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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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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Metro’s Holiday Offers Include 4 Unlimited Lines For $100 And Zero Fees To Switch
Metro by T-Mobile has released its holiday 2020 offers. Now featured atop of Metro’s website are the words “Zero fees to switch to Metro this holiday. No activation fees. No phone rebates needed.” The fine print points out that “no phone rebates needed” only applies to Android phones. If you
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Cricket Wireless Holiday Deals Offer Something For Everyone
Cricket Wireless has announced its holiday shopping season phone deals for 2020. There are offers for everyone. Whether you are a new customer porting in or a current customer looking to upgrade Cricket has you covered. There are deals on both Android and iOS devices featuring the iPhone SE for
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Beginning Next Week Tello Mobile Will Start Activating New Customers On T-Mobile’s Network
Tello Mobile has provided further details about its planned transition over to the T-Mobile network. The transition is now planned for the week of November 22nd. Upon completion of that transition, all new customers will be activated on the T-Mobile network. Activations on Sprint will no longer be an option.
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“This Is Big” Says Ting About Its New Boost Mobile Influenced Plans
Over the summer, DISH made a move to acquire Ting Mobile assets from Tucows. That gave DISH about 150,000 new wireless accounts and over 200,000 subscribers effective August 1, 2020. A press release at the time stated that “most” Ting Mobile customers became DISH customers on that day. DISH, under
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Mint Mobile Brings Back Buy 3-Months Get 3-Months Free Offer
In July of 2019, Mint Mobile launched a buy 3-months get 3-months free promotion for new customers. It must have been a successful promo because the company has elected to expand it and bring it back for the holiday 2020 shopping season. Last year the offer was only valid on
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Boost Mobile BYOD Activations Skyrocketing, Family Plan Switchers On Decline
A recent prepaid report sent out by the firm Wave7 Research to its subscribers revealed that more than 10% of Boost Mobile dealer activations are now for bring your own device (BYOD) customers. Growth has been skyrocketing in that segment. This is a far cry from 6-months ago when less
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US Mobile Launches “Usage Analytics” To Help Customers Find The Best Plan For Their Needs
US Mobile has launched a new feature that it’s calling Usage Analytics. Usage Analytics will provide US Mobile’s subscribers with near real-time and historical data about how they use their devices. Customers will get a breakdown of their daily, weekly, and monthly usage habits. The feature will be available to
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Cricket Wireless Ending October With Over 10 Free Phones
Cricket Wireless is ending October with more free phone deals. Over 10 Android devices are now available for free to switchers as part of Cricket’s “Big Savings On Android Phones” promo. There were also $100 price drops on iPhone models. You can see all the new deals in the tables
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