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 • 03/09/22
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/22/22
After taking advantage of Visible’s recent $200 gift card promo offer, some users on Reddit are reporting that their accounts are being abruptly terminated. The account cancel...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/22/22
Visible has just launched a promo. New subscribers can now get their first two months of wireless service for just $22, an average cost of $11/month. And for today only, 2/2/2...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/11/22
Cricket Wireless has just updated its phone deals as part of what it’s calling a “MEGA SALE.” Free 5G phones, a $99.99 iPhone 11, and a continuation offer of $49.99 for an iPh...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/01/22
Yesterday, BestMVNO reported that Ultra Mobile launched a promotion offering customers the ability to add new lines to their unlimited plan for $24/line per month. But that’s...