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 • 01/31/22
Yesterday, BestMVNO reported that PureTalk added support for eSIM. Today, BestMVNO has learned that PureTalk is now selling data only tablet plans. The MVNO has also updated i...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/31/22
Ultra Mobile has added multi-line discounts to its $49 unlimited plan. Subscribers can add up to 4 additional lines to their accounts at a cost of $24 per line. The multi-line...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/31/22
A new MVNO was launched a few days ago by Leigh Hunt, the founder of Beast Mobile. Hunt has been in the wireless business for over 20 years and aside from running MVNOs, he ha...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/30/22
All the latest wireless hype these days surrounds 5G, but perhaps 2022 will actually be the year of eSIM, at least for the US MVNO market segment. For a long time, and for wha...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/27/22
Verizon’s prepaid brand Visible has announced that it now offers “Scam Protection.” Scam Protection is Visible’s name for robocall blocking. It is available for free for all V...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/26/22
Xfinity Mobile has launched a limited-time offer revolving around the Motorola One 5G Ace. Switchers can get the device for free. It has a suggested retail price of $299.99. X...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/26/22
Tracfone Wireless is running a promotion for bring your own device customers. New customers that bring their phones over to Tracfone and enable auto-refill for two months will...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/24/22
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Altice USA announced that it planned to launch an internet plus wireless plan savings bundle designed to tackle similar offerings from Verizon and...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/13/22
Beast Mobile is an MVNO that has been around for a few years now. Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, known for his hard-nosed “Beast Mode” running style is the face of th...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/13/22
Back in June of 2021, Tello ran a promo that offered new customers 25% off for their first 6-months of service on any plan. It was one of their more successful promos, and so...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/07/22
Yesterday, Visible formally announced a new 15-day free trial offer via eSIM for select iPhone customers. Visible came out of the gates swinging with the new offer, quite lite...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/05/22
Simple Mobile led the pack in the latest Wave7 Research multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey. According to the firm’s fourth-quarter 2021 survey, it was the number one selling...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/03/22
BestMVNO has learned from multiple sources that an unnamed wireless provider may begin selling its services through Walmart stores. Wave7 Research noted in its most recent pre...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/03/22
It’s a new year, and the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) has come to an end. It has been replaced by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). If you are curr...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/27/21
In November, BestMVNO reported that Republic Wireless was temporarily shutting down its website and would temporarily stop accepting new customers. Republic Wireless said it w...