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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Boost Mobile Has The iPhone 7 For $29.99

By Joe Paonessa • 01/29/20

Boost Mobile has just had a promo reset, and several new offers are now available. The lead offer is for a new iPhone 7 for just $29.99. Some dealers are also pushing the off...

Tello Mobile Offering Virgin Mobile Customers Half Off To Switch

Tello Mobile Offering 50% Off All Plans To Virgin Mobile Subscribers Who Make The Switch

By Joe Paonessa • 01/29/20

A few weeks ago it was announced that Virgin Mobile would be shutting down and subscribers would be migrated to Boost Mobile. Typically when a provider shuts down we see a lot...

HSN LG Journey Tracfone Annual Plan Bundle For As Low As $50

HSN Has Tracfone LG Journey With 1,500 Min/Text/MB Data For As Low As $50

By Joe Paonessa • 01/26/20

The Home Shopping Network (HSN) has another Tracfone deal out. New HSN customers can pick up a brand new LG Journey with an annual Tracfone plan that includes 1,500 minutes,...

Reach Mobile Now Offering International Roaming Data Starting At $5 Per 0.5GB

Reach Mobile Adds International Roaming Data, Support For More Lines

By Joe Paonessa • 01/23/20

Reach Mobile, an MVNO that gives to charity, has announced a couple of plan enhancements. Subscribers can now add international data roaming to their plans. Rates vary by co...

Red Pocket Mobile Offering $250 Off Any iPhone Purchase When Bundled With A Plan

Red Pocket Mobile Is Offering $250 Off Any iPhone + $20 Off AirPods

By Joe Paonessa • 01/17/20

Red Pocket Mobile has launched a new and limited-time promotion. Customers will save $250 on the purchase price of any iPhone and $20 on AirPods when the purchase is bundled...

iPhone 6s Is Once Again $49 Dollars At Cricket Wireless

iPhone 6s Is Back Down To $49.99 At Cricket Wireless With Valid ID

By Joe Paonessa • 01/17/20

A week after a major promo reset, Cricket Wireless has altered some of its promos for the better. The iPhone 6s is once again $49.99 with port-in to Cricket’s $60 unlimited p...

H2O Wireless Is Now Offering Multi-Month Recharge Discounts

H2O Wireless Is Now Offering Multi-Month Discounts

By Joe Paonessa • 01/16/20

H2O Wireless is now offering multi-month recharge discounts. Customers who choose to recharge their plans for either 3, 6, or 12 months at a time will receive either 50% off...

Tracfone Wireless, Inc. Appears To Be Readying The Launch Of SmartSIM

TracFone’s “SmartSIM” Could Be An Industry Game-Changer, But It Will Depend On Its Implementation

By Joe Paonessa • 01/16/20

Tracfone may be readying the launch of a new service titled “SmartSIM.” FierceWireless, recently detailed what is known about the new product in an article. In short, it wil...

ATT Prepaid Updated Some Deals For Early 2020

AT&T Prepaid Continues To Offer The iPhone 6s For $99 As Part Of A Promo Reset

By Joe Paonessa • 01/13/20

AT&T Prepaid had a promo reset on 1/10/2020. The provider extended its $20 autopay discount on its unlimited plan offerings at least until 3/23/20 online and 4/2/20 in st...

A Small Number Of Walmart Locations Like This Asheville North Carolina Area Store Are Testing The Sale Of goTRG Certififed Refurbished Apple Products

Walmart Launches In-Store Pilot Program To Sell Refurbished iPhones, iPads, & Other Apple Devices

By Joe Paonessa • 01/13/20

Walmart is currently running a new pilot program believed to be in about 30 of its brick and mortar stores. Stores participating in the program are selling goTRG certified re...

Cricket Wireless Featured January 2020 Phone Deal Is A Free Samsung Galaxy J2 Pure

Cricket Wireless Has Its First New Promos Of 2020, Featuring A Free Samsung Galaxy J2 Pure For Switchers

By Joe Paonessa • 01/11/20

Cricket Wireless had a promo reset on 1/10/2020 after several long-standing phone deals officially came to an end on 1/9/2020. The $399.99 Samsung Galaxy S10 and $9.99 Galaxy...

Get A Free Year Of Phone Service From Marshawn Lynch And Beast Mobile

Beast Mobile Via Marshawn Lynch Offering One Free Year Of Wireless Service

By Joe Paonessa • 01/10/20

“Marshawn Lynch Is Paying Your Service For A Year” is the headline over at a Beast Mobile landing page right now. The Sprint and AT&T powered MVNO is offering one year of...

Boss Revolution Has New Unlimited Plans Starting At $20/Month

Boss Revolution’s Plans Start At $20 For 1GB Of 4G LTE Data

By Joe Paonessa • 01/08/20

Boss Revolution, the brand known for selling international calling cards has launched some new unlimited plans that use Sprint towers to provide cellular service. The plans s...

Tello Mobile Adds New Unlimited 25GB 4G LTE Data Plan

Tello Mobile Doubles Data On $39 Plan To Include 25GB Of 4G LTE Data

By Joe Paonessa • 01/07/20

Tello Mobile updated its wireless plans today. The Sprint powered MVNO has a new “unlimited plan” option. Tello defines unlimited as being 25GB of data at 4G LTE data speeds...

Virgin Mobile USA Is Closing Down (Screenshot From Virgin Mobile Website)

Iconic Brand Virgin Mobile USA Is Closing, Subscribers Will Be Transferred To Boost Mobile

By Joe Paonessa • 01/07/20

An iconic wireless brand has quietly announced that it is discontinuing service. Virgin Mobile USA is migrating all of its customers to Boost Mobile. Customer migration will...