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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FreeUP Mobile Plans Have Been Updated With Unlimited 2G Data

FreeUP Mobile Plans Now Include Unlimited 2G Data And $45 Plan Now Includes 15GB Data

By Joe Paonessa • 10/22/19

FreeUP Mobile went live with changes to its website and phone plans today. One plan got a high-speed data allotment increase and others got upgraded from hard capped data to...

Several Red Pocket Mobile Plans Are On Sale Via eBay

Another Red Pocket Mobile Plan Has Been Discounted On eBay, Get 10GB Data For $25.75/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 10/22/19

Red Pocket Mobile offers several eBay exclusive phone plans. The plans are known to go on sale from time to time, sometimes directly due to Red Pocket Mobile and other times...

Cricket Wireless Discontinues $25 Phone Plan, Updates Customer Referral Program

Cricket Wireless Discontinues $25/Month Unlimited Talk And Text Plan, Updates Customer Referral Program

By Joe Paonessa • 10/21/19

AT&T owned Cricket Wireless has discontinued its $25/month unlimited talk and text only plan. The plan is no longer available for purchase through the company’s website....

H2O Wireless Phone Plans Are Getting An Update

H2O Wireless Plans Will Be Updated November 1, Get 10GB Data For $36/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 10/19/19

H2O Wireless is updating their monthly unlimited phone plans with more data. According to wireless distributor SIMpro, the updates will occur on November 1st. H2O Wireless Pl...

Tello Offering Free Account Credit To New Subscribers

Tello Offering $19 Account Credit To Port-Ins

By Joe Paonessa • 10/17/19

Tello Mobile has just launched a new promotion with the tagline “leaves are falling, savings are calling.” Customers that port-in and activate on a Tello plan costing $19 or...

Selectel Wireless Is Offering New Customers A Free Month Of Service And Free Phone

Selectel Wireless Offering Free Month Of Service And Free Phone To Port-In Customers

By Joe Paonessa • 10/15/19

Selectel Wireless has launched a promotion that it is publicizing through Facebook. New customers that port a number in, purchase a $4.99 SIM card and activate autopay, can g...

New eBay Exclusive Red Pocket Mobile Annual Plan Is Just $30

New Red Pocket Mobile Annual Plan Features 200 Monthly Minutes, 200MB Data, 1,000 Texts For $2.50/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 10/10/19

Red Pocket Mobile has launched a new annual plan. The plan offers its subscribers monthly allotments of 200 minutes, 200MB of 4G LTE data and 1,000 text messages for a one ti...

Mint Mobile BOGO 3-Months Free Promo Upgrade Offer

Mint Mobile Has Special Upgrade Offer For Those Who Took Advantage Of Buy 3 Months Get 3 Months Free Promo

By Joe Paonessa • 10/09/19

Over the summer, Mint Mobile gave new subscribers who bought 3 months of wireless service an additional 3 months of service for free. The plan featured in the promo gave cust...

Simple Mobile Again Offering 3-Months For $100 Promo Through Independent Dealers

Simple Mobile Re-Launches Multi-Month Plan, Get 3 Months With 15GB Of Monthly Data For $100

By Joe Paonessa • 10/07/19

Late last year Simple Mobile launched a multi-month plan through its independent dealer channel. It gave customers 3-months of wireless service with unlimited everything and...

Tracfone Family Of Brands Have Released New Phones Featuring Samsung Galaxy A10e For $139.99

By Joe Paonessa • 10/04/19

Some of the major Tracfone family of brands, which include Straight Talk Wireless, Total Wireless, Tracfone, Simple Mobile and Walmart Family Mobile have refreshed their phone...

Republic Wireless Launches New Data Only SIM Plan

Republic Wireless’s New Data Only SIM Is Here, Get 10GB Data On Sale For $30

By Joe Paonessa • 10/04/19

Republic Wireless announced today that it has launched a data only SIM plan. The announcement comes roughly two weeks after the company first stated that it was working on a...

Select Verizon Prepaid Dealers Offering Account Credits And Free Moto E4

Select Verizon Prepaid Dealers Offering $45 Account Credits And Free Moto E4 To New Customers

By Joe Paonessa • 10/04/19

How do you make Verizon Prepaid’s double data offer even better? You give new subscribers a $45 account credit when they activate on a Verizon Prepaid plan priced $50 or high...

Consumer Cellular's Connect Plans Now Include More Data

Consumer Cellular Adds More Data To Plans, Subscribers Can Add 3GB Data For $10/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 10/03/19

Consumer Cellular has updated its wireless phone plans. The last time there was an update came in November of 2018. The changes only affect the amount of data a customer can...

Moto G7 Is $100 Off With Activation At Google Fi

Motorola G7 Is $100 Off Through Google Fi, Purchase From Motorola And Get A Free Moto G6

By Joe Paonessa • 10/02/19

Google Fi is offering $100 off the purchase of a 64GB Moto G7 bringing the price down to $199. This isn’t as good of a deal compared to a previous offer from Google. Back at...

AT&T Prepaid Offering Customers Who Bring Their Own Phone Free $50 Account Credit

AT&T Prepaid Is Offering Free SIM Kits And $50 Account Credits To BYOP Customers

By Joe Paonessa • 10/01/19

AT&T Prepaid has launched a promotion geared towards customers who already own a phone. Those who bring their own device to the network can now get a SIM kit for free and...