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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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Visible Now Offering BYOD Support For The Google Pixel 3 And Pixel 3Xl

By Joe Paonessa • 05/30/19

Back in January, Visible launched limited support for bring your own Android device.  By limited, the Verizon owned prepaid brand meant the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Samsung G...

Metro By T-Mobile Storefront Seen In KS 5-16-19, Photo Via Wave7 Research

By Joe Paonessa • 05/22/19

Metro By T-Mobile has struck back against Boost Mobile’s free LG Stylo 4 offer with a new offer of its own. Boost Mobile’s offer has been on the market since December. Accordi...

Tello Mobile Offering New Customers 50% Off First Month Of Service

By Joe Paonessa • 05/20/19

Tello Mobile has just launched a new promotion.  New customers can get 50% off their first month of service on any Tello plan.  This is a limited time offer, and at the moment...

Verizon Prepaid Double Data For Life Offer Returns To VIDAPAY Dealers

By Joe Paonessa • 05/20/19

Verizon Prepaid has a couple of offers expiring today/tomorrow.  One is the discontinuation of a $65 unlimited hotspot data plan, and the other is a bonus data offer on Verizo...

Consumer Cellular Is Offering $20 Account Credits To New Lines Of Service

By Joe Paonessa • 05/20/19

Consumer Cellular has launched a new promotional offer.  Customers who add a new line of service will now receive a $20 account credit for every new line that gets activated....

Net10 Now Selling Annual Plans Through eBay With Limited Time Availability

By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/19

Net10 Wireless is now selling two annual plans exclusively through eBay.  The plans are both listed as being available for a limited time. 1GB Data Plan The cheaper of the two...

New Limited Time Offer, eBay Exclusive Plan From Tracfone

By Joe Paonessa • 05/17/19

Tracfone has announced a new smartphone plan that is being sold exclusively through the company’s eBay store.  It’s a 365-day annual plan that includes 1,200 minutes, 1,200 te...

Verizon Prepaid's Unlimited Hotspot Plan Is Being Discontinued

By Joe Paonessa • 05/15/19

A few weeks ago, Verizon’s $65 prepaid unlimited LTE data hotspot (Tablet & jetpack) plan, disappeared from the main part of the Verizon Prepaid website.  This led some to spe...

Gen Mobile Expands Multi-Month Offerings

By Joe Paonessa • 05/15/19

A few weeks ago, Gen Mobile quietly launched a 90-day plan sold exclusively through Amazon.  At launch, it was only available to new customers, and subscribers who took advant...

Boost Mobile Customer Accounts Have Been Compromised

By Joe Paonessa • 05/13/19

Boost Mobile has stated that on March 14th hackers gained access to an unknown number of its customer accounts.  TechCrunch notes that Boost Mobile had 15 million subscribers...

Straight Talk Wireless Launches Cut Your Bill In Half Ad Campaign

By Joe Paonessa • 05/09/19

Straight Talk Wireless has launched a new advertising campaign.  Wave7 Research is reporting that the MVNO began to air two new television ads on 4/29/19.  One ad, shown below...

Republic Wireless Now Offering Annual Payment Options

By Joe Paonessa • 05/09/19

Republic Wireless is the latest MVNO to jump on the multi-month plan bandwagon.  Today the company announced the availability of annual plans.  Republic Wireless is advertisin...

New Subscribers Can Get Any Tello Plan For $3

By Joe Paonessa • 05/07/19

Tello Mobile officially turned 3 years old on May 5th.  The company is celebrating its 3 year anniversary by offering a plethora of promotions for both new and existing subscr...

EasyGO Adds More Data To Monthly Unlimited Plans

By Joe Paonessa • 05/06/19

EasyGO has updated its wireless plans.  The MVNO that is run by H2O Wireless and now owned by Pure TalkUSA has increased the data allotments offered on its two unlimited month...

Boom Mobile Stops Selling Plans On The Sprint Network, Customers Migrated To Ting

By Joe Paonessa • 05/03/19

Boom Mobile has made the decision to stop offering service on the Sprint network.  The wireless provider has partnered with Ting and all of Boom Mobile’s Sprint network custom...