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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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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Most Tracfone Brands Offering 3rd Month Free Switcher Deal In Stores
Tracfone brands are currently running a third month free switcher deal. All brands sold through Total Wireless stores and multi-carrier dealers are taking part in the promotional offering. It is not available through national retail outlets. Wave7 Research detailed the promotion in the latest prepaid report that the firm sent
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TextNow Now Offering Free Service On “GSM” Network
Early last year, TextNow launched a free ad-supported phone plan on the Sprint network. The plan features unlimited talk and text. With TextNow fully converted over to being a T-Mobile MVNO partner due to T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint, starting today, the free plan is now available on the T-Mobile network.
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Boost Mobile Updating Plans, Brings Back Taxes & Fees, Goes Silent On Advertising
Boost Mobile is once again making major changes. A report by the firm Wave7 Research noted the company will start charging customers for taxes and fees and they will no longer be included in Boost Mobile’s advertised prices. In fact, Boost Mobile’s frequently asked questions now state “Taxes and fees
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Cricket Wireless Launches New Deals & Phones, Get Moto G Play For Free, New Galaxy A52 5G
Cricket Wireless is out with some new phone deals and brand new phones. Cricket’s featured phone deal is for a free Moto G Play for switchers. The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is a brand new phone at Cricket Wireless. The Cricket Ovation 2 and the Samsung Galaxy A02s were recently
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Moto G Stylus 5G Is Launching At Cricket And AT&T
Yesterday, Motorola announced that it is launching a Moto G Stylus with 5G connectivity. The device will be available through major retail outlets online and in stores on June 14th sold unlocked for $399.99. AT&T was the first provider to follow up Motorola’s announcement with one of its own. The
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Tello Offering 25% Off Any Plan For 6 Months, Get 4GB For $14.30/Month
Tello Mobile has just launched what it calls a summer sale. New customers can get 25% off any Tello plan for their first 6-months of wireless service. That means qualifying customers can get a plan with unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 4GB of data available each month
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H2O Wireless Adds Canada And Mexico Roaming
H2O Wireless has added Canada and Mexico roaming to a couple of its plans. The $50 plan now includes a $10 roaming credit, and the $60 plan a $20 roaming credit. Canada and Mexico roaming is available as a top-up on all other H2O Wireless plans. The change took place
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AT&T Prepaid Brings Back $25/Month AutoPay Discount On Unlimited Plus Plan
Last April, AT&T Prepaid offered a $25/month discount on its flagship unlimited plan, Unlimited Plus to new customers with autopay billing enabled. The offer has returned. AT&T Prepaid’s refer a friend program continues to offer $75 account credits to those being referred and $25 to those making the referral. I
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GreatCall Rebrands To Lively
GreatCall has quietly rebranded to now be called Lively. I noticed the change several days ago while browsing online. GreatCall announced the branding change to Lively via Twitter on May 20, 2021. The rebranding also came with an updated Twitter handle, @LivelySocial. We have a very special announcement – we
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Boost Mobile Set To Discontinue Shrink-It Plan
A new report from the subscription based publication Wave7 Research indicates that Boost Mobile’s Shrink-It plan is set to be discontinued on 6/2. After that date, customers will no longer be able to activate on that plan or switch to it. Boost Mobile’s Shrink-It plan is designed to reward customers
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Consumer Cellular Offering $25 Account Credit For New Lines
On 5/15, Consumer Cellular launched a promo offering $25 account credits to new lines of service. Wave7 Research noted the deal and detailed it in a prepaid report the firm recently sent out to its subscribers. The offer is valid for both new customers and current customers adding a line.
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Tello Mobile Quietly Adds More International Calling Countries
Tello Mobile has quietly updated its wireless plans to include more international calling countries. Tello customers can now call more than 60 countries at no additional charge. Plans with unlimited domestic minutes also get unlimited international calling. Plans that have a finite number of domestic calling minutes can use all
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Google Fi Is Airing Some TV Commercials And Internet Video Ads Touting Its Privacy Features
A couple of weeks ago I was watching some YouTube videos when an ad played touting Google Fi. This led me to wonder whether Google may actually also be running some TV commercials for Fi. Lo and behold after doing an internet search and conferring with Jeff Moore of Wave7
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Red Pocket Mobile Shuffles Plans Around, One Plan Got A Price Increase
Red Pocket Mobile quietly shuffled its wireless plans around. Dennis Bournique of PrepaidCompare tells me that at the $10 price point, Red Pocket now only offers service on the T-Mobile network. Previously the plan was available on all major networks in the USA. The plan was also updated to include
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