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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Cricket Wireless Cricket Dream 5G Phone Free Switcher Offer

Cricket Wireless’s Updated Holiday Offers, Include Free 5G Phone, $49.99 iPhone XR

By Joe Paonessa • 11/24/21

Cricket Wireless has introduced its first holiday offers of the 2021 season and it includes a 5G push. Cricket’s homepage now highlights that “5G smartphones starting at $0” a...

Tello Mobile Offering 50 Percent Off For The Holiday 2021 Season

Tello Mobile’s Holiday 2021 Promo Will Get You 50% Off, Get 25GB For $19.50

By Joe Paonessa • 11/24/21

Tello Mobile has announced its holiday 2021 promo. New customers and new lines of service will get 50% off any Tello Mobile plan that costs $10 or more. Eligible Plans And Pro...

Mint Mobile Now Targeting The 55 And Up Senior Market Segment

Mint Mobile Steps On Consumer Cellular’s Turf With 55+ Senior Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 11/23/21

Mint Mobile has launched a new cell phone plan for seniors, the “MINT 55+” plan. Mint announced the plan in a blog post today. Mint’s new 55+ plan isn’t really radically diffe...

Republic Wireless Staging Site Suggests Rebrand To Target Seniors

Leak Suggests Republic Wireless’s Rebrand Will Take Aim At Consumer Cellular

By Joe Paonessa • 11/23/21

BestMVNO has learned through a website leak that Republic Wireless’s rebrand will take aim at Consumer Cellular. New plans will likely start at $20/month. The website leak was...

Boost Mobile Announces Carrier Crusher Plans

Boost Mobile Announces “Carrier Crusher” Multi-Month Discount Plans

By Joe Paonessa • 11/18/21

The DISH Network announced today that Boost Mobile has some new wireless plans. The new plans are being called “Mint Mobile Copier” “Carrier Crusher Plans.” The plans are focu...

Metro By T-Mobile First Holiday 2021 TV Ad

Prepaid Providers Ramp Up Holiday Advertising With Metro By T-Mobile Leading The Way

By Joe Paonessa • 11/17/21

‘Tis the season to advertise. And prepaid providers are doing just that as they start to ramp up their holiday TV advertising spend. Cricket Wireless recently blasted off with...

Republic Wireless To Temporarily Stop New Activations

Republic Wireless To Temporarily Close To New Customers To Rebrand

By Joe Paonessa • 11/15/21

Republic Wireless is temporarily closing in order to rebrand itself. The company sent out an email to its affiliates, including BestMVNO, to announce the temporary shutdown. T...

Cricket Wireless Triple Data Offer Observed On Display At A Walmart By Wave7 Research

Cricket Wireless Plans Have Triple Data At Walmart, Get 30GB For $40

By Joe Paonessa • 11/15/21

Cricket Wireless is now offering bonus data on select plans to customers that purchase them at Walmart. One plan will get you 30GB of data for $40/month. They are limited-time...

Mint Mobile Black Friday 2021 Holiday BOGO Offer

Mint Mobile Formally Announces Black Friday BOGO Sale And Phone Deals

By Joe Paonessa • 11/15/21

Mint Mobile has formally announced its Black Friday 2021 seasonal holiday offers. The bulk service provider has brought back through the Mint Mobile website its buy 3 months g...

Visible Has New TV Commercial And Holiday 2021 Promo

Visible Has Launched A New Holiday Themed TV Commercial And Promo

By Joe Paonessa • 11/10/21

Visible has launched a new TV commercial with a holiday season theme. Like some of the other more recent commercials from Visible, it touts Visible’s take on group discount ra...

Consumer Cellular Updates Wireless Plans For Fall 2021

Consumer Cellular Updates Wireless Plans, Adds Lower Prices With Auto-Pay

By Joe Paonessa • 11/02/21

Consumer Cellular has updated its wireless plans. Most of the changes seem positive, although one plan did get downgraded. Dennis Bournique of prepaidcompare.net spotted and s...

Cricket Updates Wireless Plans With 5G For All

Cricket Wireless Lifts 8Mbps Speed Restrictions, Offers 5G For All!

By Joe Paonessa • 10/29/21

Cricket Wireless has announced several long-overdue changes to its plans. The AT&T-owned brand’s wireless plans no longer have any speed caps. All plans are also being gra...

Kroger Wireless New 3 Month Discount Plan Seen On 10/20/21 At Dillons/Kroger In KS (Photo Via Wave7 Research)

Kroger Wireless’s New 3-Month Plan Has Pricing Similar To Mint Mobile

By Joe Paonessa • 10/25/21

Kroger Wireless has launched a new 3-month wireless plan. Analysts from the firm Wave7 Research recently spotted signage in Kroger stores that tout the new offering. The firm...

Google Fi Simply Unlimited SIM Kit On Display At A Target Local To BestMVNO

Google Fi Has New SIM Kit At Best Buy And Target That Includes Bill Credits

By Joe Paonessa • 10/25/21

Google Fi has launched a new SIM card kit in both Best Buy and Target stores. The SIMs were first spotted and detailed in a recent prepaid report released by the firm Wave7 Re...

Mint Mobile Phones Now Available At Target Stores

Mint Mobile Phones Now Sold In Target Stores

By Joe Paonessa • 10/23/21

Mint Mobile has taken its next big step in wireless. BestMVNO has observed Mint Mobile phones being sold in a local Target store. Several Samsung models as well as the iPhone...