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 • 03/19/22
Boost Mobile has launched a deal on the newly announced Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. The device was announced by Samsung on March 17th with a suggested retail price of $449.99. Boos...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/18/22
Verizon brands Visible, Straight Talk, and Total Wireless have launched iPhone SE 2022 deals. Visible probably has the best offer of the three as those who buy the device will...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/11/22
AT&T Prepaid offers wireless prepaid phone deals through different retail venues. And with tax season well underway, you’re likely wondering what prepaid phones are availa...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/11/22
The iPhone SE 3 was launched just days ago and it’s already available at a pre-order discount from several MVNOs. The best MVNO deals that I could find are led by Xfinity Mobi...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/09/22
Red Pocket Mobile is looking to expand its operations by entering new markets. Last month, the MVNO issued a press release with little fanfare to announce a newly formed partn...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/04/22
Xfinity Mobile has some new deals available as well as some continuation offers. There is a new offer of up to $750 off Samsung Galaxy S22 Series phones. There is also an offe...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/04/22
Recently, BestMVNO was contacted by a reader experiencing problems with their AT&T MVNO, Red Pocket Mobile. The problems the reader is having started when AT&T began i...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/03/22
TextNow has updated its wireless plans with more options and improved pricing. There’s now a 1GB plan for $8.99. It is unknown exactly when the changes occurred. The Wayback M...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/03/22
There is a new MVNO on the block called Pugga Squared Wireless. Pugga Squared has launched by first providing home internet plans but it does intend to launch phone plans at a...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/02/22
Optimum Mobile, looking to aggressively grow its subscriber base, has just launched a new offer. The offer is for new lines only and gives customers 12 months of free wireless...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/22
H2O Wireless has updated its plans by adding a new $70 “Maxed Out Unlimited” plan. The AT&T powered MVNO now has three wireless plans that it is calling unlimited. Unfortu...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/22
Reach Mobile, the MVNO that gives back by helping to fund connectivity to those in need has made some major updates. The company first launched in 2019 as an MVNO of Verizon....
By Joe Paonessa • 02/28/22
Tracfone brands Straight Talk Wireless and Tracfone have both launched new TV commercials targeting different market segments. Straight Talk’s ad is focused on getting consume...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/28/22
In late November of 2021, Verizon announced that it had closed on its acquisition of Tracfone and all of its associated brands. Some Tracfone brands, like Straight Talk Wirele...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/28/22
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 mo...