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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Boost Infinite Releases 3rd Line Free For A Year Deal, But Is It Actually Good For Their Business?
Boost Infinite has a new offer out. It gives subscribers who buy two lines their third line for free. It is available on the $25/month plan so you can get three lines on that plan for just $50/month with taxes and fees costing extra. The offer is for new customers.
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Google Fi Increases Price Of Simply Unlimited For 3+ Lines By Up To $25/Month
Google Fi has increased the price of its Simply Unlimited plan for customers that have 3 or more lines. Customers with three lines will now pay $90/month, while four-line customers will pay $100/month. Taxes and fees cost extra. All new Google Fi subscribers will be immediately subjected to these rates.
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Mint Mobile Brings Back $15/Month For Any Plan, Includes 40GB Plan
Mint Mobile is once again offering new customers any 3-month plan for $15/month. This was also Mint Mobile’s January 2024 offer. The same promo ran in June 2022, and again in June 2023. I fully expect Mint Mobile to unleash a new set of TV ads promoting this offer or
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Metro by T-Mobile Now Allowing Free Phone Deals Online With Number Port
Metro by T-Mobile is now offering free phones to customers who port their numbers online. Previously, the provider only offered free phone deals in stores for customers porting their numbers, while online shoppers could only get free phones if they obtained a new number. It’s not clear if this will
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Expiring Soon! Boost Mobile Annual Plan, 35GB, $12.50/Month!
Boost Mobile has launched a very limited time promotion. New customers can get an annual plan with 35GB of monthly high-speed data for just $12.50/month. The total upfront cost is $150 with free two day shipping and a free SIM kit. Taxes and fees appear to be at a minimum
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Tello Mobile Officially Launches Data Top-Ups & Purchases By SMS
Tello Mobile announced today they have officially launched data top-ups. Subscribers who exhaust their high-speed data during their billing cycles can now add an additional 1GB of high-speed data to their plans for $5. Data top-ups can be added to any Tello plan that includes high-speed data, but not to
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Simple Mobile Wins 4Q23 Wave7 Research Prepaid Dealer Survey, Verizon Prepaid A Strong No. 2
Simple Mobile has won the Wave7 Research quarterly multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey that was conducted in 4Q23. That’s the 36th straight quarterly win for the brand, and it has won every survey ever conducted by Wave7 Research. Simple Mobile was carried by 23 out of 30 dealers surveyed, just like
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Consumer Cellular Offers $5/Mo Off Any Plan For 12 Months, With TV Ad Support
Consumer Cellular has launched a new promotion as detailed in a recently filed prepaid report by the firm Wave7 Research. New customers can receive a $5/month discount for their first 12 months of service by using the promo code FIRSTYEAR15 during sign-up. This discount is applied as a monthly bill
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PureTalk’s Latest TV Ad And Offer Is A Pitch For A Free Samsung Galaxy Phone
PureTalk has launched a new promotion offering a free Samsung Galaxy A15, as noted by Wave7 Research in its latest prepaid market report. This deal, described by Wave7 Research as a tax season offer, aligns with the period when wireless brands traditionally introduce their tax season offers. The free phone
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US Mobile Continues Annual Plan Push, Raises Monthly Rate Of Home Phone Plan
In October 2023, BestMVNO reported that US Mobile launched a landline Home Phone plan. The launch rate was $9.99/month for unlimited calling, voicemail, caller ID, call forwarding, and conference calling. Taxes and fees were included in the price. US Mobile does not disclose what cellular network their Home Phone plan
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US Mobile Beta Tests Dual SIM Add-On: Use Your Data Across Multiple Networks
US Mobile has launched beta testing of a new plan feature to allow for multi-network use unlimited plans. US Mobile’s flagship unlimited plan costs $50/month for a single line and includes 100GB of data at up to 5G data speeds before throttling to 1Mbps and allows 50GB of hotspot usage.
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AT&T Prepaid’s New $40 Plan With A 3Mbps Speed Cap Is A Peculiar Throwback
AT&T Prepaid has launched a new wireless plan and it is a peculiar throwback to the past with a 3Mbps speed cap. The new plan is priced at $50/month or $40/month with autopay billing. It includes unlimited talk, text, and data. The first 30GB of data consumed in a monthly
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Airvoice Wireless Has A Deal Mirroring Mint Mobile, $15/Mo For Any Plan
Airvoice Wireless is running an offer that mirrors Mint Mobile. New customers can get any three-month plan for $15/month. That makes their flagship plan the best deal. It includes 35GB of high-speed data before throttling and 5GB of hotspot, plus international calling to over 80 countries. The company is also
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Ultra Mobile’s Holiday Offer Ends Soon, Get 3GB Data For $10/Month
Ultra Mobile’s New Year’s deals are set to expire on January 7th. Update: the offers have been extended until at least 1/31. Highlighted offers include the following deals: Any 3GB multi-month plan is available for just $10/month Any 10GB multi-month plan is available for only $20/month A 20% discount is
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DISH Dominated Radio In 4Q23 With Boost Mobile & Infinite Radio Ads
The fourth quarter of 2023 saw DISH invest heavily in the marketing of its Boost Mobile and Boost Infinite brands. According to the latest prepaid report from the firm Wave7 Research, Boost Mobile was the fifth most advertised brand among all brands and industries in the USA during the week
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