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 • 04/08/22
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 plac...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/08/22
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 P...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/08/22
A little over a week ago, Verizon subscribers were receiving spam text messages coming from numbers spoofed to look like they were the recipient’s actual phone number. Chris W...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/08/22
Last month, Mike Dano of Light Reading reported that T-Mobile was in negotiations with Google, DISH, and Altice over the terms of new MVNO deals. During a conference call, T-M...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/05/22
Visible has launched a flash sale on Motorola phones. The sale will last a week and will get you a discount on select devices and/or a virtual gift card worth up to $200. The...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/04/22
T-Mobile is scheduled to turn off its legacy 3G network on July 1, 2022. With T-Mobile’s upcoming 3G network shutdown date fast approaching, the company will need to get any r...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/02/22
Visible has launched its Visible Midnight phone at Walmart.com for $99. The launch appears to have taken place on April 1st, and was first noted by a Redditor. The launch date...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/31/22
Ting Mobile is currently running several phone deals. The DISH-owned MVNO’s latest deal is for $50 in account credits with the purchase of an iPhone SE. The offer is valid on...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/28/22
Consumer Cellular has a new celebrity spokesperson in actor Ted Danson. Consumer Cellular is a wireless brand that markets itself to seniors. At 74 years old, Danson himself i...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/24/22
US Mobile has added priority data to its Warp 5G plans. The founder and CEO of US Mobile, Ahmed Khattak, has been busy on Reddit over the last 12 hours letting people know of...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/21/22
T-Mobile announced today that it has increased the data allotments for its T-Mobile Prepaid Connect plans. The $15 and $25 plans got 500MB data increases to 3GB and 6GB respec...
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...