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-By-T-Mobile Offering $100 Prepaid Mastercard To Customers That Activate Online Plus Free Galaxy A11s Deal
Metro By T-Mobile has launched a couple of new offers. Subscribers that buy a phone online or bring one to Metro can now get a $100 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard. Also available is an offer for up to 4 free Samsung Galaxy A11s. $100 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard Offer Explained The $100
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Spectrum Mobile Quietly Launches $55 “Unlimited Plus” Plan With 30GB Of High-Speed Data
Spectrum Mobile quietly updated its phone plan lineup today with a new offering. There’s a new “unlimited” plan now available called “Unlimited Plus” and it’s billed at a rate of $55/line. The plan includes unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 30GB of data each month available at up
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Tello Has Launched A Promo Allowing New Customers To Get 3-Months Of Service For $15
Tello Mobile has launched a new promo featuring the tagline “Tello, Your Back-To-School Buddy.” The promo will give subscribers a phone plan for $5/month for their first 3-months of wireless service. The plan being offered includes unlimited talk, text, and data, with the first 1GB of data each month available
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DISH Has Acquired Ting Mobile Assets From Tucows, Consumers May See Price Improvements
The DISH Network and Tucows Inc. jointly announced today that DISH has acquired some Ting Mobile assets from Tucows. A representative speaking on behalf of Tucows told BestMVNO that DISH has acquired the right to use the Ting Mobile brand for two years and Ting Mobile’s loyal customer relationships. At
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Cricket Wireless’s Latest Deals Include A Free iPhone 7
Last week, Cricket Wireless refreshed some of its phone deals and launched the Samsung Galaxy A11. Today, July 24, 2020, there has been another deal refresh highlighted by some new iPhone offers including a free iPhone 7 deal for switchers. Let’s take a closer look at what the provider is
Read MoreBoost Mobile May Have Its Eyes On T-Mobile With New Plans Starting At $10 Due In Early August
Boost Mobile was officially purchased from T-Mobile by the DISH Network on July 1st, 2020. T-Mobile was required to offload the brand in order to gain regulatory approval to merge with Sprint. After closing the deal with T-Mobile, DISH made immediate changes to Boost Mobile highlighted by the release of
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Ultra Mobile Promo Will Get You A Phone Plan With 50GB Of Data For $39
Ultra Mobile has launched a new promo. The T-Mobile powered MVNO is offering its $49.00 plan with unlimited everything including the first 50GB of data each month at up to 5G data speeds for 20% off. With the discount applied, the price of the plan is just $39 plus taxes
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Boost Mobile Laser Focused On $hrink-It Plan, No Longer Offering Free Phones To Unlimited Family Plan Port-Ins
The DISH Network officially took over the Boost Mobile brand on July 1, 2020. With that takeover, DISH made several immediate changes to Boost Mobile. A new logo was announced as were two new phone plans highlighted by a $45 $hrink-It plan. The $hrink-It plan includes unlimited everything with the
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Cricket Wireless Announces 5G Launch Date, Samsung Galaxy A11, And Updated Plans & Deals
Cricket Wireless now has a launch date for 5G wireless. On August 21st, subscribers will be able to activate 5G service on the network. Cricket’s first 5G device to become available for purchase will be the Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G. Pricing and a release date for the phone have yet
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Straight Talk Wireless’s New No Fees Phone Payment Plan Featured In New TV Commercial
Straight Talk Wireless is the largest of the Tracfone owned brands and its subscriber count continues to grow. In quarter 2 of 2020, Straight Talk added 270,000 new subscribers bringing the MVNO’s total subscriber count to 9.743 million, up from 9.473 million in quarter 1. Year over year Straight Talk
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Fact Checking T-Mobile’s Claims That 4 Unlimited Lines For $100 Is Unheard Of In Postpaid
On July 23, 2020, T-Mobile unveiled a couple of new offers that will officially go live on July 24, 2020. As usual with T-Mobile, the announcement came with a whole lot of pomp and circumstance and some truth-bending claims. You can read the full and official press release detailing the
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Boost Mobile Launches Several New Phones Including Samsung Galaxy A11
Leading up to the DISH Network’s takeover of Boost Mobile, Boost Mobile dealers and Boost Mobile’s online store both faced a shortage of phones. Dealers had a hard time stocking them and many were also frequently listed as out of stock online. DISH has now started to take steps to
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AT&T Prepaid Adds Another Multi-Month Discount Plan, Get 6 Months With 8GB Of Data For $180
AT&T Prepaid has recently been making a hard push into the multi-month plan market. The market has been pioneered and dominated by MVNOs such as Mint Mobile and Tracfone. But AT&T is the first major carrier to make a big play in the space. Last year, AT&T Prepaid launched its
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Ultra Mobile’s PayGO & Tourist Plans Have Updated, $3 PayGO Now Includes 100 Mins/Text/MB Data
A year ago Ultra Mobile hit it big when it’s PayGO and Tourist plans landed in T-Mobile stores. The two plans served and continue to serve as replacement offerings for prepaid plans that T-Mobile discontinued. In essence, rather than to continue to offer what were probably low margin and selling
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Simple Mobile Offers 4 Unlimited Lines For $100
Simple Mobile has an offer running of 4 unlimited data lines for $100. The offer is only available at Total Wireless stores and through independent multi-carrier dealers. Total Wireless stores can be found in just 22 states. But if you are near a store or dealer, it is certainly a
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