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 • 01/27/23
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/24/23
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/10/23
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 s...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/09/23
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 provid...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/04/23
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 cu...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/04/23
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 f...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/02/23
A new prepaid report issued by the firm Wave7 Research suggests Republic Wireless by DISH will cease operations. Multiple sources have confirmed to the firm that closure is li...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/29/22
Wave7 Research’s 4th quarter 2022 independent multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey results are in. And for the 32nd straight time, for as long as Wave7 Research has run the sur...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/12/22
Metro by T-Mobile has several holiday ads that star a new spokesperson in Puerto Rican singer, actor, and television host Luis Fonsi. One of the ads states Metro has the large...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/07/22
DISH formally unveiled its Boost Infinite postpaid brand today. The service is available as a limited-time only exclusive beta open to anyone interested in trying it out. Howe...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/07/22
Xfinity Mobile has updated its plans. There are two new “unlimited” plans available, “Unlimited Plus (30GB)” and “Unlimited Premium (50GB).” They are priced at $55 and $65 res...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/04/22
Following the popularity of Boost Mobile’s 10GB for $5 trial offer, Boost has decided to up the ante by releasing a free trial offer. New customers can now get a 14-day “free”...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/30/22
Metro by T-Mobile has updated its flagship unlimited high-speed data plan priced at $60/month for a single line. There have been several feature changes. The plan now includes...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/20/22
Boost Mobile has launched early Black Friday holiday shopping deals. One very limited time offer is a $200 gift card for those that activate a line with Boost. Another feature...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/18/22
Cricket Wireless’s first set of holiday deals is here. Cricket’s homepage exclaims that you can get a Moto G 5G for free when you switch. A $99.99 iPhone 11 seems to be the fe...