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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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Tello Offering 25% Off All Plans For Your First 6-Months Of Service

By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/21

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 cu...

H2O Wireless Adds Canada & Mexico Roaming

By Joe Paonessa • 06/09/21

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 Me...

AT&T Prepaid Brings Back $25/Month Discount On Unlimited Plus Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 06/04/21

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....

GreatCall Rebrand To Lively Seen On A Best Buy Endcap (Photo Via Wave7 Research)

By Joe Paonessa • 06/02/21

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 Twi...

Boost Mobile Shrink It Plan Has Reached End Of Life

By Joe Paonessa • 05/27/21

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 w...

Consumer Cellular Twenty Five Dollar Account Credit Spring 2021

By Joe Paonessa • 05/27/21

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 re...

Tello Adds More International Calling Countries

By Joe Paonessa • 05/25/21

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 charg...

Google Is Running TV And Internet Video Ads For Google Fi

By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/21

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 commerc...

Red Pocket Mobile Has Shuffled Its Wireless Plans Around

By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/21

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 th...

Boom Mobile's Red And Purple Plans Have Been Updated

By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/21

Boom Mobile provides service on all three major networks in the USA. The MVNO offers over 40 phone plans. Dennis Bournique of Prepaid Compare just noted a multitude of mostly...

Straight Talk Wireless New Commercial Touts Hotspot

By Joe Paonessa • 05/12/21

The firm Wave7 Research noted in a recent report sent out to its subscribers that Tracfone brands Total Wireless and Straight Talk Wireless have resumed TV advertising followi...

Tello Mobile Celebrates 5 Years In Business With BOGO Sale

By Joe Paonessa • 05/11/21

Tello Mobile just reached a milestone celebrating 5-years in business. The company was founded in 2015 and officially launched wireless service in 2016. As part of the milesto...

Mint Mobile On Display At A Local Target

By Joe Paonessa • 05/11/21

In late March it was reported that Mint Mobile launched at Target. SIM cards and plans were made available in Target stores for the first time. To support the launch, some sto...

DraftKings Coming To Select Boost Mobile Stores In A Limited Number Of States

By Joe Paonessa • 05/10/21

DISH’s Boost Mobile is in the midst of implementing a plethora of major changes. In early March, DISH sent out a press release stating that it reached an agreement with DraftK...

New Customers Get $20/Month Off Ting's $45 Unlimited Plan For 3-Months

By Joe Paonessa • 05/10/21

Ting Mobile has just launched an offer. New customers who signup for Ting’s $45 unlimited plan with 22GB of high-speed data will get it for just $25/month for their first 3-mo...