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 • 09/16/22
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-sp...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/13/22
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 like...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/06/22
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 c...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/17/22
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. V...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/08/22
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/05/22
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/01/22
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 bran...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/01/22
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 Cell...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/30/22
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 in...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/28/22
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 l...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/28/22
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/23/22
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 1...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/22/22
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 o...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/22
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/m...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/22
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...