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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Get $100 Off Any iPhone From Red Pocket And Free AirPods
Red Pocket Mobile has launched a new deal revolving around iPhones. Anyone that purchases an iPhone will receive a $100 discount and free AirPods. The offer is available to both new and existing customers. New customers will even get their first month of service for free. Update: The free AirPods
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Gen Mobile Offering Buy 1 Month Get 1 Month Free
Gen Mobile has a promotional offer running. It is buy one month get one month free on any plan. Gen Mobile’s most premium wireless plan costs $30/month for unlimited talk and text with 5GB of hard-capped data. So this would probably be the best-valued plan to get to take advantage
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June 1st Is Last Day You Can Signup For Boost Mobile On Sprint
According to a report from the firm Wave7 Research, June 1st will be the last day new Boost Mobile customers can activate on the Sprint network. After that date, existing customers only will be able to continue to use their current device on their current plan on the Sprint network.
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AT&T Prepaid Is Putting Big Emphasis On Annual Plan
In the summer of 2019, AT&T Prepaid launched an annual plan with 8GB of monthly data priced at $300 or $25/month averaged out. It was supposed to be a limited-time promotional offering. The plan never went away. A new report just issued by the firm Wave7 Research to its subscribers
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Mint Mobile Now Available In Target Stores, Brand On Fire
Mint Mobile is at it again. A recent report sent out by the firm Wave7 Research detailed several new marketing and expansion efforts revolving around the brand. Front and center, Mint Mobile has launched in Target stores. The Mint Mobile brand has been sold online at Target for a couple
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Simple Mobile Top Selling Brand Via Independent Dealers In 1st Quarter Of 2021
According to a survey conducted by the firm Wave7 Research, Simple Mobile was the top-selling prepaid brand sold through independent dealers in the first quarter of 2021. This comes as no surprise to Jeff Moore, Principal of Wave7 Research, who says Simple Mobile regularly tops the survey. Moore and his
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T-Mobile Tuesdays Heads To Metro by T-Mobile As The Line Between Metro And T-Mobile Continues To Blur
A popular perk available with most T-Mobile plans is now coming to Metro by T-Mobile. Starting next Tuesday, Metro by T-Mobile customers will be able to take advantage of T-Mobile Tuesdays offers. The first major offer that will be available to those customers is a free subscription to MLB.TV. The
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NET10’s New Plan Promo Is Taken Straight From The Mint Mobile Playbook
It’s been said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. If that’s true, Mint Mobile should once again feel pretty flattered. NET10 Wireless has launched a new eBay exclusive plan promo. It’s centered around a multi-month plan. Right now, customers who buy three months of wireless service will get
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Tello Lacks 5G Support On iPhones, Signals Potentially Larger Problem Ignored By Regulators
Towards the end of 2020, then Sprint MVNO Tello Mobile announced its transition timeline to convert over to the T-Mobile network. It was due to happen the week of November 22nd. Unfortunately, the week came and went without changeover. A Tello Mobile representative shortly thereafter confirmed to me that the
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Ting Mobile Limited Time Offers Include Add A Line Discounts For Life, $100 Off Select Phones
Ting Mobile currently has three different limited-time offers running. Customers can save up to $10/month for life when they add a line. Also available is an offer to get up to $100 off select phones and an offer for a $10 gift card when signing up for Ting’s Flex plan.
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Reach Mobile Now Offering 50% Off For Three Months
Reach Mobile has launched a new promotion available for the month of March only. New customers can now get 50% off any Reach Mobile plan for their first three months of wireless service. How This Deal And Reach Mobile Plans Work Simply signup as a new Reach Mobile customer by
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How 4 Major MVNOs Achieved Success By Differentiating From Competitors
The U.S. MVNO marketplace is filled with competition and MVNOs with weak hands are not destined to last. As Jon Horovitz recently pointed out, the path to long-term survival and success in the market is differentiation. MVNOs must find a way to offer services that are unique in the space
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Kroger Wireless Plans Now Include 20% Auto-pay Discounts
Kroger Wireless has updated its wireless plans to allow subscribers to get a 20% discount when they enable autopay billing. The exact date that the update occurred is unknown. But according to a prepaid report issued by Wave7 Research, the pricing adjustment likely went into effect in 2021. Wave7 Research
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H2O Wireless, Total Wireless, & Boost Mobile Have New TV Ads Heading Into Tax Season
Heading into tax season several more providers have either restarted TV advertising or increased their advertising spend. Last month BestMVNO reported that Total Wireless began airing its first new TV ad in almost a year. A prepaid report just issued by the firm Wave7 Research indicated that Total Wireless has
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DISH Acquires Republic Wireless, Is It About Bonded Calling?
DISH Network Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Republic Wireless. The full terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but DISH will acquire the brand, some 200,000 customers, as well as other supporting assets. The “other supporting assets” are likely the key to this deal. For now,
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