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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Verizon’s New $75 Unlimited Prepaid Plan Is Ultra Wideband Enabled
Verizon Prepaid has released a new unlimited data plan priced at $75/month plus taxes and fees. It is 5G ultra-wideband enabled and the only Verizon Prepaid plan to have that designation. With 5G ultra-wideband, data speeds are multiple times faster than LTE data speeds and can reach Gbps. That is
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AT&T Prepaid Deals Include $149.99 iPhone SE And $57.49 Samsung A01
AT&T has several prepaid phone deals running. Some may be relatively new, while others have been on-going for a while. Highlighted deals include an in-store only offer of a $149.99 iPhone SE and an offer for a Samsung A01 for $57.49 that is available both in-stores and online. iPhone SE
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Current Tello Customers Will Be Able To Migrate To T-Mobile Network By End Of Q1
Back in November, Tello announced that it would start activating new customers exclusively on its GSM partner network, T-Mobile, by the end of that month. Unfortunately, that planned transition ended up getting delayed by quite a bit. Tello opted to push back the timeline as the company found it needed
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Xfinity Mobile “On US” Promo, Customers Can Get Free Moto E Or LG K51
From late November through December 7, Xfinity Mobile ran an “On Us” promotion that gave customers either a free MOTO E, LG K51, or iPhone SE. Two of those deals are now back. Customers can get their choice of a free MOTO E or LG K51. I’m not entirely clear
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Telcel Is Being Folded Into Simple Mobile
Telcel America is no more. The brand has announced that it is folding into Simple Mobile. Telcel America was first established in 2012 and it is one of over half a dozen Tracfone owned wireless brands. Telcel originally carved a niche for itself by offering international service plans highlighted with
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Boost Mobile Launches 2021 Deals With $40 Unlimited Plan
Like Cricket Wireless, Boost Mobile also launched its first deals of 2021 today. Boost’s featured offer is a deal for a $40 unlimited plan bundled with a free Samsung Galaxy A21. Of course, there is some fine print associated with the offer. So let’s have at it. Offer Fine Print
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Latest Deals From Cricket Wireless Include $49.99 iPhone SE
The latest phone deals are now out from Cricket Wireless. New Year, New Phone is the tagline featured on the Cricket Wireless homepage. The deal highlighted next to the tagline is a switcher offer for a Samsung Galaxy A01 priced at $19.99. This is actually a downgrade from Cricket’s holiday
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Simple Mobile Has $40 Unlimited Plan Offer
A few weeks back, Tracfone brand Simple Mobile launched a new dealer only promotion. Customers who shop at a Simple Mobile authorized dealer are able to pick up an unlimited plan for just $40/month. This limited-time offer is currently scheduled to be available until at least 3/31/21 (Update: offer extended
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Analyst Infers Verizon Has An 80% Chance Of Getting Approved To Acquire Tracfone
In September of 2020, Verizon announced that it reached an agreement to acquire Tracfone. The price tag for the purchase tops out at $6.9 billion. It isn’t expected to close until the latter half of 2021. But like all major transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, they must get approved by
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Pure Talk Launches New Commercial: “Why Thousands Are Switching”
As far as advertising campaigns go, Pure Talk had a fairly productive 2020. The AT&T powered MVNO ran several TV ads with national airings occurring primarily through Fox News programming. From mid-September through mid-December 2020, a commercial aired explaining to viewers how much they could save by switching to Pure
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AT&T Prepaid Appears To Have Started 2021 By Discontinuing A Couple Of Plans
It’s a new calendar year, and that means a new year of phone plan updates to look forward to. AT&T Prepaid may be the first provider out of the gate to have updated its plans for 2021. Looking over AT&T Prepaid’s plans today, I noticed a couple are no longer
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Red Pocket Mobile Launches Dealer Exclusive 3-Month $30 Plan
Red Pocket Mobile has launched a new wireless plan. This one is exclusive to their “indirect channel.” That means if you are interested in purchasing the plan, you will have to find a dealer near you that carries Red Pocket Mobile. The new plan is a multi-month offering and is
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TextNow, Freemium Provider, Continues To Invest Heavily In TV Ads
Freemium wireless provider TextNow continues to invest heavily in TV advertising. Back in October, the company launched a TV commercial called Priceless Connections. It informed viewers that they offer an unlimited talk and text plan for $0/month. That commercial followed up two other TV commercials that TextNow had aired heavily
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US Mobile Now Offers Whopping 30GB Of Data For $30/Month
Back in September, US Mobile debuted a couple of new plans with hard capped data. A $15 plan with 2.5GB of high-speed data and a $30 plan with 10GB of high-speed data were introduced. Today the provider has issued a massive update to each of those plans. The $15 plan
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Tello Offering New Customers 4GB Data For $10/Month
Tello Mobile has launched a last-minute holiday deal to entice new customers to make the switch. For a limited time, new customers switching to Tello can get 3-months of wireless service for just $10/month. The discounted plan regularly costs $19/month and includes unlimited talk, text, and data with the first
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