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 Brings Back $40 Switcher Unlimited Plan
Metro by T-Mobile has brought back its $40 switcher unlimited data plan. As observed by Wave7 Research and @tracfoneguy, the plan has been quietly hiding in Walmart stores for the last several weeks. However, Metro has just moved the offer into its dealer stores. Metro’s $40 Switcher Unlimited Plan Offer
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C Spire Launches Prepaid Wireless Brand “Solo” With $35 Unlimited Plan
C Spire has launched a new prepaid wireless brand named “Solo.” Wave7 Research noted the new brand launch in a prepaid report the firm recently published. Taking a page from Visible’s playbook, the brand will offer “app-based wireless” and sell only one wireless plan, an unlimited plan priced at $35/month.
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Visible Expands Marketing Push Towards Singles With New Promo And Free Gift Offer
Visible, the Verizon-owned prepaid brand has teamed up with the Match Group to create a gift registry made just for singles. The Match Group is responsible for the dating apps Tinder, Match, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and others. Visible’s Singles Registry Details And Gift Options Visible’s Single’s Registry will be
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TextNow Has New “Stranger Things” Influenced TV Ad
TextNow has recently aired a new TV ad. This comes from a prepaid report just published by the firm Wave7 Research. TextNow’s new TV ad seems to be heavily influenced by and themed after the Netflix hit series “Stranger Things.” The ad launched at the end of March and has
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Your 3G/Non-Whitelisted Phone May Temporarily Work On AT&T Again, Here’s How
At the end of February, AT&T began to shut down its legacy 3G network. The shutdown has been nothing short of a complete disaster. It was supposed to mark the end of 3G-only devices working properly on the network. It was also supposed to kill off phones that lacked VoLTE
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Lycamobile Updates Plans, Get 18GB For $33/Month
Lycamobile has updated its wireless plans. Wave7 Research detailed the changes in a prepaid report that the firm just sent out to its subscribers. The changes likely took place on April 5th. In a roundabout way that we’ll get back to, the $33 plan now includes 18GB of 5G/4G LTE
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Cricket Wireless Adds Multiple New Phones To Lineup, Updates Deals
Cricket Wireless has added some new phones to its lineup and has updated its deal prices. The Samsung Galaxy A13 ($159.99), Motorola Moto G Stylus 2022 ($189.99), and Moto G Power 2022 ($139.99) were freshly added to Cricket’s phone plan lineup today. The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G ($409.99) was added
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T-Mobile Customers Report Receiving Spam Messages Similar To Verizon
A little over a week ago, Verizon subscribers were receiving spam text messages coming from numbers spoofed to look like they were the recipient’s actual phone number. Chris Welch, of The Verge, reported on the issue and was also a recipient of one of the spam messages. The messages read
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Google Fi Updates Plans With Better Pricing, More Features
Last month, Mike Dano of Light Reading reported that T-Mobile was in negotiations with Google, DISH, and Altice over the terms of new MVNO deals. During a conference call, T-Mobile stated it had a new deal in place with DISH barring regulatory approval. With new deals pending, BestMVNO was expecting
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Visible Launches Flash Sale On Motorola Devices, $200 Gift Cards And Price Cuts Available
Visible has launched a flash sale on Motorola phones. The sale will last a week and will get you a discount on select devices and/or a virtual gift card worth up to $200. The Motorola Edge 5G UW is the lead offer as featured on Visible’s Motorola promo landing page.
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T-Mobile Offers Its Prepaid 3G Customers Free Upgrade To 5G Phone
T-Mobile is scheduled to turn off its legacy 3G network on July 1, 2022. With T-Mobile’s upcoming 3G network shutdown date fast approaching, the company will need to get any remaining customers it has on that network to upgrade their devices before that date arrives or their service will stop
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Visible Launches Midnight Phone At Walmart.com, Is Store Launch Pending?
Visible has launched its Visible Midnight phone at Walmart.com for $99. The launch appears to have taken place on April 1st, and was first noted by a Redditor. The launch date is further supported by data from the Wayback Machine. The Visibile Midnight phone comes bundled with service for one
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Ting Mobile Deals Include $50 In Account Credits With iPhone SE Purchases
Ting Mobile is currently running several phone deals. The DISH-owned MVNO’s latest deal is for $50 in account credits with the purchase of an iPhone SE. The offer is valid on both the current generation iPhone SE 2022 and the previous generation iPhone SE 2020. Ting has other phones on
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Consumer Cellular Taps Ted Danson To Be Celebrity Spokesperson, Launches New TV Ads
Consumer Cellular has a new celebrity spokesperson in actor Ted Danson. Consumer Cellular is a wireless brand that markets itself to seniors. At 74 years old, Danson himself is part of that demographic, and his face is easily recognizable by the MVNO’s target audience, making him a natural fit to be
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US Mobile Adds Priority Data Access To Warp 5G Plans
US Mobile has added priority data to its Warp 5G plans. The founder and CEO of US Mobile, Ahmed Khattak, has been busy on Reddit over the last 12 hours letting people know of the launch. What Is The Significance Of This Announcement? This announcement mainly has meaning for tech
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