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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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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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Buy A Phone From Visible Or Bring Your Own And Get Up To A $200 Prepaid Mastercard Virtual Account

Visible Will Give You Up To A $200 Prepaid Mastercard Virtual Account Credit If You Buy A Phone Or BYOD

Joe Paonessa - Feb 28, 2019
Visible is running a promotion.  Customers who buy a phone from Visible will get up to $200 back in the form of a Prepaid Mastercard Virtual Account.  Those who bring their own compatible device to the Verizon backed service will get a $100 Prepaid Mastercard Virtual Account. Fine Print Those
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Cricket Wireless Offering Double Data At Walmart

Cricket Wireless Offering Double Data At Walmart, Get 10GB Of Data For $35/Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 28, 2019
Cricket Wireless has launched a double your data promo exclusively at Walmart. Those who subscribe to Cricket Wireless’s $40 plan that is $35 with AutoPay billing enabled, will get 10GB of LTE data a month for 1 year.  The plan normally comes with 5GB of LTE data and it does
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ATT Prepaid Target Fifty Dollar Gift Card Offer

Target And Best Buy Are Giving Away $50 Gift Cards With Purchase Of AT&T Prepaid Phone

Joe Paonessa - Feb 27, 2019
AT&T Prepaid is running a tax season promotional offer at both Target and Best Buy.  Customers who purchase a phone from either store and activate on a prepaid plan priced $50 or higher will receive a $50 gift card.  The gift card will be applicable to whichever store the phone
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Tello Mobile Offering 70 Percent Off All Plans

Tello Mobile Flash Sale Offers 70% Off Any Plan For One Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 25, 2019
Tello Mobile is running another promotion.  New customers who signup for service by 2/28/19 will get 70% off any plan for their first month of service.  That means you can get Tello’s top plan with 10GB of LTE data with unlimited talk and text for just $11.70. There is no
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Backed By Marshawn Lynch, Beast Mobile Offers Phone Plans Starting At $4 A Month

Beast Mobile Plans Start At $4/Month For Unlimited Talk And Text

Joe Paonessa - Feb 21, 2019
Beast Mobile is a relatively new wireless provider with stores located in Seattle, Las Vegas, and Oakland.  The Sprint and AT&T MVNO soft-launched at the end of 2017 but now it has plans to expand its reach for 2019. Meet The People Behind Beast Mobile Beast Mobile is owned and
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Xfinity Mobile Offering $250 Back On Purchase Of Samsung Galaxy Devices

Xfinity Mobile Offering $250 Back On Purchase Of Samsung Galaxy S10 And All New Samsung Devices

Joe Paonessa - Feb 20, 2019
After several weeks of leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S10 series of devices were officially launched today.  Immediately after the announcement, we got our first few provider promos.  One promo is from Xfinity Mobile. Details are a bit sketchy on the offer right now in terms of the fine print. What is
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ATT Prepaid Rolling Out VoLTE, HD Voice And WiFi Calling For Its Subscribers

AT&T Prepaid Reportedly Enabling VoLTE, WiFi And HD Voice Calling For Subscribers

Joe Paonessa - Feb 16, 2019
AT&T Prepaid may be finally getting some features that have long been sought after by its subscribers, VoLTE, HD Voice and WiFi calling.  The first reports of VoLTE being enabled for users happened in mid-December of 2018.  One AT&T Prepaid subscriber in a HowardForums thread posted that they were able
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Available For Half Off At Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless Offering Samsung Galaxy S9 For $349.99 To Switchers

Joe Paonessa - Feb 15, 2019
Cricket Wireless has launched a Samsung Galaxy S9 promotion for switchers.  Those that switch to the wireless provider and subscribe to an eligible plan can get the device for just $349.99.  This isn’t the only offer available from the AT&T owned prepaid wireless brand.  The Alcatel ONYX is available for $39.99,
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Republic Wireless Feb - March 2019 Offer, 2 Free Months To Switchers

Republic Wireless Offering 2 Months Of Free Service To Switchers

Joe Paonessa - Feb 15, 2019
Republic Wireless is the latest wireless provider to come out with a phone plan deal.  Those who activate service with the MVNO and transfer their number will get 60 days of free phone service.  The free service includes unlimited talk and text with 1GB of 4G LTE data. Offer Fine
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For A Limited Time Consumer Cellular Is Offering Switchers One Month Of Free Phone Service

Switch To Consumer Cellular And Get A Free Month Of Phone Service With 20GB Of LTE data

Joe Paonessa - Feb 15, 2019
Consumer Cellular launched a new promotion today.  Subscribers who switch to the MVNO by March 31st, 2019 can get one month of free wireless phone service. Customers can choose any plan they wish, including their top plan which features unlimited talk and text with 20GB of 4G LTE data. The plan
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Tello Mobile's Valentine's Day 2019 Deal

Tello Mobile Is Offering A Phone And Plan Bundle For Valentine’s Day

Joe Paonessa - Feb 14, 2019
Tello Mobile is currently running a bundle deal on a phone and phone plan purchase.  Subscribers can either purchase a Motorola Moto E4 or an LG Tribute Dynasty in conjunction with an unlimited phone plan for $49.  The phone plan includes unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 1GB
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Google Fi SIM Cards Are Now Available At Best Buy

Google Fi SIM Cards Now Available At Best Buy

Joe Paonessa - Feb 11, 2019
It’s been almost 4 years since Google first launched its Google Fi wireless brand.  That’s a long time for Google to devote to the service. The company, after all, is known to actively promote and throw a lot of weight behind projects to only pull the plug or rebrand them a
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Ting Mobile Free Second Line

For A Limited Time Add A Line To Ting Mobile Get Second Line Free For Life

Joe Paonessa - Feb 11, 2019
Ting Mobile has launched a new promotion centered around the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday.  Those who bring a loved one to Ting will get the second line free for life. Offer Details Ting normally charges a $6 line access fee for each line in an account.  Talk, text, and data
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New Plans May Be On The Way From NET10 Wireless

NET10 Wireless May Soon Be Offering Multi-Line Plans, Get 2 Lines With 8GB Data Each For $75/Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 7, 2019
It looks like NET10 Wireless may soon follow in the footsteps of its sister brand Straight Talk Wireless by offering multi-line discount plans.  Youtuber Mil Hustles recently sent over to BestMVNO some screenshots of wireless plans that may be destined to launch by NET10. One such plan is a multi-line unlimited
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