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 • 06/14/21
Boost Mobile is once again making major changes. A report by the firm Wave7 Research noted the company will start charging customers for taxes and fees and they will no longer...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/11/21
Cricket Wireless is out with some new phone deals and brand new phones. Cricket’s featured phone deal is for a free Moto G Play for switchers. The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is a b...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/21
Yesterday, Motorola announced that it is launching a Moto G Stylus with 5G connectivity. The device will be available through major retail outlets online and in stores on June...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...