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 • 10/11/21
Spectrum Mobile has launched “unlimited data” family discount plans. They are based on Spectrum Mobile’s $45/month and $55/month single line plans. The new family plan options...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/06/21
Cricket Wireless has announced an update to its branded Icon series of phones. The latest iteration, the Icon 3 will be released on Friday, October 8, for $89.99. The Icon 3 w...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/06/21
Peter Adderton’s long anticipated re-entry into the US Wireless market is near. His latest company, Mobile X Global, formally announced today that its US subsidiary, MobileX,...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/01/21
It comes as no surprise that Simple Mobile was the top selling brand in the most recent multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey conducted by Wave7 Research. Look over previous sur...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/30/21
Verizon Prepaid has updated its data only plan offers. There are new data only plans out and they now come with $30 multi-line discounts. Customers with multiple lines can get...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/30/21
Boost Mobile is getting its first branded device, the Celero5G. The DISH Network Corporation, which owns Boost Mobile, issued a press release today announcing the phone’s laun...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/27/21
Metro by T-Mobile has a new $40/month unlimited plan switcher offer out. The plan includes unlimited 4G LTE/5G data and unlimited calling and texting to Mexico. Calling and te...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/27/21
BestMVNO recently reported that Total Wireless is running a couple of double data promos. One offer doubles the amount of high-speed data included with the $35 plan (10GB of d...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/21/21
Ting has just launched a limited time special offer. Customers that activate a new line on either a Ting Set or Unlimited plan will receive a $10 gift card. Qualifying plans s...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/18/21
Cricket Wireless has released two new smartphones, the Cricket Debut and Cricket Dream 5G. Both devices are too new to have any online reviews. The Dream 5G was only announced...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/08/21
Unreal Mobile is currently offering a promo that gives new customers 3-months of wireless service for the price of one. So for an average cost of just $10/month you can get a...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/07/21
Wave7 Research noted in a recent prepaid report that TextNow boasted in July that its customers had placed more than 5 million video calls just one month after first launching...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/03/21
Lycamobile has updated one of its wireless plans. Wave7 Research detailed the change in a report the firm just sent out to its subscribers. Lycamobile’s $33 plan got a price r...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/03/21
Red Pocket Mobile is airing an ad on TV. And it isn’t just one TV ad. Wave7 Research noted in its most recent prepaid report that the MVNO launched four separate TV ads in Jul...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/02/21
Just a couple of weeks ago, Consumer Cellular launched an offer giving new lines of service $25 account credits. The offer was scheduled to last until September 30, 2021. Well...