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 • 07/01/22
Simple Mobile has once again won Wave7 Research’s quarterly independent multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey. Survey results showed it to be the number one selling prepaid bran...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/01/22
In March of 2022, Consumer Cellular announced that it got itself a new celebrity spokesperson in actor Ted Danson. Immediately thereafter, BestMVNO reported that Consumer Cell...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/30/22
Optimum Mobile has added a new flagship wireless plan. The new plan is called “Unlimited Max,” and it is yet another misleading titled plan on the market. The plan does not in...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/28/22
The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is now free at Xfinity Mobile. Samsung’s mid-ranger hit the market a few months ago and is sold by most providers. It has a list price of $449.99. In...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/23/22
Cricket Wireless has launched a new promo exclusively through Target. Customers can now get double the data on Cricket’s $30/mo and $40/mo plans. The $30 plan will come with 1...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/22/22
AT&T Prepaid has increased the pricing on one of its hotspot/tablet plans. AT&T Prepaid’s flagship hotspot/tablet plan now costs $90/mo plus taxes and fees for 100GB o...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/22
Boost Mobile has updated its mobile hotspot plan options. A total of three new plans have been added to Boost’s hotspot lineup. Boost Mobile’s new hotspot plans start at $15/m...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/22
Boost Mobile has a new customer offer out. An online-only deal will get new subscribers three months of wireless service for $15 total. That’s an average cost of just $5/month...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/16/22
In January of this year, AT&T Prepaid basically renamed its flagship unlimited plan to Unlimited Max and made it available at a huge discount exclusively through Walmart....
By Joe Paonessa • 06/16/22
AT&T Prepaid is now offering double data on its $300 plus taxes and fees ($25/mo average cost) annual plan. Customers on the plan will now get 16GB of high-speed data inst...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/15/22
Mint Mobile launched a new promo today offering all of its three-month plans for $15/month to new customers. That’s a savings of 50% off for customers that elect to sign up fo...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/22
Metro by T-Mobile is now offering a free month of tablet data. Of course, it comes with stipulations. Customers must add two months of tablet service to an existing Metro acco...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/07/22
Visible has launched a couple of new TV ads with increased emphasis that it is a Verizon-owned brand. Both new ads immediately start off with a phone screen that reads “Visibl...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/02/22
AT&T Prepaid has a new offer out available exclusively through its dealer channel. Customers can now get AT&T Prepaid’s $65/month Unlimited high-speed data plan for $5...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/27/22
Metro by T-Mobile is offering customers a free month of T-Mobile’s 5G home internet. The plan is regularly priced at $55/month or $50/month with autopay billing enabled. Wave7...