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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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DataPass Has Closed Down

DataPass Has Quietly Shut Down

Joe Paonessa - Mar 22, 2019
DataPass was a multi-carrier partner MVNO.  The company offered service plans on the T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon networks.  The MVNO burst onto the scene in early 2018 by offering an unlimited LTE data plan on the Sprint network for just $39/month.  At launch, it was the cheapest unlimited data plan
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Tello Mobile Offering New Subscribers Free $25 Account Credit

Tello Announces Spring Promo, Get $25 Account Credit When You Subscribe

Joe Paonessa - Mar 21, 2019
Tello Mobile has a new promotion.  New subscribers will get a $25 account credit when they signup with the Sprint based provider. Customers have until April 4th, 2019 to take advantage of this offer. Account Credit Details Customers will receive the account credit as soon as they place their first
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Simple Mobile Limited Time Offer Is 15GB LTE Data For $40

Simple Mobile Promo, Get 15GB Of LTE Data For $37.50/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 21, 2019
Simple Mobile has just launched a new promotion.  For a limited time, customers can now get unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 15GB of data at LTE data speeds for $37.50/month with Auto-Reup billing enabled.  Mobile hotspot is included. The plan normally comes with 10GB of LTE data.
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FreedomPop Phone Plans Are On Sale At Both Target (Pictured Above) And Best Buy

FreedomPop Plans On Sale At Both Target And Best Buy, Get 1GB LTE Data For $3/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 18, 2019
FreedomPop phone plans are currently on sale at both Best Buy and Target.  The plans that are on sale are multi-month plans.  Customers can choose from either a 3-month plan or a couple of annual plans.  The best cheap plan option includes unlimited talk and text with 1GB of monthly
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Teltik March 2019 Offer Is 3 Months Of Unlimited LTE Data $30/Month

Teltik Once Again Offering 3 Months Of Unlimited LTE Data For $30/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 18, 2019
Several times now Teltik has offered a promo featuring unlimited talk, text, and LTE data for $30/month for a customer’s first 3 months of service.  The last time the offer was available was in February 2019.  Teltik has now brought the offer back, and it is scheduled to be available
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Beast Mobile Launches New Unlimited Wireless Plan For Ten Dollars A Month

Beast Mobile Introduces New Unlimited Plan With 1GB Of Data For $10/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 15, 2019
Just weeks after BestMVNO initiated coverage of Beast Mobile, the prepaid provider has announced a new wireless plan.  Subscribers can now get an unlimited plan that features unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 1GB at 4G LTE data speeds for $10/month.  For now, the plan is only available
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Some Boost Mobile Stores Offering $150 Off Any New Phone Purchase

Select Boost Mobile Stores Are Offering $150 Off Any New Phone With Facebook Exclusive Deal

Joe Paonessa - Mar 15, 2019
Select Boost Mobile stores are offering $150 off the purchase of any new phone.  The deal is available exclusively through a Facebook offer. Fine Print The fine print for this offer is a little bit scarce, mostly in regards to availability.  For now, this is what is known. At least
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Bring Your New Samsung Galaxy S10 To US Mobile And Get Up To $200 In Monthly Bill Credits

US Mobile Giving $200 Back To Those Who Bring Their Own Samsung Galaxy S10 To The Network

Joe Paonessa - Mar 12, 2019
US Mobile is now running a promotion around the Samsung Galaxy S10 series of devices.  Those who bring their own to the network will receive $200 in account credits. How Does The Offer Work? This one is pretty straight forward.  New customers who activate a new line or port a
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The 32GB iPhone 6S Is On Sale At Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless Has The 32GB iPhone 6S Available For $99.99 To Switchers

Joe Paonessa - Mar 8, 2019
Cricket Wireless is once again selling the 32GB iPhone 6s for $99.99. The sale price is for new customers that port in a number from anywhere other than AT&T.  New customer pricing is regularly set at $199.99.  The offer is said to be a repeat of a deal that Cricket
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Republic Wireless Now Selling The LG K30

Republic Wireless Now Selling LG Phones, LG K30 Is First Available For $99

Joe Paonessa - Mar 7, 2019
It looks like Republic Wireless is now going to start selling LG phones in its phone store.  The first one to become available is the LG K30.  As part of its launch and for a limited time it will be on sale for $99.  That’s a savings of $50 over
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The Straight Talk Wireless LG Premier Pro Is Available For Free At Select Walmart Locations

Straight Talk Wireless Is Offering Free Phone At Walmart, Perhaps For The First Time

Joe Paonessa - Mar 7, 2019
A little over a month ago Straight Talk Wireless began offering the LG Premier Pro for free online through the Straight Talk Wireless website.  Now, Wave7 Research has noted that Straight Talk Wireless is offering the device for free through Walmart in some markets.  What’s interesting here is the firm
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Tracfone Brand SIMS Are 99c At Amazon And Include $25 Amazon Gift Card Upon Activation

Tracfone SIMS Like Total Wireless Are 99c From Amazon, Get $25 Amazon Gift Card When You Activate

Joe Paonessa - Mar 5, 2019
Amazon and Tracfone are currently running a promotion.  Tracfone brand SIM cards which include those from Total Wireless, Simple Mobile, Tracfone, and Net10 Wireless are currently selling for 99¢ on Amazon.  Those who purchase a SIM card and activate it will receive a $25 Amazon Gift card. Offer Details And
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Unreal Mobile Plans Are On Sale For Twenty Percent Off At Best Buy

Unreal Mobile Multi-Month Plans Are 20% Off At Best Buy, Get 5GB Data For $16/Month

Joe Paonessa - Mar 4, 2019
Best Buy is currently offering a nice discount on Unreal Mobile’s multi-month plans.  Shoppers can get 20% off on the purchase of one of three available plans.  Perhaps the best deal is a 3-month unlimited talk, text, and data plan where the first 5GB of data each month is at
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Tello Launches A Double Data For One Year Promo

Tello Mobile Offering New Customers Double Data For A Year On 1GB Data Plans

Joe Paonessa - Mar 4, 2019
Tello Mobile is a Sprint MVNO that allows its subscribers to custom build their own phone plans.  The wireless provider launched a new promotion today.  New subscribers who custom build their Tello phone plan to have 1GB of LTE data will get double data on that plan for a time
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Unreal Mobile, Tried, Tested And Reviewed By BestMVNO

Unreal Mobile Review, A Long Term Trial

Joe Paonessa - Mar 1, 2019
Unreal Mobile is a wireless brand that was launched by FreedomPop in mid-2018.  Although both brands use the same underlying technologies, Unreal Mobile was brought to the market with the intentions of it becoming a more premium brand offering compared to FreedomPop. Unreal Mobile operates as an MVNO on both
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