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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Tracfone Brands Offering $25 eBay And Amazon Gift Cards
Tracfone is running a promotion through its Amazon and eBay stores. Customers that pick up a SIM card kit from one of several Tracfone owned brands and activate service on a qualifying plan will receive a $25 eGift card. The eGift card will be for Amazon or eBay and which
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Black Wireless Has Updated Plans, Get 5GB Data For $25/Month
Last month, Black Wireless came out with a terrific offer giving new subscribers an unlimited everything plan with 50GB of high-speed data for $16.67/month. That deal has now been retired, and Black Wireless has completely updated its phone plan lineup with an even bigger emphasis on its multi-month plan offerings.
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Xfinity Mobile Deals Include Up To $300 Off Samsung Galaxy Devices
Xfinity Mobile’s currently has several deals running, and most seem to be either complete rehashes of older offerings or slight updates to them. Deals being featured include a $300 Samsung Galaxy promotion, save $300 when you buy a Google Pixel offer, $200 price reduction on the LG G8 ThinQ, and
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FreeUP Mobile Is Under New Ownership, Grandfathered Free Plans Are Changing
FreeUP Mobile is now under the ownership of Ztar Mobile. The move was noticed by Wave7 Research and confirmed to BestMVNO by Rod Nakjavani who founded FreeUP in early 2018. Rod’s LinkedIn profile page, states that the brand was acquired by Ztar on 2/1/2020. Who Is Ztar Mobile? Ztar Mobile
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New Boom! Mobile Annual Plan Includes 5GB Of Data For $19.92/Month
Just days after announcing a new free trial plan, Boom! Mobile is back with another new plan. This time it’s an annual plan. Boom! Mobile’s new annual plan is an unlimited everything plan with the first 5GB of data each month at 4G LTE data speeds for $239.04 annually or
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Total Wireless And Simple Mobile Offer Up To $100 eGift MasterCard With Samsung And iPhone Purchases
Total Wireless and Simple Mobile are both offering MasterCard eGift cards with the purchase and activation of select Samsung and iPhone devices. Total Wireless is only offering the gift card with the purchase of Samsung devices. Simple Mobile is offering a gift card with the purchase of either phone brands.
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Walmart Family Mobile Begins To Offer International Calling To Mexico And Canada
Walmart Family Mobile, one of the many brands that is powered by T-Mobile has updated its wireless plans. The MVNO’s $39.88 and $49.88 plans now include unlimited calling to Canada and Mexico. Now there is a little bit of fine print associated with the new feature offering, so let’s review
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Ting Makes It Official, Now Offering Service On The Verizon Network
Last summer, Ting announced that it was dropping T-Mobile as a network partner in favor of adding Verizon later in the year. The reason for the change was due to the uncertainty over the T-Mobile Sprint merger. However, in December of 2019 things changed and Ting announced that they came
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Unreal Mobile Now Offering Premium Voice Service At No Extra Charge
After a reader inquiry, BestMVNO has learned that Unreal Mobile is now offering premium voice service with its wireless plans. The move was confirmed to BestMVNO by representatives from Red Pocket Mobile. Unreal Mobile and Freedompop were purchased by Red Pocket Mobile last summer and this is the first major
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Boom Mobile! Offering Free Trial Plan On Your Choice Of 3 Major Networks
Boom! Mobile has been providing wireless service to subscribers in the USA for approximately 5 years. The brand operates on the AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon networks with service on T-Mobile only recently launched. Right now the MVNO is offering a free trial plan on the customer’s choice of any of
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For The First Time Straight Talk Has More Subscribers Than All Other Tracfone Brands Combined
For the first time ever, Straight Talk Wireless now has more subscribers than all other Tracfone brands combined, excluding SafeLink. SafeLink is a notable exclusion because it is part of the government-funded Lifeline program that helps low-income consumers get discounted phone service. Straight Talk Wireless’s subscriber count currently sits at
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Switch To Simple Mobile And Get Your 3rd Month Free
Simple Mobile has a new switcher promotion running. Customers who switch over to the Tracfone owned brand will receive their third month of service for free. Simple Mobile’s service is provided by T-Mobile towers. “Free Month On US” Offer Details And Fine Print This offer will be available at least
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Metro By-T-Mobile Promo, Customers Can Add A Line At No Extra Cost
Metro By-T-Mobile has recently launched a new in-store promo. Customers can now add another line to their account for free. Of course, the offer does come with a tiny bit of fine print with it, so let’s get to it. Add A Line At No Extra Cost Offer Fine Print
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H2O Wireless Adds Support For iOS Features Like Facetime, Trials Offer Of 2 Unlimited Lines For $75
H2O Wireless is the latest AT&T powered MVNO to gain full support for MMS and group messaging on iPhones. Two very basic features that everyone would expect to get with their phone service plan, but thanks to Apple policy is prohibited on some AT&T based providers. Other features now supported
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Consumer Cellular Has 3.75 Million Subscribers And $50 New Line Promo
Last August, Consumer Cellular announced that it had amassed 3.5 million subscribers. And based on previous subscriber count announcements it was deduced that the MVNO was growing at a rate of 50,000 subscribers a month. According to a February report cited by Wave7 Research, the subscriber count is now up
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