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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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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Visible’s Less Conventional Ad Approach Gets Views, Others Like Mint Mobile Focused On More Traditional Means
This holiday shopping season has seen an increase in the number of prepaid wireless brands investing in the marketing of their services. Consumer Cellular, Cricket Wireless, Metro by T-Mobile, Mint Mobile, Straight Talk Wireless, TextNow, and Visible have all launched new video advertising campaigns. While most have focused on traditional
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Unreal Mobile Updates Plans, Now Offers Service On T-Mobile
About a year and a half ago Red Pocket Mobile acquired the FreedomPop and Unreal Mobile brands from STS Media. One of the first moves Red Pocket made after purchasing Unreal Mobile was to drop the requirement that basic voice services be provided through an app with the use of
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Consumer Cellular’s Holiday Promo Is A $25 Account Credit, Supported By New TV Ad
Consumer Cellular is running a new promotion for the holidays. Every new line of service, including current customers adding a line, will get a $25 account credit. As detailed in the latest Wave7 Research report, Consumer Cellular has also started a new TV advertising campaign to highlight the offer. $25
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Boost Mobile’s Orange Friday Deals Include Buy 1 Get 4 Free Phones, New Offer 3-Lines For $90
Boost Mobile’s Black Friday, or rather, Orange Friday Deals are available now. Highlighted offers include buy 1 get 4 free on the LG K51, and switch 1 and get 3 free LG Stylo 6’s or LG K51’s. Also available is an offer of 3 lines for $90. The offers are
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Reach Mobile’s Holiday Offer Will Save You Up To $120 On Your Phone Plan
Reach Mobile has launched a new holiday offer. Customers who purchase a phone from either Reach Mobile or unlocked from their favorite stores like Amazon or Best Buy will receive up to $120 in bill credits. The offer is available to both new and current Reach Mobile subscribers. Reach Mobile’s
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Red Pocket Mobile’s Black Friday Week 2020 Deals: Get Any Plan For $5, Free iPhone SE
Red Pocket Mobile’s Black Friday week offerings are here. New customers can pick up any Red Pocket Mobile phone plan directly from their website for just $5 for their first month of service. The plans also got updated to have increased data allotments. Another Black Friday offer is the option
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AT&T Prepaid Offers New Plans With More Data Starting At 5GB For $30
AT&T Prepaid has had a very productive year as far as plan updates and offers are concerned. Throughout the year AT&T Prepaid made a much bigger push into the multi-month discount plan market, a space that has mostly been dominated by MVNO providers. Three and 6-month multi-month discount plans were
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