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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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 • 04/20/20
Cricket Wireless has updated its phone promos again. The last update was about 3 weeks ago. There are now several new promos available with the featured offers being for switc...
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/16/20
If you somehow missed it, Apple launched the iPhone SE generation 2 this week. The body of the device is a throwback to yesteryear with large bezels, but it does have some hi...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/16/20
Boost Mobile’s first move after the Sprint-T-Mobile merger was to offer a $15 phone plan that matched exactly what was being offered over at Metro By-T-Mobile. Now T-Mobile i...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/14/20
H2O Wireless has launched a new online sales program that is designed to help dealers to be able to continue their business online during the COVID-19 crisis. Normally dealer...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/14/20
TextNow is a wireless provider that operates on the Sprint network and also over WiFi. In late January the company unveiled a free wireless plan that it said was years in the...