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 • 02/16/20
Multi-month plan provider Mint Mobile is up against some serious competition. Detailed in a recent report from Wave7 Research, Mango Mobile has just relaunched with a new sin...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/13/20
Cricket Wireless has some new deals launching tomorrow, February 14th. New customers will have the option to pick up one of 12 free Android devices or to get a discount on on...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/12/20
T-Mobile Prepaid’s tax season offers are here. The lead offer is for one of several free smartphones including the Moto E6 when customers purchase an $80 service credit. Ano...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/11/20
Consumer Cellular led all MVNOs and prepaid providers in national TV advertising this past January by placing in the top 100 in national TV ad spending. No other wireless pro...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/10/20
Tracfone brands exclaim that they have a “sweet tax savings” sale going on right now. Customers can pick up a Samsung Galaxy A10e in stores for $49.99. QVC meanwhile, has a...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/10/20
Liberty Wireless is a low key MVNO that operates on the T-Mobile network. According to their website, they have been in business since 2009. Liberty Wireless phone plans hav...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/09/20
Simple Mobile went over a year without differentiating several plans from one another. One example of this is how the T-Mobile powered provider handled its $50 and $60 unlimi...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/07/20
Sprint today sent out a press release to announce the launch of a new product, WatchMeGo. WatchMeGo is a wearable device designed for children ages 4-13. GPS is built into t...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/07/20
Just days after Mint Mobile offered 3-months of completely free no strings attached wireless service during the Super Bowl, there’s a new offer in place, this time available e...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/06/20
Last week Total Wireless updated its plans to include more data and more features. Most plans got mobile hotspot enabled, the MVNO’s $25 unlimited talk and text plan got a 1G...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/06/20
Metro By T-Mobile launched a new offer today. Switchers can now pick up an iPhone 7 for $49.99. It was previously priced at $99.99. Also available is a new unlimited LTE da...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/05/20
Tracfone brands including Straight Talk Wireless, Net10, Simple Mobile, Total Wireless and Tracfone itself have all issued new promos for February. All providers are now offe...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/05/20
It looks like the iPhone 7 is going to be the device that prepaid providers push hard this season. Metro and Boost Mobile are already doing it by offering the phone for $99 a...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/03/20
Selectel Wireless has updated a couple of its wireless plans. The Verizon MVNO’s $40 plan now includes 8GB of 4G LTE data instead of 7GB. The $60 plan now includes 32GB of 4...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/31/20
Cricket Wireless had a minor promo reset today as it continues to push ahead with its tax season offers. It looks like the promos may roll out in stages as the first set of of...