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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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T-Mobile Announces New Family Plan
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 water by announcing a new T-Mobile promotion. Starting July 30th through September, T-Mobile is offering a family plan that includes unlimited talk and text and 10
Read MoreRingPlus Now Accepting Bitcoin
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. Whether this turns out to be a good idea for RingPlus remains to be seen. Though legal, the crypto currencies are technically not
Read MoreSenate Passes Cell Phone Unlocking Bill
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 unlocking your phone. Of course, this only applies to phones on expired contracts. For some reason tablets were not included as part of this act, though their
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Rok Mobile Goes Live
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 Sprint and they now have a list which includes all devices that are officially supported through their BYOD program. Highlights include the
Read MoreT-Mobile VoLTE
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 support the service barring you have the latest firmware for each device. According to end users, VoLTE
Read MoreNew T-Mobile MVNO Harbor Targeting Businesses
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 ensure they qualify for the plans.” Plans start at $30 for unlimited talk and text with 1 GB of LTE data and a 1 GB
Read MoreVerizon Prepaid and Perhaps MVNO’s to Get LTE?
Droid Life claims to have “sources” who say that come July 17th Verizon is going to grant access to its LTE pipeline to it’s prepaid customers. That’s great if you for some reason have or are considering switching over to Verizon Prepaid. You’ll also have the option to bring your own
Read MoreBest MVNO Site Update 2
Well, there really hasn’t been a whole lot of news to report recently, but I do anticipate a few more stories going live in the coming days. I don’t like to report on things that haven’t quite happened yet and or with incomplete information except under certain circumstances. Using
Read MoreFreedomPop Giving Away an iPhone
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 contest ends July 9th. To reiterate I feel FreedomPop offers one of the Best and certainly cheapest MVNO plans on the
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Ting and Giv Mobile Giving Away Smarthphones
T-mobile MVNO Giv Mobile is giving away a smartphone for those who sign up for either the $40 or $50 Unlimited Everything plan for two months. Released in 2012, the Alcatel-OT991 is the smartphone you’d receive by signing up for one of these plans. The $40 plan includes 250MB 4G/3G
Read MoreSprint Offers 30 Day Network Trial and LTE Expansion into 28 New Markets
Following T-mobile’s lead, staring June 27th, Sprint will be offering potential customers the opportunity to try their network risk free for 30 days. If you’re not satisfied with the carrier, Sprint will fully refund the cost of your device and waive activation fees and monthly charges if you cancel within that time
Read MoreSolavei Bankrupt?
Solavei Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection T-mobile MVNO Solavei has recently filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. They state that business and service will continue as usual, and commissions on referrals will continue to be paid by the worlds first “social commerce network.” Solavei fully expects to emerge
Read MoreT-mobile Uncarrier 5.0
T-mobile Try Before You Buy and Unlimited Streaming Music T-mobile had plenty to say today with it’s latest UnCarrier announcement. If you’ve always wanted to try a new carrier but had doubts as to if you’d really like it, T-mobile has just made it easy for you. They are now
Read MoreVirgin Mobile Offering 3 Months Free Service and a New Voice and Text Only Plan
Sprint owned MVNO Virgin Mobile is offering 3 months of free service to new customers who purchase select Samsung phones through June 24, 2014. Included in the deal are the Galaxy s5 for $599, or $494 if you subtract the $105 credit you’ll receive. You can’t find a better deal on an S5
Read MoreT-mobile MVNO GoSmart Mobile Increases Data and Cuts Prices
T-mobile MVNO GoSmart Mobile recently cut its prices by offering 500 MB of 3G data for $35 a month to go with unlimited text and talk. Previously the plan was limited to 2G speeds. Under the new pricing $40 will get you 3 GB of 3G speeds and unlimited talk
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