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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Simple Mobile On Display At A CA Independent Prepaid Dealer Store Photo Via Wave7 Research

Simple Mobile Finishes 2022 Atop Wave7 Research Prepaid Dealer Quarterly Survey

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...

Metro by T-Mobile Luis Fonsi Spokesperson

Metro by T-Mobile Further Targets Hispanic Market, Hires Luis Fonsi For Holiday Ads

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...

Boost Infinite’s Postpaid Beta Is Live For All, Get 30GB For $25

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...

Xfinity Mobile Launches Two New Unlimited Plans

Xfinity Mobile Launches New Unlimited Plans Including 50GB For $65 Premium Offering

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...

Boost Mobile Free Trial Offer With 30GB 5G Data

Boost Mobile Launches 14-Day Free Trial Offer With 30GB Of 5G Data

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”...

Metro by T_Mobile Vix+ On Us With Unlimited Plans

Metro by T-Mobile Updates $60 Plan, Amazon Prime Will Soon No Longer Be Available For New Customers

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...

US Mobile Updates Plans, You Can Now Get 15GB For $20/Mo

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...

Metro by T-Mobile Has Free Phone Offers At Walmart Photo Via Wave7 Metro by T-Mobile Has Free Phone Offers At Walmart Photo Via Wave7 Research

Metro by T-Mobile Offering Free Phones In Walmart Stores, Service In Puerto Rico

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...

Mint Mobile Buy 3 Get 3 Free Offer On Display At Best Buy

Mint Mobile’s Buy 3 Months Get 3 Free Offer Is Officially Back

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...

Nebula Wireless Aims To Pair Premium Services With Affordable Pricing

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...

Total by Verizon Display Being Set Up At Target

Verizon Begins Marketing Push Of Total by Verizon With First TV Ad

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...

Cricket Wireless Introduces “tryCricket” Free Trial Offer, Surpasses 13m Subscribers

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...

Verizon Prepaid Largely Improves Plans, Adds Choose Your Own Discount

By Joe Paonessa • 10/21/22

Verizon Prepaid has updated its wireless plans. The provider has made several changes to its plans including lowering starting prices, adding hotspot to its cheaper unlimited...

Verizon Prepaid Suffers Data Breach

By Joe Paonessa • 10/20/22

According to an article in BleepingComputer, some Verizon Prepaid customers were the unfortunate recipients of a message from Verizon notifying them that their accounts have b...

Consumer Cellular Two Unlimited Lines For $55

Consumer Cellular Introduces Two Unlimited Lines For $55

By Joe Paonessa • 10/20/22

Consumer Cellular, the MVNO that targets an older demographic has released a new phone plan for AARP members. Those who have a membership can now get two unlimited lines for $...