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 • 01/04/23
Affinity Cellular has an ongoing promotion where new customers can get up to three months of service for free. The deal is for both customers who bring their own phones and cu...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/04/23
Did you get a new unlocked phone over the holiday season? Do you need a wireless provider for that phone? If so, Visible’s latest promotional offering may be a perfect match f...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/02/23
A new prepaid report issued by the firm Wave7 Research suggests Republic Wireless by DISH will cease operations. Multiple sources have confirmed to the firm that closure is li...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/29/22
Wave7 Research’s 4th quarter 2022 independent multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey results are in. And for the 32nd straight time, for as long as Wave7 Research has run the sur...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/12/22
Metro by T-Mobile has several holiday ads that star a new spokesperson in Puerto Rican singer, actor, and television host Luis Fonsi. One of the ads states Metro has the large...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/07/22
DISH formally unveiled its Boost Infinite postpaid brand today. The service is available as a limited-time only exclusive beta open to anyone interested in trying it out. Howe...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/07/22
Xfinity Mobile has updated its plans. There are two new “unlimited” plans available, “Unlimited Plus (30GB)” and “Unlimited Premium (50GB).” They are priced at $55 and $65 res...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/04/22
Following the popularity of Boost Mobile’s 10GB for $5 trial offer, Boost has decided to up the ante by releasing a free trial offer. New customers can now get a 14-day “free”...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/30/22
Metro by T-Mobile has updated its flagship unlimited high-speed data plan priced at $60/month for a single line. There have been several feature changes. The plan now includes...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/17/22
US Mobile has just updated some of its plans to offer even better value. One eye-catching change is that US Mobile’s $20 plan with 12GB of data just got a data increase to 15G...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/14/22
Metro by T-Mobile is offering free phones in Walmart stores. Wave7 Research recently described the offerings in a prepaid report the firm sent to its subscribers after first r...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/14/22
Mint Mobile’s buy three months get three months free offer is officially back on the Mint Mobile website. This is the third year in a row that the T-Mobile powered MVNO has of...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/11/22
Nebula Wireless is set to formally launch by early January 2023 with plans starting at $20/month. Due to contractual agreements, the upcoming MVNO cannot publicly name which w...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/09/22
Verizon has begun the marketing push of Total by Verizon with the launch of a couple of TV ads. There’s an ad in Spanish and one in English. Both ads appear to have launched y...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/03/22
Cricket Wireless is the latest brand to offer a free trial. Today, the prepaid provider unveiled its “tryCricket” app and initiative. Customers can now get a free 14-day trial...