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 • 06/17/21
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
Tracfone brands are currently running a third month free switcher deal. All brands sold through Total Wireless stores and multi-carrier dealers are taking part in the promotio...
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...
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...