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 • 03/16/23
Yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it reached a deal, pending regulatory approval, to purchase Ka’ena Corporation including all of its subsidiaries and brands at a price of up...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/08/23
Several weeks ago, DISH began sending out “rainbow SIMs” to dealers. Rainbow SIMs allow dealers to activate service on the AT&T, T-Mobile, and DISH networks. Wave7 Researc...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/07/23
PureTalk has launched a new TV ad pitching to viewers that they offer a 100% money-back guarantee with 50% off. PureTalk’s homepage is now strongly highlighting the guarantee...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23
It’s coming up on two weeks since DISH Network was hit by a cyber attack knocking many of its systems and websites down including its Boost brands. At the time of this writing...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23
The Verizon Prepaid Samsung Galaxy A03s is now free at Walmart with in-store activation. The firm Wave7 Research noted in its latest prepaid report that the offer is highlight...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/23
Visible by Verizon has launched a new promotion valid for the entire month of March. Customers can get up to $10/month off a Visible unlimited plan indefinitely, more on this...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23
MobileX launched in beta to a limited number of testers in November of 2022. Today, MobileX has officially exited beta and is welcoming new subscribers to its platform. If you...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23
The DISH Network has been experiencing an outage that began last Thursday, February 23, 2023. It’s now Monday, the 27th. The outage coincided with the release of DISH’s 4Q22 e...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/17/23
Mint Mobile continues to run phone and plan bundle deals. Perhaps the hottest offer right now is the bundling of 6 months of free service with the purchase of a Google Pixel 7...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/16/23
The firm Wave7 Research reported to its subscribers that Metro by T-Mobile launched its tax season deals on 2/10/23. The headline deal is that the iPhone 11 is again free for...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/15/23
Cricket Wireless soft-launched its tax season deals on 2/10/23 noted Wave7 Research in a report the firm just sent out to its subscribers. Headline offers include the Samsung...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/14/23
It seems Charter’s Spectrum One plan bundle has caught the eye of Comcast. Last October, Spectrum launched its Spectrum One bundle priced at $49.99/month for an unlimited mobi...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/09/23
Consumer Cellular has launched a new promo. Customers that add-a-line will get a free month of service. The free line is valued at $15. Previous Consumer Cellular promos over...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/08/23
Lycamobile has brought back a majority of its Black Friday 2022 deals. The T-Mobile powered MVNO exclaims on its promo page that they are “the best deals in wireless.” Custome...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/08/23
Over the last several months, tech websites, the general media, and others have become hot and bothered over OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence platform. Some have even...