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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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...

Red Pocket Mobile's 2020 Memorial Day Weekend Sale Features Half Off All Plans

Red Pocket Mobile Offering 50% Off All Plans Plus iPhone SE 2020 Deal

By Joe Paonessa • 05/23/20

Red Pocket Mobile is now offering 50% off all plans for the customer’s first month of service. There’s also a new iPhone SE 2020 deal that gives customers up to $140 off. To t...

Unreal Mobile Memorial Day Weekend 2020 Sale

Unreal Mobile Memorial Day Weekend Deal, Get 3-Months For Price Of 1

By Joe Paonessa • 05/23/20

Unreal Mobile has launched a Memorial Day Weekend Sale. New and eligible existing subscribers can get 3-months of service for the price of 1. Pricing starts at just $5/month f...

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...

Spring Into Savings With Consumer Cellular's Latest Promo

Consumer Cellular’s “Spring Into Savings” Promo Gives New Lines $20 Account Credits

By Joe Paonessa • 05/20/20

Thus far in 2020 Consumer Cellular has been running hot. The MVNO started the year off by placing in the top 100 in national TV ad spending. The money appeared to be well spen...

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...

NET10 Wireless Has A New Double Data Promo

Net10 Wireless Is Running Another Double Data Promo

By Joe Paonessa • 05/11/20

NET10 Wireless is running a double data promo, but it is unfortunately limited to just one plan. The Tracfone owned MVNO’s $20 plan now includes 2GB of data at high-speed inst...

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...

Consumer Cellular Adds New Unlimited Data Plan

Consumer Cellular Now Offering “Unlimited” Data Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 05/06/20

Consumer Cellular published a blog post today announcing the availability of a new unlimited data plan. But when they say unlimited data, is it really unlimited? Consumer Cell...

Tello Mobile Offering $15 Account Credit To New Subscribers

Tello Hits 100k Subscribers, Offers New Customers $15 Account Credit To Celebrate 4 Year Anniversary

By Joe Paonessa • 05/06/20

Tello Mobile has reached a new milestone. The Sprint MVNO announced in a blog post that it has crossed the 100,000 active subscriber threshold. The announcement comes at a tim...

Metro By T-Mobile Store Stock Photo February, 6, 2020 Minneapolis

T-Mobile Sprint Post Merger Jobs Promise Continues To Ring Hollow, Metro Dealers Must Pivot To New Brands

By Joe Paonessa • 05/02/20

April 1, 2020, otherwise known as April Fool’s day was the day the Sprint and T-Mobile merger closed. But did T-Mobile fool government regulatory agencies and the public with...