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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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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Consumer Cellular Updates Wireless Plans, Adds Lower Prices With Auto-Pay
Consumer Cellular has updated its wireless plans. Most of the changes seem positive, although one plan did get downgraded. Dennis Bournique of prepaidcompare.net spotted and shared those updates with BestMVNO.com. Consumer Cellular Plans, What Has Changed? One major change with Consumer Cellular is that plans with 250 minutes have been
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Cricket Wireless Lifts 8Mbps Speed Restrictions, Offers 5G For All!
Cricket Wireless has announced several long-overdue changes to its plans. The AT&T-owned brand’s wireless plans no longer have any speed caps. All plans are also being granted access to AT&T’s 5G network. Cricket’s $60 flagship unlimited data plan has had its language updated to say it comes with premium data.
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Kroger Wireless’s New 3-Month Plan Has Pricing Similar To Mint Mobile
Kroger Wireless has launched a new 3-month wireless plan. Analysts from the firm Wave7 Research recently spotted signage in Kroger stores that tout the new offering. The firm described its finding in the latest prepaid report that it sent out to its subscribers. Kroger Wireless 3-Month Plan Details And Where
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Google Fi Has New SIM Kit At Best Buy And Target That Includes Bill Credits
Google Fi has launched a new SIM card kit in both Best Buy and Target stores. The SIMs were first spotted and detailed in a recent prepaid report released by the firm Wave7 Research. BestMVNO has observed them locally in each store. The new “Simply Unlimited” SIM kit sold in
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Mint Mobile Phones Now Sold In Target Stores
Mint Mobile has taken its next big step in wireless. BestMVNO has observed Mint Mobile phones being sold in a local Target store. Several Samsung models as well as the iPhone SE are being sold with Mint Mobile branding on the packaging. The phones all include 6-months of free phone
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Verizon Prepaid Offering $300 In Credits On All 5G Phones, Plus $55 Unlimited Plan
Verizon Prepaid has a new promo out highlighting that you can “save $300 on all 5G phones.” It’s a limited time bill credits offer. Additionally, Verizon Prepaid, through its indirect dealer channel is now offering its unlimited plans at a discount. Customers can get the $65 unlimited plan for $55.
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Twigby Offering 50% Off To Switchers For 6-Months
Twigby has launched a new promotion. Customers that port their numbers into Twigby will receive 50% off their wireless service for a period of 6-months. Customers who activate new lines of service with Twigby but do not port-in will still receive 25% off for 6-months. I believe Twigby has been
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US Mobile Has Its First Ad In A NYC Subway
US Mobile has what appears to be its first publicly placed ad. Twitter user @JayAngelLatigo recently spotted an ad placement on a New York City subway. The ad touts US Mobile’s $15 – 5GB plan and $25 unlimited plan. Not noted in the ad is that in order to get
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Mint Mobile Brings Back Buy 3 Get 3, Plus Free Copy Of Free Guy Movie
Mint Mobile has brought back its buy 3 months get 3 months free offer. The last time the offer was made available was in November of 2020 to celebrate the holiday season. This time, the deal has been sweetened and customers who take advantage of the offer will get a
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Red Pocket Mobile Promo Will Get You 100GB Of High-Speed Data
Some Reddit users subscribed to Red Pocket Mobile’s 50GB $50 plan have begun to notice that their accounts show they’re actually getting more high-speed data than their plan calls for. The Reddit users have been posting screenshots (see below) showing that their accounts contain 100,475MB of high-speed data (100GB) instead
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Visible Latest Wireless Provider To Be Impacted By A Security Breach
Update 10/13/2021 – Visible has issued the following statement to BestMVNO.com in regards to the recent security incident detailed in the article below: “Visible is aware of an issue in which some member accounts were accessed and/or charged without their authorization. As soon as we were made aware of the
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Tracfone Has New eBay Exclusive Annual Plans Including 36GB For $265
Tracfone has launched some new eBay exclusive annual plans. There’s also a pretty good deal going on involving a plan bundle that includes a Moto E. Dennis Bournique of prepaidcompare.net noticed and shared the new plans with BestMVNO. They seem to have first appeared in Tracfone’s eBay store on October
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EarthLink Relaunches Wireless Service Starting At $17.95/Month
EarthLink, an internet service provider founded in 1994, has launched wireless service under the brand name EarthLink Mobile. This isn’t the company’s first foray into wireless. In 2006, EarthLink in partnership with SK Telecom launched an MVNO called Helio that piggybacked on the Sprint network. According to a previous prepaid
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Spectrum Mobile Adds New Unlimited Family Plan Options Starting At $29.99/Line
Spectrum Mobile has launched “unlimited data” family discount plans. They are based on Spectrum Mobile’s $45/month and $55/month single line plans. The new family plan options simply add multi-line discounts to those plans. Customers with 2+ lines will pay $29.99/month per line for the $45 plan and $39.99/month per line
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Cricket Wireless Announces Cricket Icon 3 Smartphone
Cricket Wireless has announced an update to its branded Icon series of phones. The latest iteration, the Icon 3 will be released on Friday, October 8, for $89.99. The Icon 3 will be sold in the color Maritime Blue. It will feature the following specifications: Cricket Icon 3 Specifications 6.5″
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