Articles by Joe Paonessa
Joe Paonessa
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Cellu...
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...
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/30/20
Straight Talk Wireless has made a change to one of its wireless plans. The $35 plan now includes 5GB of high-speed data. This is up from its previous allotment of 3GB. Gilbert...
Boost Mobile Expands Onto T-Mobile’s Network, Sprint Network Still Area Of Focus In Select Locations
By Joe Paonessa • 04/28/20
A couple of weeks ago BestMVNO reported that Boost Mobile would be launching an expanded data network to give subscribers access to T-Mobile’s network. Today the rollout of th...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/27/20
Red Pocket Mobile has launched another promotion. New customers who activate on a Red Pocket Mobile GSMA network plan will get their first month of service for just $1. This o...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/23/20
Total Wireless has made a long-overdue change. The company’s $35 phone plan finally comes with unlimited 2G data after subscribers consume the plans high-speed data allotment...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/22/20
Venn Mobile quietly launched as a wireless service provider back in late January. The brand is run by the same people behind Teltik which was founded in 2016. Venn Mobile offe...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/18/20
The time for 5G MVNO network access is upon us. From what I understand, all T-Mobile based providers already have access to T-Mobile’s 5G network, but not all advertise it. ...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/18/20
The iPhone SE generation 2 is launching everywhere, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a good deal on an older iPhone flagship. Metro By-T-Mobile is now offering the iPhone...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/18/20
Gen Mobile is the latest wireless provider to come out with an offer to help its subscribers cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. New and existing customers on a plan priced $15...