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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Tracfone Updates Plans With More Data
Tracfone Wireless has quietly updated a handful of wireless plans. A HowardForums user noted Tracfone’s $20, $25, and $30 plans all got updated to have an extra 1GB of high-speed data. Tracfone’s $15 plan has been updated to include unlimited talk and text. An annual plan also got double data.
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Total Wireless Becoming Total by Verizon; New Plans And Website Leaked
On April 4, Verizon filed a trademark for “Total by Verizon.” And since early June, Jeff Moore, Principal of Wave7 Research has been reporting that Total by Verizon would likely roll out as a brand. More recently, Walmart’s Total Wireless webpage has been updated to say “get ready for something
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Optimum Mobile Quietly Raises Prices Of Select Plans
Optimum Mobile has quietly raised the prices of its budget wireless plans. It’s has also raised the price of all of its plans for customers that aren’t also Optimum internet customers. Previously, Optimum internet subscribers got up to $15/month off their Optimum Mobile plan. Now the discount is a flat
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Visible Raises Pricing And Adds Second Unlimited Plan For $45/Month
Visible has made some major changes today. Visible is now offering two unlimited plans, one priced at $30/month and the other at $45/month with no other discounts available. Visible’s Party Pay program that offered discounts to consumers by lowering their bill to $25/month when they joined groups of four or
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Cricket Wireless’s New TV Ads Feature Slogan Emphasizing Customer Retention
Cricket Wireless has launched several new TV ads and promotional videos featuring a new slogan, “people who come to Cricket stay with Cricket.” Wave7 Research detailed the new ads in a prepaid report that the firm just released to its subscribers. Cricket’s new ads and promotional videos launched between 7/30/2022
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H2O Wireless Revamps Annual Plans, $5 Now Gets You Unlimited Talk & Text
H2O Wireless updated its annual plans today with a brand new lineup. The updated plans start at an average price of just $5/month or $60/yr for unlimited talk and text. Wave7 Research detailed the changes, courtesy of NWIDA, in a prepaid report the firm just released. In January of 2020,
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Simple Mobile Wins 2Q22 Wave7 Research Wireless Dealer Survey
Simple Mobile has once again won Wave7 Research’s quarterly independent multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey. Survey results showed it to be the number one selling prepaid brand in the second quarter of 2022. This is the 30th straight time that Simple Mobile has finished atop the survey, which also corresponds to
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Consumer Cellular Has Another TV Ad With Ted Danson, Adds Mexico & Canada Calling
In March of 2022, Consumer Cellular announced that it got itself a new celebrity spokesperson in actor Ted Danson. Immediately thereafter, BestMVNO reported that Consumer Cellular kicked off its new partnership by launching two TV ads featuring the actor. Danson’s image was also quickly plastered to the Consumer Cellular website.
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Optimum Mobile Adds New 50GB “Unlimited Max” Plan
Optimum Mobile has added a new flagship wireless plan. The new plan is called “Unlimited Max,” and it is yet another misleading titled plan on the market. The plan does not include unlimited high-speed data. Like all other Optimum Mobile phone plans, it comes with a fixed amount of high-speed
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Optimum Mobile Deal Will Get You 1GB For $5/Month
Optimum Mobile has launched a new wireless deal. The deal gives subscribers 12 months of wireless service with 1GB of monthly high-speed data for just $5/month. It’s for new lines only and it comes with a small amount of fine print. Optimum Mobile’s $5/Month Plan Offer Details And Fine Print
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Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Is Now Free At Xfinity Mobile
The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is now free at Xfinity Mobile. Samsung’s mid-ranger hit the market a few months ago and is sold by most providers. It has a list price of $449.99. In order to get it for free at Xfinity Mobile, you’ll have to fulfill quite a few
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Cricket Wireless Has New Double Data Offers Exclusively At Target
Cricket Wireless has launched a new promo exclusively through Target. Customers can now get double the data on Cricket’s $30/mo and $40/mo plans. The $30 plan will come with 10GB of high-speed data before throttle instead of 5GB. The $40 plan will come with 20GB instead of 10GB. Of course,
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AT&T Prepaid Increases Price Of Hotspot, 100GB Now $90/Mo
AT&T Prepaid has increased the pricing on one of its hotspot/tablet plans. AT&T Prepaid’s flagship hotspot/tablet plan now costs $90/mo plus taxes and fees for 100GB of data at up to 5G data speeds. Previously this plan was just $55/mo. So this is a monstrous rate hike, to say the
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Boost Mobile Updates Hotspot Plans With More Options, Starting At $15/Mo
Boost Mobile has updated its mobile hotspot plan options. A total of three new plans have been added to Boost’s hotspot lineup. Boost Mobile’s new hotspot plans start at $15/month. That starting price gets customers 2GB of high-speed data. A summary of Boost’s hotspot plans follows below. $15/mo – 2GB
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Boost Mobile Offering 5GB For $5/Month For 3-Months
Boost Mobile has a new customer offer out. An online-only deal will get new subscribers three months of wireless service for $15 total. That’s an average cost of just $5/month. Taxes and fees seemed to be included when I started going through the checkout process for this deal. However, the
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