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 • 05/02/21
Starting on May 12th, eligible persons can enroll in the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. The program is temporary and it has been designed to help families an...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/28/21
US Mobile has launched shared or “pooled” data plans. The company has been planning them for quite some time. In early March of 2021, US Mobile’s CEO Ahmed Khattak disclosed i...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/26/21
For the second time this year, AT&T Prepaid has updated its data only plans. The Mobile Resource Internet Center first noted the plan changes over the weekend. BestMVNO la...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/22/21
Google Fi has added a new wireless plan to its lineup. It’s a $60/month “unlimited” plan called “Simply Unlimited.” It’s basically a stripped-down version of Google’s more exp...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/19/21
Boost Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile appear to be moving in similar directions. A new report issued by the firm Wave7 Research suggests competition is alive and well between the...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/15/21
Visible has launched a new limited-time promotional offer. New customers can signup for Visible for just $20/month for their first 3-months of service. The promotional code 20...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/15/21
Xfinity Mobile has updated its wireless plans. Xfinity is now offering multi-line discounts on its unlimited data plan. For single lines, the unlimited plan is priced at $45/m...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/12/21
Mint Mobile has launched a new free trial offer. The company has been busy over the past few days promoting the offer on social media. One ad, scene on Instagram, exclaims “St...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/12/21
Ting Mobile has launched a new promotion. New customers activating on Ting’s Set 5 plan will receive a $5/month discount on the plan for 6-months. That’s a total of $30 in sav...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/12/21
According to the opening statement in a recent filing by Verizon to the FCC, “a combined Verizon/TracFone will deliver enhancements to consumer welfare, and the proposed trans...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/05/21
Yesterday LG announced that it will close its mobile business unit. The end result is that LG is no longer going to produce mobile phones. The move isn’t entirely surprising a...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/02/21
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 bo...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/01/21
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/31/21
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 cust...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/31/21
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 promoti...