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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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 PrintThe...

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...

H2O Wireless Is Updating Its Plans On June 1, 2020, To Contain More Data

H2O Wireless Is Updating Plans To Feature A New $45 “Unlimited LTE” Data Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 05/21/20

H2O Wireless is going to be updating nearly all of its plans with more data and more unlimited calling countries. A new featured offering will be a $50 plan or $45 with autopa...

AT&T Prepaid Updates $35 Plan And Phone Promos

AT&T Prepaid Has New Offers Out Including Updated $35 Plan, Now With 2GB Of High-Speed Data

By Joe Paonessa • 05/19/20

AT&T Prepaid has rolled out some new offers, including an update to the provider’s $35 phone plan, “BridgePay,” and some new device promos. New device promos are available...

Xfinity Mobile Launches 5G Network Access

Xfinity Mobile’s Launch Of 5G Service Includes A Higher Starting Price And Higher Network Priority

By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/20

Xfinity Mobile launched 5G wireless network access today. With that launch came a new price for the Verizon based MVNO’s starter plan. Customers who want Xfinity Mobile’s star...

Red Pocket Mobile Updates Two Plans With More Data

Red Pocket Mobile Plans Have Been Updated, Get 8GB Of Data For $30

By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/20

Red Pocket Mobile has updated a couple of its wireless plans to have more data. The multi-carrier MVNO partner has updated its $30 plan to include 8GB of high-speed data on al...

Straight Talk Wireless Has A New Tagline

Straight Talk Wireless Follows Up Q1 Growth With New “No Contract, No Compromise” Tagline

By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/20

Straight Talk Wireless continues to be a bright spot for its parent company América Móvil. In quarter 1 of 2020, the brand added 91k new subscribers, bringing its total subscr...

Xfinity Mobile $100 Off Samsung Galaxy A Series Phone Promo

Samsung Galaxy A51 Is Now $12.50/Month At Xfinity Mobile

By Joe Paonessa • 05/12/20

Xfinity Mobile is currently offering $100 off Samsung Galaxy A series phones. The Verizon based provider is featuring the newly launched Samsung Galaxy A51 to highlight the of...

Verizon Prepaid Offering New $10/Month Online Exclusive Discount

Verizon Prepaid Offering Massive Discounts, Get 16GB Of Data For $35/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 05/08/20

Well, Verizon Prepaid has finally done it and changed up their promotions. The carrier has had a long-running double data promo, and although that remains intact, some plans n...