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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Metro by T-Mobile Offering First Month Free On 5G Home Internet
Metro by T-Mobile is offering customers a free month of T-Mobile’s 5G home internet. The plan is regularly priced at $55/month or $50/month with autopay billing enabled. Wave7 Research recently observed Metro by T-Mobile stores advertising unlimited 5G home internet through in-store wall signage. The free month offer is being
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Verizon Pushing Straight Talk Users To Its Network, Simple Mobile Has Verizon SIMs
In November of 2021, Verizon Wireless closed on its acquisition of Tracfone and all of its associated brands including Straight Talk Wireless, Simple Mobile, and Walmart Family Mobile among others. In February, BestMVNO reported that Tracfone brands were preparing to be available exclusively on the Verizon network. On March 1,
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Visible Now Offering $300 Gift Cards With Purchase Of Select Phones
Visible has a new promo out for Memorial Day. It’s a week-long flash sale that starts today. Customers can get up to a $300 gift card with the purchase of select phones including the Google Pixel 6. This is the biggest gift card offer ever from Visible. Visible continues to
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Boost Mobile Reenters Target, Launch At Best Buy Likely To Follow
The years 2018 and 2019 marked a rough time for Boost Mobile in national retail. In the middle of 2018, Boost Mobile pulled out of Target stores as it stopped selling phones and SIMs there. It also exited from Dollar General that year. In early and mid-2019, Boost Mobile left
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Red Pocket Mobile Launches Free eSIM Trial With 3GB Data
Red Pocket Mobile is the latest wireless provider to begin offering a free trial through eSIM. The multi-carrier MVNO is offering a 7-day free trial that includes unlimited talk and text with 3GB of high-speed data. It is based on Red Pocket’s $20 plan. The trial is currently only available
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Gen Mobile Adds New Network Partner And Plans Via AT&T, Get 7GB For $30
Gen Mobile has some new wireless plans on a new network partner in AT&T. Gen Mobile initially started as a Sprint-based provider that later transitioned over to the T-Mobile network. The new plans on the AT&T network have the same price range as Gen Mobile’s T-Mobile-based plans which range from
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Cricket Wireless Quietly Adds $25/Month 10GB Annual Phone Plan
Cricket Wireless has quietly followed the lead of many other wireless providers by adding a multi-month discount plan to its lineup. Cricket has opted to discount its $40/month plan with 10GB of high-speed data down to an average cost of $25/month when customers prepay $300 for it annually. Taxes and
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Tello Mobile Updates Plans, Get 25GB For $29
Tello Mobile has updated its wireless plans. Tello’s flagship wireless plan now costs just $29 and that gets you a whopping 25GB of high-speed 5G/4G LTE data before data speeds are throttled to 2G or about 64Kbps. It also includes unlimited talk and text and free calling to over 60
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US Mobile’s Updated Unlimited Plan Costs $35 Includes 10-Day Free Trial
At the end of April, US Mobile’s CEO Ahmed Khattak stated in a podcast that two new updated unlimited plans would be released in the coming days. The updates are now here and were announced today in a US Mobile blog post. US Mobile has launched a new plan called
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AT&T Prepaid’s Latest Deals Include $19.99 Motorola Moto G Play
AT&T Prepaid’s latest phone deals include an offer for a Motorola Moto G Play for $19.99. AT&T Prepaid has in-store only promos and online promos. The $19.99 Moto G Play deal is an in-store only offer. Online, it’s available for $59.99 with the purchase of a monthly plan. The phone
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Simple Mobile Brings Back 4 Unlimited Lines For $100
Simple Mobile has brought back an old offer. Customers with new lines can once again get 4 unlimited lines for $100. A similar offer from Simple Mobile was last reported by BestMVNO in July of 2020. The latest iteration of the deal is actually a step down from what was
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Red Pocket Mobile Offering $50 Off Any Annual Plan, Get 100GB For $33.33/Month
Red Pocket Mobile is now running a Mother’s Day or “Mother’s Year” sale as they are effectively calling it. New lines of service can get $50 off any annual plan on the GSMA network sold through the Red Pocket website. This is in addition to the eBay exclusive annual plan
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Red Pocket Mobile’s eBay Sale Will Get You 8GB For $17.50/Month
Red Pocket Mobile is currently running a plan sale through their eBay store. Customers can now get their 8GB annual plan for $210 or $17.50/month. Red Pocket advertises the list price on the plan as $365 and the sale as offering 42% off. BestMVNO does not believe that the plan
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Boom Mobile Server Problems Have Led To Customer Login Issues
Since about April 30th, Boom Mobile customers have been reporting in online forums such as Reddit and HowardForums that they’ve been unable to login to their accounts. This has led some customers to push the panic button that Boom Mobile is perhaps going out of business. The owner of Boom
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Metro By T-Mobile Once Again Doubles Data On $50 Hotspot Plan To 100GB
Metro by T-Mobile has doubled the amount of data included with its $50 hotspot plan. It now includes 100GB of data at up to 5G data speeds. The previous allotment was 50GB. Metro’s $75 plan with 75GB of hotspot data has been discontinued (at least for the moment). Wave7 Research
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