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 • 07/28/21
Support for Apple Watch is coming to Visible. The Verizon owned prepaid brand has setup an FAQs webpage with everything you’ll want to know about it. Reddit user Maleficent_Me...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/27/21
Straight Talk Wireless has released a new TV commercial. The new ad touts Straight Talk’s rollout of 5G coverage and an offer for a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G smartphone. Notably t...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/23/21
Cricket Wireless has launched some new deals today including switcher offers for a free 64GB iPhone SE and a free Samsung Galaxy A02s. Those with old phones that are not VoLTE...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/23/21
Over the last year, the Boost Mobile brand has become known to be synonymous with change. Since being taken over by DISH, Boost Mobile can’t seem to go more than a few months...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/20/21
Last month, H2O Wireless updated a couple of its plans with more data. H2O Wireless is owned by the same parent company as Pure Talk. So it comes as no surprise that Pure Talk...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/19/21
Early today DISH issued a press release announcing that it signed a long-term strategic Network Services Agreement (NSA) with AT&T in a deal said to be valued at about $5...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/16/21
Ultra Mobile has released a new phone plan called Unlimited+. It’s not yet available on the Ultra Mobile website but if it interests you, it should be available through your l...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/05/21
Metro by T-Mobile has a $5 bring your own device offer running. The promotion does not appear to be getting heavily marketed. The firm Wave7 Research recently reported seeing...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/02/21
Verizon Prepaid recently launched a couple of deals. Customers that switch to Verizon Prepaid can get a truly unlimited data plan for $50/month. And subscribers that need a ph...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/01/21
Today, and for today only, Mint Mobile has launched a new wireless deal. Well, it’s actually more of a marketing campaign than anything else. But, customers willing to cough u...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/17/21
Earlier today, US Mobile teased on social media that it may offer an Amazon Prime Day Promo. The MVNO put up a poll on Twitter asking its followers if they should offer one.Sh...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/17/21
Last month, Verizon announced that it was selling its media business division that includes AOL and Yahoo to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. Veriz...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/16/21
Last week, BestMVNO reported that H2O Wireless added Canada & Mexico roaming to its two flagship plans. The same two plans have now been improved again to include more dat...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/16/21
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 st...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/15/21
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...