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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Consumer Cellular’s Best Switcher Deal Available Exclusively At Walmart
In early January, BestMVNO reported that an unknown provider was headed to Walmart. Evidence at the time suggested that Consumer Cellular was the provider most likely to be moving into the store. A newly released prepaid report from Wave7 Research has confirmed that Consumer Cellular has indeed launched at some
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Some Visible Users Report Accounts Being Abruptly Cancelled With Loss Of Phone Numbers
After taking advantage of Visible’s recent $200 gift card promo offer, some users on Reddit are reporting that their accounts are being abruptly terminated. The account cancellations may be costing some subscribers their phone numbers which they have had for many years. One such example, shown below, is of a
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It’s Back! Visible Offers $200 Gift Card For 1 Day, Continues 2 Months For $22
Visible has just launched a promo. New subscribers can now get their first two months of wireless service for just $22, an average cost of $11/month. And for today only, 2/2/2022, new customers will also get a $200 gift card from the retailer of their choosing. After today, the gift
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$99 iPhone 11 Is One Of The Latest Deals From Cricket Wireless
Cricket Wireless has just updated its phone deals as part of what it’s calling a “MEGA SALE.” Free 5G phones, a $99.99 iPhone 11, and a continuation offer of $49.99 for an iPhone SE are the featured deals. It looks like the offers may also be supported by new TV
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Ultra Mobile Launches Home Internet, Trialing Senior Phone Plans At Walmart
Yesterday, BestMVNO reported that Ultra Mobile launched a promotion offering customers the ability to add new lines to their unlimited plan for $24/line per month. But that’s not the only change going on with the MVNO. BestMVNO has learned that Ultra Mobile is undergoing much bigger changes. According to a
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PureTalk Adds Tablet Plans Starting At $10/Month, Increases Throttled Data Speeds
Yesterday, BestMVNO reported that PureTalk added support for eSIM. Today, BestMVNO has learned that PureTalk is now selling data only tablet plans. The MVNO has also updated its throttled data speeds and added a new phone plan. PureTalk’s Tablet Plans PureTalk’s tablet plans start at $10/month for a plan with
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Ultra Mobile Unlimited Plan Customers Can Now Add A Line For $24/Month
Ultra Mobile has added multi-line discounts to its $49 unlimited plan. Subscribers can add up to 4 additional lines to their accounts at a cost of $24 per line. The multi-line discount is not available online. At this time it’s available exclusively through Ultra Mobile dealers. There is some additional
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Beast Mobile Founder Launches Flex Mobile
A new MVNO was launched a few days ago by Leigh Hunt, the founder of Beast Mobile. Hunt has been in the wireless business for over 20 years and aside from running MVNOs, he has also operated an MVNE or mobile virtual network enabler. An MVNE provides the administrative and
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PureTalk Adds eSIM Support
All the latest wireless hype these days surrounds 5G, but perhaps 2022 will actually be the year of eSIM, at least for the US MVNO market segment. For a long time, and for whatever reason, MVNOs and prepaid brands have been unable to support eSIM. But that has slowly started
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Visible Adds Robocall “Scam Protection”
Verizon’s prepaid brand Visible has announced that it now offers “Scam Protection.” Scam Protection is Visible’s name for robocall blocking. It is available for free for all Visible subscribers, however, current subscribers must manually activate the feature. All new subscribers will have it automatically enabled by default. If you’re a
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Xfinity Mobile Offering Motorola One Ace 5G For Free
Xfinity Mobile has launched a limited-time offer revolving around the Motorola One 5G Ace. Switchers can get the device for free. It has a suggested retail price of $299.99. Xfinity Mobile is also offering $100 BYOD credits. Select iPhones continue to be $400 off. All offers of course have their
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Tracfone Running A 3rd Month Free Offer For BYOD Customers
Tracfone Wireless is running a promotion for bring your own device customers. New customers that bring their phones over to Tracfone and enable auto-refill for two months will get their third month of service for free. There are a few other fine print points to know about this offer which
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Optimum Mobile Adds Internet Plus Mobile Savings Bundle
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Altice USA announced that it planned to launch an internet plus wireless plan savings bundle designed to tackle similar offerings from Verizon and others. Altice’s CEO Dexter Goei said “we’ll have something to show the market in the first quarter of next year.” Now
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Beast Mobile Updates Free Phone Plan Offer Making It For Life With 2GB Of Data
Beast Mobile is an MVNO that has been around for a few years now. Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, known for his hard-nosed “Beast Mode” running style is the face of the MVNO. Beast Mobile soft-launched in 2017 and made itself more publicly known in late 2018 with the
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Tello Brings Back 25% Off Any Plan For 6-Months
Back in June of 2021, Tello ran a promo that offered new customers 25% off for their first 6-months of service on any plan. It was one of their more successful promos, and so they’ve opted to bring it back. Through January 31, 2022, new lines and new customers will
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