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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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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Metro’s $200 Prepaid Mastercard & $40 Unlimited Plan Offers Take Aim At Visible
I thought it was just me. I thought Metro’s current set of offers looked awfully familiar. It turns out, it’s because they are. Among several offers that are currently displaying on Metro by T-Mobile’s homepage right now, 3 of them really stick out. Let’s have a look: $200 Virtual Prepaid
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Chicago Investment Firm GTCR Buys Consumer Cellular For $2.3 Billion
Another big name prepaid wireless provider has been acquired. Private equity firm GTCR, based out of Chicago, formally announced this morning that it has purchased a majority stake in Consumer Cellular. Light Reading’s Mike Dano was the first to report the transaction in a story published yesterday evening, October 27.
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Verizon Prepaid Has Been Removed From Target Stores
Wave7 Research had been observing a reduction of inventory of Verizon Prepaid phones carried in Target stores. The reduction was noticed across several states over a time period of a couple of months. BestMVNO had observed similar changes locally with one store going from fully-stocked displays in August of 2020
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AT&T Prepaid And Cricket Wireless Are Pulling Out Of Best Buy
AT&T Prepaid and Cricket Wireless appear to be leaving Best Buy stores. Over the last several weeks, analysts from the firm Wave7 Research noticed inventory of both brands dwindling in stores across several states. Signage advertising each brand has been also taken down. Online checks of several zip codes also
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TextNow and Mint Mobile Have Launched New TV Commercials
A recent prepaid report issued by the firm Wave7 Research detailed new TV commercial ad launches from the wireless brands TextNow and Mint Mobile. The ads are airing on TV stations nationwide. Both brands are smaller sized independently owned MVNOs that are primarily direct to consumer businesses. The advertising is
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Reach Mobile Updates Plans With More Data And Cheaper Prices
Reach Mobile has improved its assortment of wireless plans. The Verizon based provider notable for its Gigs that Give charity program now offers plans that start at $30/month down from $35/month. The $30 plan includes unlimited talk and text with 3GB of hard capped data and allows for mobile hotspot usage.
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Latest Tracfone Deals Include A 1-Year Plan With 3GB Of Data For $29.99
Tracfone and Tracfone owned NET10 Wireless are both offering pretty good deals right now on eBay for low usage wireless subscribers. Tracfone and Simple Mobile also have a special deal exclusive to Amazon. eBay Deals Ebay shoppers can now get an annual plan from NET10 Wireless that includes unlimited everything
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