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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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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Mint Mobile Updates Family Plans With Quarterly Payments
Mint Mobile has updated how it handles its family plans. The provider’s homepage now has a banner that reads “Introducing the modern family plan. Families start at 15/mo per line.” Customers with multiple lines on an account can now pay for their plans in quarterly installments but only if they
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Lycamobile Updates Plans, Adds 9GB $29 Grow Your Data Plan
In early April, BestMVNO reported that Lycamobile updated its wireless plans. The $33/month plan got a data bump from 15GB up to 18GB. However, it wasn’t quite a linear update. Lycamobile updated the plan so that the first month included 12GB of high-speed data but for the second month and
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US Mobile Trials 3-Month Plan Option, Announces Over $11M In New Funding
US Mobile is the latest wireless provider to test the multi-month plan waters. The company’s founder and CEO Ahmed Khattak disclosed yesterday in the BestPhonePlans podcast that it has been offering a 3-month wireless plan exclusively through Amazon. This follows a similar strategy taken by Boost Mobile last year which
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Target’s Latest Prepaid Phone Deals Include $25 Off AT&T Prepaid And Cricket Wireless
Last week, BestMVNO reported that Target prematurely leaked four upcoming prepaid phone deals starting the week of 4/24/2022. The deals included $25 off prepaid phones from AT&T Prepaid and Cricket Wireless. Now, with the week upon us, all deals are out. Target is offering $25 off more than a dozen
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Total Wireless eBay Deals Include A $84.99 LG Stylo 5 You Should Not Buy
Tracfone and its related brands all run special deals through eBay. One of those brands includes Total Wireless. Total Wireless currently has a number of phone plus plan bundle deals available. One such deal is for an LG Stylo 5 bundled with a $35 airtime card with 10GB of data
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Visible Adds eSIM Support For Select Android Devices
Visible has added eSIM support for select Android devices. Unfortunately, the list of supported devices is extremely limited. If you have one of the Google Pixel phones listed below, you can now activate on eSIM. Google Pixel 5 Google Pixel 6 Google Pixel 6 Pro Google Pixel 4a and 4a
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T-Mobile Rumored To Launch New $45 Unlimited Essentials Plan
According to a Reddit post, T-Mobile is readying the launch of a new postpaid Essentials plan. The poster, who has a disdain for the plan, says it will launch on April 21st. It will cost $45/month for unlimited talk and text with 20GB of high-speed data. The interesting part is
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Metro By T-Mobile’s $40 Unlimited Plan Offer Supported By TV And Radio Ads
Just a few days ago, BestMVNO reported that Metro by T-Mobile brought back its $40 switcher unlimited plan in dealer stores. There’s also been a $40 unlimited plan offer available at Walmart for about a month. Meanwhile, Metro’s website just started showing the $40 unlimited plan switcher offer. BestMVNO has
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