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 • 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...
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...
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...
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/13/19
Republic Wireless has announced several new phone deals today. One deal gives those who purchase an LG K30 a free Google Home. The LG K30 is available for $$149 or $14/month...
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...
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...
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/08/19
Walmart Family Mobile is currently offering several different promotions. Customers who purchase a phone priced $49 or higher and a wireless plan will be eligible to receive...
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...
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...
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/02/19
US Cellular is the nation’s 5th largest wireless carrier. The provider operates in 23 different states and serves about 5 million customers. Today, Alex Wagner of PhoneDog n...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/27/19
Several months ago, Spectrum Mobile began allowing customers to bring their own phone to the network. The feature was secretly launched in beta, in select markets, and in-stor...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/27/19
Multi-month phone plans are becoming an industry trend. BestMVNO has tracked several providers over the past year that have either launched multi-month plans or have made them...