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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Cricket Wireless Has Launched Its 2023 Tax Season Deals
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 Galaxy A14 5G and Moto G 5G both free online and in stores. The two Android phone deals are featured in stores
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Xfinity Mimics Spectrum With Internet + Unlimited Mobile For $50/Month
It seems Charter’s Spectrum One plan bundle has caught the eye of Comcast. Last October, Spectrum launched its Spectrum One bundle priced at $49.99/month for an unlimited mobile line with home internet. Now Comcast has done the same thing with its Xfinity Internet and Mobile brands. New Xfinity customers can
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Consumer Cellular Brings Back Add-A-Line Deal This Time Get A Free Month
Consumer Cellular has launched a new promo. Customers that add-a-line will get a free month of service. The free line is valued at $15. Previous Consumer Cellular promos over the years have offered account credits with new lines (1, 2, 3). The best such offer came in September of 2021
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Lycamobile Brings Back Black Friday ’22 Deals Including 60GB For $20/Month
Lycamobile has brought back a majority of its Black Friday 2022 deals. The T-Mobile powered MVNO exclaims on its promo page that they are “the best deals in wireless.” Customers can get a plan with 12GB of data for $5/month for their first three months of service. Lycamobile has also
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Slow Your Roll With ChatGPT, It Failed Miserably At Writing About Visible by Verizon
Over the last several months, tech websites, the general media, and others have become hot and bothered over OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence platform. Some have even said and suggested that Google search and search results pages will quickly become obsolete as we know them today. I had started to think
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Mint Mobile Offering 1-Month Free Trial & 1-Month Free On Any 3-Month Plan
Mint Mobile has launched a couple of limited-time deals for new customers. Prospective subscribers can either try Mint Mobile for free for one month or get one month free with the purchase of any 3-month plan. Actor and Mint Mobile co-owner Ryan Reynolds even put together a video ad to
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iPhone SE 5G Free At Xfinity Mobile, Samsung Galaxy S23 $500 Off
Xfinity Mobile has a few new deals out. The newly launched Samsung Galaxy S23 is up to $500 off with no trade-in required. Customers can also get up to $800 off Samsung Galaxy phones with a device trade-in. Xfinity Mobiel has also launched a “Get the iPhone SE with 5G
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T-Mobile’s Data Breach Impacted Google Fi & Metro by T-Mobile
T-Mobile has repeatedly experienced data breaches over the years. The carrier announced its latest data breach about two weeks ago. This one resulted in data from 37 million customers being stolen. T-Mobile says that customer information was obtained between November 25, 2022, through January 5, 2023. The data was obtained
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Boost Mobile Online Deals Include A $9.99 Moto G Stylus 5G
Boost Mobile continues to run several online phone and plan deals. Featured phone deals include offers to “save up to $550 on Motorola.” Customers can get the Moto G Stylus 5G for $9.99 (Boost reg list price is $199.99). The Moto Edge+ is available for $199.99 (Boost reg list price
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Say Goodbye To Corporate Owned Metro by T-Mobile Stores In 2023
Metro by T-Mobile appears to be moving towards eliminating all of its corporate-owned stores. On 1/12/23, the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA) reported that it had heard from a Metro corporate store employee that all corporate stores in the Northeast would be closing. The association also observed posts on
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Tracfone eBay Bundles Include $69.99 Samsung A03s With 1Yr Of Service
Tracfone regularly offers big phone and plan bundle discount deals through various outlets including eBay, HSN, and QVC. Deals typically include a phone, 1 year of service, a case, and a car charger. One popular bundle deal is for a $69.99 Samsung Galaxy A03s that includes 1500 minutes, texts, and
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Ultra Mobile Brings Back Buy Two Months Of Unlimited Get One Free
Ultra Mobile has brought back an offer from last summer that gives customers a free month of unlimited when they pay for two months. This is a limited-time offer with just a small amount of fine print. Plan Details And Offer Fine Print The offer is valid on Ultra Mobile’s
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Cox Mobile Launches Plans Similar To Other Cable MVNOs
At CES last week, Cox Communications formally launched its cellular service, Cox Mobile. Cox Mobile is operating as a Verizon MVNO, meaning it uses Verizon’s network to provide coverage to its customers. According to Fierce Wireless, Cox Mobile will augment Verizon’s coverage through Cox Communication’s network of 4 million WiFi
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Affinity Cellular Offering “3 Months Free Service On US”
Affinity Cellular has an ongoing promotion where new customers can get up to three months of service for free. The deal is for both customers who bring their own phones and customers who purchase one directly from Affinity Cellular. Customers who need a phone may also be able to get
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Visible by Verizon Offering $15/Mo Off Any Plan For Up To A Year
Did you get a new unlocked phone over the holiday season? Do you need a wireless provider for that phone? If so, Visible’s latest promotional offering may be a perfect match for you. Visible is offering bring your own phone customers $15/month off Visible plans for up to one year.
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