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 Has Become A Brand Synonymous With Change
Over the last year, the Boost Mobile brand has become known to be synonymous with change. Since being taken over by DISH, Boost Mobile can’t seem to go more than a few months without making some sort of major alterations. In mid-2020, fresh off its takeover by DISH, Boost Mobile’s
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Black Wireless Deal Will Save You 50% Off Price Of 10GB Plan
Black Wireless has recently launched a promo. Customers who buy Black Wireless’s 6-month plan with 10GB of high-speed data will save $60 off on the plan’s regular rate. It’s now available for $90 or an average cost of $15/month. Black Wireless sells monthly, 6-month, and 12-month phone plans. The 10GB
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Pure Talk Quietly Updates “Unlimited Plan” With More Data
Last month, H2O Wireless updated a couple of its plans with more data. H2O Wireless is owned by the same parent company as Pure Talk. So it comes as no surprise that Pure Talk is beginning to follow suit with plan updates. At the moment, Pure Talk has only updated
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Mint Mobile 3-Month Plan $20 Off Today Only At Best Buy
A couple of Mint Mobile phone plans are on sale today only at Best Buy. Mint’s basic plan 3-month starter kit for new customers is just $25 instead of its regular price of $45. That works out to an average cost of $8.33/month as opposed to the regular rate of
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AT&T Prepaid Announces First Back-To-School Promos Of The Season
AT&T Prepaid has launched its first back-to-school promos of the season. There are several phone and plan deals available, although many are simply continuation deals of long running offers. There are online only deals, and some deals exclusive to Walmart. Let’s take a look. Save 50% On Select Android Phones
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DISH Makes AT&T Partner For DISH MVNO Customers
Early today DISH issued a press release announcing that it signed a long-term strategic Network Services Agreement (NSA) with AT&T in a deal said to be valued at about $5 billion. The agreement allows AT&T to become the primary network service partner for DISH MVNO customers. DISH says that the
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Ultra Mobile Has A New “Unlimited+” Phone Plan
Ultra Mobile has released a new phone plan called Unlimited+. It’s not yet available on the Ultra Mobile website but if it interests you, it should be available through your local Ultra Mobile dealer. The new plan includes unlimited data with the first 60GB available at up to 5G data
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Metro Offers First Month Of Unlimited Data At $5 For BYOD, Closes More Than 2,500 Stores
Metro by T-Mobile has a $5 bring your own device offer running. The promotion does not appear to be getting heavily marketed. The firm Wave7 Research recently reported seeing minor signage for the deal at Metro stores. No TV, radio, or online video ads have been observed promoting it. Still,
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Verizon Prepaid Offering Unlimited For $50/Month And $100 Off Select Phones
Verizon Prepaid recently launched a couple of deals. Customers that switch to Verizon Prepaid can get a truly unlimited data plan for $50/month. And subscribers that need a phone can get one for up to $100 off with the coupon code CELEBRATE. The $50 unlimited plan offer does come with
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Mint Mobile One Day “Deal;” A 25 Year Phone Plan Is Being Marketed With Video Ads
Today, and for today only, Mint Mobile has launched a new wireless deal. Well, it’s actually more of a marketing campaign than anything else. But, customers willing to cough up $2500 can get a phone plan that lasts for 25 years. That works out to an average cost of $100
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Reach Mobile Holiday Sale Offers $20 Off Your Phone Bill For 4-Months, Get 3GB For $10
Reach Mobile, the MVNO that offers connectivity to those in need through its “Get a plan, give a plan” program is running a special promotion for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. Starting on July 2 and lasting through July 5, all new Reach Mobile subscribers can get a plan
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US Mobile Is Launching An Amazon Prime Day Promo That Could Save You $250
Earlier today, US Mobile teased on social media that it may offer an Amazon Prime Day Promo. The MVNO put up a poll on Twitter asking its followers if they should offer one. Should US Mobile do an Amazon Prime Day Promo? ???? — US Mobile (@USMobile) June 17, 2021
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Yahoo Mobile To Shut Off No Later Than August 31
Last month, Verizon announced that it was selling its media business division that includes AOL and Yahoo to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. Verizon said it will raise $4.25 billion in cash from the sale and will retain a 10% stake in the new company which will
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H2O Wireless Adds More Data To Select Plans, Get 60GB For $60
Last week, BestMVNO reported that H2O Wireless added Canada & Mexico roaming to its two flagship plans. The same two plans have now been improved again to include more data. The MVNOs $50 plan ($45 with autopay billing) now includes 40GB of high-speed data before throttling to 2G data speeds.
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Simple Mobile Is Top Selling Brand In 2Q21 Dealer Survey Conducted By Wave7 Research
Simple Mobile is again the top-selling prepaid brand in the latest survey of independent dealers conducted by Wave7 Research. Wave7 Research has performed the survey for 26 straight quarters dating back to 2015. In May and early June, the research firm queried 30 independent multi-carrier prepaid dealers by phone around
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