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 • 03/01/22
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...
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...