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 $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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Tello States When It Will Begin Transition To T-Mobile’s Network, Timeline Should Apply To Other Sprint MVNOs
If you have been wondering like me when Sprint MVNO’s will begin to switch over to the T-Mobile network, we finally have an answer. Thanks to Sprint MVNO Tello Mobile, there’s now a rough timeline in place. Tello posted a blog article detailing the transition plans. When Will The Transition
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Tello Mobile’s October 2020 Deal Will Get You 3-Months Of Service For Just $15
Tello Mobile has launched an October 2020 promotion. New customers or current customers that add a new line will receive up to 50% off their Tello Mobile plan for their first 3-months of service. The BestMVNO headline featured offer includes unlimited everything with the first 1GB of data each month
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Boom Mobile Website Was Infected With Malware, New Customer Credit Cards Compromised
If you signed up for Boom Mobile between 9/30/20 and 10/5/20 or made any other purchase on the site between those dates with manual credit card entry, it’s time for you to get a new credit card. A portion of Boom Mobile’s website had been infected with malware during that
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Pure TalkUSA Has A New TV Ad, Website, And Logo
Pure TalkUSA has had a very busy past few weeks. The service provider has rebranded itself to be called just Pure Talk. A website redesign was also recently pushed out as was a new logo. The firm Wave7 Research just sent a report out to its subscribers detailing a new
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Boost Mobile’s October 2020 Deals Include $99.99 iPhone SE
Boost Mobile has refreshed its deals for October. The lead offer is now a switcher deal for a $99.99 iPhone SE. It was previously available for $249.99. Some other offers have been extended and there have been some offer downgrades. Let’s take a deeper dive. New Boost Mobile Offers As
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Visible Appears Ready To Offer eSIM Support
Yesterday, a Reddit user shared a screenshot of what is supposed to have been an upcoming promo from Visible. The promo was said to offer new subscribers $20 off their first month of service. Visible’s previous iteration of that offer came to an end on 9/30/2020. The new promo was
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Lesser Known MVNO Patriot Mobile Has Been Advertising On Radio & Elsewhere
Patriot Mobile, a smaller alternative to big wireless carriers, has been running ads across various outlets to help raise brand awareness and to champion its causes. This is notable because advertising in this space has largely and historically been reserved for major wireless carriers and their “big money” prepaid brands
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Walmart Family Mobile Recently Updated Plans, Unlimited Plan Now Has 30GB Mobile Hotspot
Walmart Family Mobile has made a few different changes to its phone plans over the last several weeks. Mil Hustles (@kingoftechdeals) just sent in a tip that Walmart Family Mobile’s $49.88 unlimited plan now includes 30GB of mobile hotspot. The plan previously came with 10GB. Customers with two lines can
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