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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 Finally Offering Support For Android Devices

Visible Now Has A New Website, Announces Support For Select Android Devices

Joe Paonessa - Jan 23, 2019
Verizon owned Visible launched as a wireless provider less than a year ago.  Visible only sells one phone plan with unlimited talk, text, data and mobile hotspot priced at $40 month, taxes and fees included.  Since its inception, the service has only available to iPhone owners.  However, over the course of the past
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VIDAPAY Dealers Offering A Verizon Prepaid Unlimited Plan For $55

$55 Verizon Prepaid Unlimited Data Plan Launching Exclusively Through VIDAPAY Dealers

Joe Paonessa - Jan 23, 2019
VIDAPAY and ePay are online software platforms that provide prepaid wireless dealers with an all-in-one solution for activating SIM cards and managing their prepaid wireless accounts.  Those using the VIDAPAY platform have in the past been privy to exclusive deals on Verizon prepaid.  Twice last year Verizon launched double data for
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Selectel Wireless Offering Free Month To New BYOD Customers

Selectel Wireless Offering Free Month Of Service If You BYOD

Joe Paonessa - Jan 23, 2019
Selectel Wireless is offering new customers a free month of service if they port in and bring their own device to the network. Apple and Android devices are welcomed. Offer Fine Print And Eligible Plans This promotion will only be available until January 31, 2019. The device being ported in must
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Telrite Holdings INC Agrees To Buy Locus Telecommunications

H2O Wireless Bought Out By Pure TalkUSA’s Parent Company Telrite

Joe Paonessa - Jan 22, 2019
Telrite Holdings, Inc. announced today an agreement to purchase Locus Telecommunications pending regulatory approval.  Telrite Holdings, Inc. is the company that owns Pure TalkUSA.  Locus Telecommunications is the owner of the MVNO brands H2O Wireless and EasyGo.  All brands are powered by the AT&T network. If the acquisition gets approved,
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FreeUp Mobile Updates Plans With More Data And More Free Minutes

FreeUP Mobile Updates Plans With More Data, Free Plan Gets More Minutes

Joe Paonessa - Jan 21, 2019
Back in November, FreeUP Mobile formally launched a free wireless plan.  The plan came with a combination of 500 minutes or text messages and 100MB of LTE data with free unlimited access to a nationwide network of over 4 million WiFi hotspots.  Today, the company announced a change to the plan. 
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Lycamobile Offering Bonus Data On Select Plans

Lycamobile Now Offering 6GB Of Data On $29 Plan When You Pay For 3 Months In Advance

Joe Paonessa - Jan 21, 2019
Over a month ago Lycamobile updated its $29 plan to include more data.  It got bumped up from 4GB of monthly LTE data to 5GB.  Now the T-Mobile based provider is offering 6GB of monthly LTE data on the plan if you are willing to pay for at least 3
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Select SpeedTalk Mobile Plans Are 50% Off

SpeedTalk Mobile Offering Small Discount On $9 Plan With Unlimited Text, And 500 Minutes/MB Data

Joe Paonessa - Jan 17, 2019
SpeedTalk Mobile is currently offering a small discount on its $9 30 day plan.  The plan includes 500 minutes, 500 MB of hard-capped data and unlimited texting.  There are $5 and $10 add-on card options available to allow for overages. Overages are billed at a rate of 2¢ per service unit. 
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Xfinity Mobile Offering $100 Prepaid Refill Cards To Customers That Bring Their Own iPhone

Xfinity Mobile Offering BYOD Customers A $100 Prepaid Refill Card

Joe Paonessa - Jan 16, 2019
Xfinity Mobile has relaunched a promotion that gives customers that port-in with their own device a $100 Visa Prepaid Card.  Unfortunately for Android lovers, this one is restricted to iPhones (Update 7/24/19 – more phones including Android devices are now supported and part of the promo).  Xfinity Mobile does not
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Prepaid Refill Cards Are BOGO 20% Off At Target

Prepaid Wireless Refill Cards Are BOGO 20% Off At Target

Joe Paonessa - Jan 14, 2019
Once again prepaid refill cards are on sale at Target.  This time the retail store is offering buy one get one for 20% off.  Not all brands that the store carries are part of the sale.  Brands that are a part of the sale include AT&T Prepaid, Cricket Wireless, Net10,
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Net10 Wireless Plans Now Include More Data For 2019

Net10 Wireless Started 2019 By Adding More Data To Plans, Ending Double Data For Life Promo

Joe Paonessa - Jan 14, 2019
Net10 Wireless started 2019 as promised.  The multi-carrier MVNO put an end to its double data for life promotion.  The promotion offered new customers on its $35 and $40 plans 4GB and 8GB of data respectively.  As it sometimes occurs with these types of promotions, the offers have been made permanent. 
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Total Wireless Updates Plans, Adds More Data And New Multi-Month Option

Total Wireless Updates Plans, Extends 50% More Data Promo, Adds Multi-Month Plan

Joe Paonessa - Jan 14, 2019
Following the footsteps of several other providers on the year, as first noted by Wave7 Research, Total Wireless has updated its phone plans.  The Verizon powered MVNO has increased the amount of data included with its newly launched $50 plan.  When the plan was unveiled a few months back it came with
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Pix Wireless Has Updated Its Phone Plans With New Pricing And Service On Verizon

Pix Wireless Updated Plans To Add America’s Largest LTE Network As A Partner, Get 2GB Data For $20/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jan 8, 2019
Pix Wireless has updated its wireless plans.  The prepaid provider is now offering MVNO plans on both the Sprint and America’s largest LTE network with pricing the same on both networks.  While Pix Wireless does not disclose who “America’s largest LTE network” is on their website, from their coverage map
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Good2Go Mobile Updates Website And Plans

Good2Go Mobile Has New Website With New Plans, Featuring Unlimited Talk, Text, 1GB Data For $15/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jan 7, 2019
Good2Go Mobile has updated its website and is offering new plans.  The MVNO appears to still be operating on the AT&T network.  Good2Go Mobile does not state it’s network partner but on its coverage map the company does state that: “Global Wireless Solutions Best Network OneScore crowns our network partner
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Tello Launching Double Data Promotion

Tello To Offer Double Data On All Plans For 6 Months, Get 20GB For $39

Joe Paonessa - Jan 4, 2019
Tello is about to launch a new promotion.  I suspect the cat has been let out of the bag a little early on this one.  Prepaid Phone News posted the offer today which does not start for another week.  It stands to reason that a provider normally wouldn’t want such a
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Teltik Offering Free Month With Eligible Port-In

Port In To Teltik And Get A Free Month Of Service

Joe Paonessa - Jan 3, 2019
Teltik is currently running a couple of promotions.  One promotion offers customers that port-in from a major wireless carrier a free month of service.  The free month of service comes in the form of a bill credit in the second month.  The other promotion is available to all new subscribers. 
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