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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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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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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