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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Mint Mobile’s Buy 3 Months Get 3 Free Offer Is Officially Back
Mint Mobile’s buy three months get three months free offer is officially back on the Mint Mobile website. This is the third year in a row that the T-Mobile powered MVNO has offered the deal for the Black Friday holiday shopping season. Mint Mobile has actually been offering the same
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Nebula Wireless Aims To Pair Premium Services With Affordable Pricing
Nebula Wireless is set to formally launch by early January 2023 with plans starting at $20/month. Due to contractual agreements, the upcoming MVNO cannot publicly name which wireless provider(s) it will use to power its network. However, the Nebula Wireless website says that it will operate on the largest mid-band/low-band
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Verizon Begins Marketing Push Of Total by Verizon With First TV Ad
Verizon has begun the marketing push of Total by Verizon with the launch of a couple of TV ads. There’s an ad in Spanish and one in English. Both ads appear to have launched yesterday, 11/8/2022, and have had limited airings thus far. “No Contract, No Credit Check Carrier” TV
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Ultra Mobile’s Holiday Deals Include 2GB For $10/Month For One Year
Ultra Mobile has launched its online 2022 holiday shopping season deals. There are two offers available. Shoppers can get Ultra Mobile’s 2GB plan for $120 when paid for annually which works out to $10/month. It’s normally priced at $19/month for a single month or $168 when paid for annually. The
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AT&T Prepaid Deals Include Free Moto G Play/Pure, Adds 5G For All
AT&T Prepaid has launched some new in-store only deals headlined by a free Motorola Moto G Play and a free Motorola Moto G PURE. The provider has also enabled 5G network access for all of its prepaid plans. Previously, 5G network access was restricted to its unlimited high-speed data plans.
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Cricket Wireless Introduces “tryCricket” Free Trial Offer, Surpasses 13m Subscribers
Cricket Wireless is the latest brand to offer a free trial. Today, the prepaid provider unveiled its “tryCricket” app and initiative. Customers can now get a free 14-day trial of Cricket Wireless by downloading the tryCricket app which is currently only available on Apple devices. You can check that app
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Xfinity Mobile Deals Include Free Google Pixel 6a And $100 BYOD Credit
Xfinity Mobile is running a few deals for new customers. Their current featured deal is for a free Google Pixel 6a. There’s also a deal for BYOD customers. Customers who have their own phone to bring over to their network are eligible for a $100 Visa prepaid card. Xfinity Mobile’s
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Visible by Verizon’s Halloween “Switching Hour” Deals Are Here
Visible by Verizon has launched some limited-time offers for the Halloween season. The provider is marketing the offers on its website using seasonally themed catchphrases such as “spooky good” deals and “The Switching Hour, Escape those wireless nightmares.” Deals include sales on select devices discounting them by up to 31%,
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Verizon Prepaid Largely Improves Plans, Adds Choose Your Own Discount
Verizon Prepaid has updated its wireless plans. The provider has made several changes to its plans including lowering starting prices, adding hotspot to its cheaper unlimited plan, adding guaranteed premium data, and the autopay and loyalty discounts have been changed around. A plan with 5GB of high-speed data has been
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Verizon Prepaid Suffers Data Breach
According to an article in BleepingComputer, some Verizon Prepaid customers were the unfortunate recipients of a message from Verizon notifying them that their accounts have been compromised. Verizon has told the unfortunate subscribers that a third party was able to see the last four digits of the credit card used
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Consumer Cellular Introduces Two Unlimited Lines For $55
Consumer Cellular, the MVNO that targets an older demographic has released a new phone plan for AARP members. Those who have a membership can now get two unlimited lines for $55 from Consumer Cellular. AARP describes itself as “the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and
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Ultra Mobile Offering Double Data, Plus Unlimited 3G Data On $49 Unlimited Plan
Ultra Mobile is now offering double data on select plans for new and existing customers. The T-Mobile powered MVNO has also increased the throttled data speeds on its $49 unlimited plan. Customers on the plan will now receive unlimited data at 3G data speeds once they surpass the plan’s 40GB
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Consumer Cellular Adds More Data To Plans, Lowers Multi-Line Prices
Consumer Cellular has added more data to its wireless plans. Some plans have almost doubled their data allotments like the $25 3GB plan which got a data bump up to 5GB. Wave7 Research detailed the data changes in a prepaid report that the firm just sent out to its subscribers.
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Straight Talk Becomes 1st Carrier Owned Prepaid Brand With Home Internet
Straight Talk Wireless is the first carrier-owned prepaid brand to introduce a home internet plan. Straight Talk, owned by Verizon Wireless, formally announced the plan today. Hints of the plan’s launch were leaked a couple of weeks ago when displays started popping up in some Walmart stores. Straight Talk’s home
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Lycamobile’s Promos Get More Aggressive With 12GB For $10/Month Offer
Last month, Lycamobile released some pretty aggressive promos offering new lines significant multi-month discounts on a few plans. This month, the T-Mobile MVNO has fine-tuned its promos and added a new one kicking up the aggression level. New lines can save 70% on Lycamobile’s $33 plan and get it for
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