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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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Tello Mobile Reveals Subscriber Count And Giveaway Contest For Current Subscribers

Tello Appears To Now Have Over 50k Subscribers, Offering Customers Chance To Win Account Credits

Joe Paonessa - Feb 7, 2019
Tello Mobile launched in the USA in 2015.  Ever since its inception, the MVNO has always offered competitively priced plans on the Sprint network.  Tello is also no stranger to offering new customers great promotional signup offers.  Those two factors are probably a big reason why the company was able
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Teltik February 2019 Offer Is Unlimited LTE Data Plan For $30/Month

Teltik Brings Back 3 Months Of Unlimited LTE Data For $30/Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 7, 2019
Teltik has brought back a promo that it has run in the past. New customers can now get a phone plan with 3 months of unlimited LTE data for $30/month.  That’s a savings of $10/month over the plans regular rate.  Mobile hotspot is also included and unlimited on the plan,
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Lycamobile Now Offering More Bonus Data When Plans Are Purchased Several Months In Advance

Lycamobile Offers More Data, Free Phone To Customers Who Pay For Service Months In Advance

Joe Paonessa - Feb 7, 2019
It was only a few weeks ago that Lycamobile was offering new and existing customers 6GB of data with their $29 plan when they purchased 3 or more month of service in advance.  Now those same customers will get 7GB of data for their multi-month purchase.  If paid for by
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SpeedTalk Mobile Plans Updated In February 2019 To Include More Data

SpeedTalk Mobile Updates Plans, Get 3GB Data For $18/Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 7, 2019
SpeedTalk Mobile has updated its wireless plans.  One featured update includes unlimited talk and text with 3GB of LTE data for $18/month.  Data is hard capped.  The plan previously included 2GB of LTE Data.  This isn’t the only plan that the MVNO has updated.  Several others have been improved as
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New Multi-Line Plan Coming To Straight Talk Wireless (Photo via Mil Hustles)

Straight Talk Wireless Set To Launch Multi-Line Plan, Get 2 Unlimited Data Lines For $90

Joe Paonessa - Feb 4, 2019
Straight Talk Wireless has been very busy lately.  The MVNO has made a lot of changes to its phone plans over the past few weeks.  Namely, the Tracfone owned provider added more data to its wireless plans.  In fact, one of the plans got a data boost twice in a
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New H2O Wireless Customers Get One Free Month Of Service On Select Plans

H2O Wireless Offering New Customers Free Month Of Service, Discounted Phones

Joe Paonessa - Feb 4, 2019
H2O Wireless is offering new customers one free month of service with or without a ported number.  Customers must activate on the MVNO’s $20 plan which for a limited time will include 1GB of LTE data or their $30 plan which for a limited time will include 6GB of LTE
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Mint Mobile Offering 3 Months With 8GB Of Data For Just $20

Mint Mobile’s Best Deal Ever, Get 8GB Of Data For 3 Months For Just $20

Joe Paonessa - Feb 1, 2019
Just days ago Mint Mobile updated its phone plans to include more data.  Now, just in time for the upcoming “Big Game,” Mint Mobile has announced what it is calling its “BEST Deal Ever.”  The offer will give new Mint Mobile subscribers 3 months of service on an unlimited plan
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Boost Mobile 4 iPhone 6s For One Hundred Dollars

Boost Mobile Has The iPhone 6S For $25, LG Stylo 4 Free To Switchers

Joe Paonessa - Jan 30, 2019
Boost Mobile is now running several different exclusive in-store only deals.  One deal has the iPhone 6s available for $25 to switchers.  Other offers include the LG Stylo 4 for free, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine for $19.99, the Samsung Galaxy J3 Achieve for $10 and the Moto G6 Play
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Only At Walmart, Get 3 Unlimited Lines From ATT For $100

AT&T Prepaid Offering 3 Unlimited Lines For $100 Only At Walmart

Joe Paonessa - Jan 29, 2019
When it comes to prepaid wireless plans, Walmart is a retail force to be reckoned with.  The store offers several exclusive prepaid plans.  For instance, Total Wireless has for a long time offered an extra GB of data for life on the $35 plan that normally comes with 5GB of
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Tello Mobile Offering Half Off Your First Month Of Service

Tello Mobile Offering 50% Off Any Plan For A Month, Get 10GB LTE Data For $19.50

Joe Paonessa - Jan 28, 2019
Tello Mobile is no stranger to promotions.  The Sprint MVNO offers them fairly frequently as you can see from the list of Tello promotions that BestMVNO has previously tracked.  Today, the company has announced another limited time promotion scheduled to end on 1/31/2019.  Sign up for any Tello Mobile plan and you’ll
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Red Pocket Mobile Has Added More Data To Its Plans For 2019

Red Pocket Mobile Updates Plans With More Data On More Networks

Joe Paonessa - Jan 28, 2019
Red Pocket Mobile announced some plan changes today.  Several plans now have more data and are inclusive of more network partners.  The MVNOs featured plan now includes unlimited talk, text, and data with the first 5GB at LTE data speeds for $30/month on the AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile networks.  Previously
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Alcatel ONYX Launches At Cricket Wireless

Alcatel ONYX Launches Exclusively On Cricket Wireless For $119.99

Joe Paonessa - Jan 25, 2019
Cricket Wireless launched the Alcatel ONYX today for $119.99.  The phone is available exclusively through the AT&T owned wireless provider.  Alcatel is owned by TCL Communication, a subsidiary of TCL Corporation.  TCL Corporation is a large manufacturer of a multitude of electronics which includes a popular line of Televisions. Alcatel
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Straight Talk Wireless Updated 2019 Phone Plans To Include More Data

Straight Talk Wireless Plans Now Include More Data

Joe Paonessa - Jan 25, 2019
A few months ago Straight Talk Wireless was offering 50% more data on select plans with the purchase of a phone.  Now those changes have been made permanent.  Straight Talk has also updated its other phone plans to include more data and is now selling some data add-on cards. Straight
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NET10 Wireless Has A New Plan Priced At $20/Month

NET10 Wireless Launched New $20 Plan With 1GB Of Data

Joe Paonessa - Jan 24, 2019
Check out the BestMVNO news feed and you’ll notice that there has been a lot of change in the prepaid wireless market over the past couple of weeks.  There was a major buyout, and numerous providers have updated their wireless plans making them a better value for the consumer.  You
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Verizon Prepaid Now Offering 15GB Of Data For $45/Month

Verizon Prepaid Now Offering 15GB Of Data For $45/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jan 24, 2019
Yesterday, Verizon prepaid launched a new $55 unlimited plan through select dealerships.  Today, Verizon has a new prepaid offer on its website.  Customers who enroll in Verizon’s $50 prepaid plan and enable auto pay on their account will get bonus data.  The plan normally includes 8GB of LTE data but
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