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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Boost Mobile Now Making Big Push To Promote K Health Partnership
In May, Boost Mobile announced that it had partnered with K Health to offer free telemedicine health care services to its subscribers. Until now, Boost has done very little to market the new perk. Just days ago, Boost Mobile launched its first new TV ad in months. Boost stopped all
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Consumer Cellular Has New Line $25 Promo Credit Offer
Consumer Cellular has launched a new promo. Current customers that add a line of service will receive a $25 account credit for each line added. New Consumer Cellular subscribers are also eligible for the offer. Offer Fine Print As with all Consumer Cellular deals, there really isn’t a whole lot
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Cricket Wireless Adds Free HBO Max To Flagship $60 Unlimited Plan
Cricket Wireless is adding more value to its flagship $60 unlimited data plan. Starting tomorrow, August 20th, new and existing Cricket Wireless customers on the plan will get a free subscription to HBO Max. The HBO Max subscription will be ad supported. It’s valued at $9.99/month. Cricket Wireless sent out
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Metro Has Launched New TV Ads To Support Latest Offers
Metro by T-Mobile has launched two new TV ads to support some of its recent deal launches. Wave7 Research described the new ads in a prepaid report just sent out by the firm to its subscribers. One of the ads pitches Metro’s free iPhone 12 Mini offer and the other
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Lively (Formerly GreatCall) Finally Gets Big Display Space At Best Buy
Lively, formerly known as GreatCall, is gaining significant display space in at least some Best Buy stores. An analyst from Wave7 Research observed in early August that Lively took over a majority of the store’s main prepaid display space at a Kansas Best Buy. Wave7 Research is currently investigating whether
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Boost Mobile Will Soon Start Activating On The AT&T Network
It looks like the Boost Mobile brand will continue to change with the seasons. A new prepaid report issued by Wave7 Research suggests that Boost Mobile will likely start activating new customers on the AT&T network sometime in early October. Currently, Boost Mobile is actively trying to migrate its Sprint
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Mint Mobile Switcher Offer Will Get You $25 Account Credit
Mint Mobile has a new switcher offer available. The company is pursuing customers on the AT&T and Verizon networks. Subscribers that make the switch to Mint from either of those networks will receive a $25 renewal credit. The offer is not being promoted on Mint Mobile’s website, but you can
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Cricket Wireless Formally Announces Acorns Partnership
Today, Cricket Wireless formally announced its exclusive wireless relationship with Acorns. Acorns bills itself as a finance app that that focuses on investing. It also offers banking with checking and access to over 55,000 ATMS with no fees nationwide and around the world. The company claims to have over 9
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Ultra Mobile Has A Buy 3-Months Get 3-Months Free Offer
Ultra Mobile recently launched a new “Ultra Summer Sale” deal. New Ultra Mobile customers who purchase the company’s 3GB plan have the option to buy 3-months and get 3-months free. This is a move straight out of its sister brand, Mint Mobile’s playbook. Mint Mobile has run the same type
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Optimum Mobile Offers Include 5 Months Of Bonus Data And Free Moto One 5G Ace
Optimum Mobile, formerly Altice Mobile, is currently running several promotions. One offer will get new and existing lines bonus data for 5-months on Optimum’s mid-tier plan. Customers will get 5GB of data instead of the plan’s regular allotment of 3GB. Other offers include a free Motorola One 5G Ace for
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Boost Mobile Is Trialing Multi-Month Discount Plans
Last week I wrote about how Boost Mobile has become a brand synonymous with change. Well, it looks like another change could be coming to Boost Mobile as it is trialing multi-month discount plans. The plans are only available to a very limited audience. Boost Mobile’s $15/month 2GB plan for
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US Mobile Founder Sees Big Things Ahead After $11.5M Investment From Volition Capital
Early last week, Volition Capital and US Mobile formerly announced a new partnership. Volition Capital, a growth equity firm out of Boston has invested $11.5 million in US Mobile through Series A funding. Investopedia explains Series A funding as typically being used by companies to “further optimize” their “user base
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Metro By T-Mobile’s $25 Unlimited Plan Is Live, Of Course There’s Fine Print
Yesterday, with its usual pomp and circumstance, T-Mobile unveiled a new switcher promo for Metro by T-Mobile telling customers they can save half off Boost Mobile and Cricket’s top plans. The new deal went live today. Customers that switch to Metro by T-Mobile can get an unlimited 5G data plan
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Apple Watch Support Headed To Visible For $5/Month
Support for Apple Watch is coming to Visible. The Verizon owned prepaid brand has setup an FAQs webpage with everything you’ll want to know about it. Reddit user Maleficent_Menu_380 recently posted to Reddit about the new FAQs page. Apple Watch support will be available as an add-on to Visible plan
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Straight Talk’s Latest TV Ad Touts 5G, With No Ed O’Neil Voiceover
Straight Talk Wireless has released a new TV commercial. The new ad touts Straight Talk’s rollout of 5G coverage and an offer for a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G smartphone. Notably though, as far as I’m aware for the first time in years, the ad does not feature actor Ed O’Neil
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