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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Simple Mobile And Total Wireless Launch At Sam's Club (Photo Via Wave7 Research)

Simple Mobile & Total Wireless Expand Into Sam’s Club, Special Offers Available

By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/20

Tracfone brands Simple Mobile and Total Wireless have expanded retail availability by launching in Sam’s Club. The move was first observed by industry analysts at Wave7 Resear...

TextNow Is One Of Several Prepaid Brands That Have Recently Launched TV Advertising Campaigns

Pure TalkUSA, TextNow And Visible Have All Launched National TV Advertising Campaigns

By Joe Paonessa • 06/19/20

There’s been a big shift in the brands that are spending on national TV advertising Wave7 Research recently reported to its subscribers. Lesser known brands such as TextNow an...

AT&T Store Located In Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City, NJ

AT&T Takes A Turn At Eliminating Thousands Of Jobs

By Joe Paonessa • 06/17/20

T-Mobile has received a lot of negative attention over the last several months for reducing its workforce. Now it’s AT&T’s turn. According to a report from Reuters, over t...

Hundreds More T-Mobile Employees Will Soon No Longer Be With T-Mobile

T-Mobile Sprint Post Merger Blues Continue With Even More Job Layoffs

By Joe Paonessa • 06/16/20

April 4, 2019, was the date that T-Mobile’s then CEO, John Legere, made big and bold promises about the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger. A great emphasis was placed on the cla...

Republic Wireless Summer Of Savings 2020 Deals

Republic Wireless Offering 3-Months Of Service For $30

By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/20

Republic Wireless has launched a new promo featuring the tagline “Summer Of Savings!” Republic’s Summer Of Savings offer will give subscribers a wireless plan featuring unlimi...

Tello Mobile Father's Day 2020 Plan Promo

Tello Mobile’s Father’s Day Sale Is $39 Unlimited Plan For $14

By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/20

Tello Mobile launched a new promo today. The offer is being billed as “unlimited everything for dad at just $14/month.” That make makes it a Father’s Day plan sale. To celebra...

AT&T Prepaid Has New 3-Month Discount Plan Offer

AT&T Prepaid Has A New 8GB 3-Month Discount Plan For $33/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/20

AT&T Prepaid continues to push into the multi-month plan market. Last summer the brand launched an annual plan for $25/month plus tax that included 8GB of monthly high-spe...

Altice Mobile Brings Back $20 Unlimited Plan Offer

Altice Mobile’s “Unlimited” Phone Plan Is Now Back Down To $20/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 06/09/20

Altice Mobile launched last September with a stellar plan that featured 50GB of high-speed data for just $20/month. The plan price was marketed as being a limited time offer....

Cricket Wireless Launches New Phones And Phone Promos

LG Stylo 6 And Nokia C5 Endi Launch On Cricket Wireless, Plus Updated Phone Deals

By Joe Paonessa • 06/06/20

Cricket Wireless has been busy over the past week launching a series of new devices. On May 29, the Samsung Galaxy A01 ($109.99) and Nokia C2 Tava ($102.99) were launched. A Y...

Pure TalkUSA Has Updated Its Phone Plans For June 2020

Pure TalkUSA’s Plans Now Have More Data, iPhones On Sale With Select Plan Purchases

By Joe Paonessa • 06/01/20

For the second time in less than a year, Pure TalkUSA has updated its wireless plans to include more data. The plan updates are fairly similar to the updates that its sister b...

Red Pocket Mobile SIM Kits Have Launched At Target

Red Pocket Mobile Starter KIT And A 3 Month Plan Are Now Sold At Target

By Joe Paonessa • 06/01/20

Red Pocket Mobile has joined the ranks of wireless brands carried within Target stores. Wave7 Research analysts recently observed the brand on display at several Targets acros...

There's A New $40 Dealer Exclusive Plan From AT&T Prepaid

AT&T Prepaid Has A New $40 Plan With 12GB Of Data

By Joe Paonessa • 05/30/20

AT&T Prepaid has launched a new $40 plan with 12GB of high-speed data, but it’s filled with caveats. Let’s take a look. AT&T Prepaid’s New $40 Plan Offer Fine Print Th...

Cricket Wireless Is Discontinuing $15 Plan For Grandfathered Customers

Cricket Wireless’s & AT&T Prepaid’s Grandfathered $15 Plans Are Going Away, Here Are Some Alternatives

By Joe Paonessa • 05/29/20

At the end of March, Cricket Wireless released a $15 phone plan to help those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan included unlimited everything with the first 2GB of d...

Total Wireless And Simple Mobile Now Offering Telehealth Service Access

Total Wireless And Simple Mobile Now Offer Telehealth Services Through Doc.com

By Joe Paonessa • 05/28/20

Tracfone brands Total Wireless and Simple Mobile have partnered with doc.com to offer telehealth services. Both wireless brands have been advertising the new service for the p...

ZIP SIM Is Shutting Down Due To Impact Of Covid-19, Here Is What You Need To Know

By Joe Paonessa • 05/27/20

ZIP SIM, an MVNO that specializes in temporary phone plans designed for travelers to the USA is shutting down. The company sent out an email today notifying its subscribers th...