPhonePlans.net launched a new crowd-sourced cellular coverage mapping tool in conjunction with SpeedSmart. The new tool is available at the websi...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/21/23
In August 2020, DISH and Tucows jointly announced that DISH had acquired some Ting Mobile assets from Tucows. However, DISH did not buy the Ting Mobile brand name or even all...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/16/23
Tello Mobile has just launched a flash sale. The prepaid provider is offering new customers and new lines 50% off for their first month of service. That means you can get a 30...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/16/23
Yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it reached a deal, pending regulatory approval, to purchase Ka’ena Corporation including all of its subsidiaries and brands at a price of up...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/08/23
Several weeks ago, DISH began sending out “rainbow SIMs” to dealers. Rainbow SIMs allow dealers to activate service on the AT&T, T-Mobile, and DISH networks. Wave7 Researc...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/07/23
PureTalk has launched a new TV ad pitching to viewers that they offer a 100% money-back guarantee with 50% off. PureTalk’s homepage is now strongly highlighting the guarantee...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23
It’s coming up on two weeks since DISH Network was hit by a cyber attack knocking many of its systems and websites down including its Boost brands. At the time of this writing...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23
The Verizon Prepaid Samsung Galaxy A03s is now free at Walmart with in-store activation. The firm Wave7 Research noted in its latest prepaid report that the offer is highlight...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/23
Visible by Verizon has launched a new promotion valid for the entire month of March. Customers can get up to $10/month off a Visible unlimited plan indefinitely, more on this...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23
MobileX launched in beta to a limited number of testers in November of 2022. Today, MobileX has officially exited beta and is welcoming new subscribers to its platform. If you...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23
The DISH Network has been experiencing an outage that began last Thursday, February 23, 2023. It’s now Monday, the 27th. The outage coincided with the release of DISH’s 4Q22 e...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/17/23
Mint Mobile continues to run phone and plan bundle deals. Perhaps the hottest offer right now is the bundling of 6 months of free service with the purchase of a Google Pixel 7...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/16/23
The firm Wave7 Research reported to its subscribers that Metro by T-Mobile launched its tax season deals on 2/10/23. The headline deal is that the iPhone 11 is again free for...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/15/23
Cricket Wireless soft-launched its tax season deals on 2/10/23 noted Wave7 Research in a report the firm just sent out to its subscribers. Headline offers include the Samsung...