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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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Mint Mobile Starts Off 2019 By Announcing More Data Coming To All Plans

Mint Mobile To Add More Data To All Plans, Featuring 8GB For $20/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jan 2, 2019
Fresh off of winning awards for being the most disruptive MVNO and the best value on the T-Mobile network, Mint Mobile is already working on defending its crowns for 2019. A representative from Mint Mobile confirmed to BestMVNO that a thread recently posted to Reddit is true.  Starting on 1/29/19 Mint
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BestMVNO 2018 Award Winners

BestMVNO Awards: Best Of 2018, Year In Review

Joe Paonessa - Jan 2, 2019
With the start of a new year, it’s time to look back on what happened to the MVNO and wireless world in 2018. This is the 4th annual BestMVNO.com end of the year MVNO and wireless provider awards article. (Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, although rest assured affiliate
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NetTALK's Holiday Promo Gives New Customers 50% Off Their First Month Of Service

NetTALK Offering Unlimited LTE Data Plan 50% Off, Get It For $20

Joe Paonessa - Dec 22, 2018
NetTALK sells one wireless plan and it is an unlimited LTE data plan.  It’s normally priced at $40/month but new customers can now get their first month of service for $20. Fine Print And Plan Highlights NetTALK is an authorized reseller of T-Mobile business plans.   That makes it a little
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Cricket Wireless Bonus Data Now Available Through Walmart (Photo Credit Wave7 Research)

Cricket Wireless Launches New Promo, Offering Bonus Data Exclusively At Walmart On $40 Plan

Joe Paonessa - Dec 21, 2018
Cricket Wireless has a launched a new promotion.  The new promotion is for a limited time and gives customers an extra 2GB of data to use when they subscribe to Cricket’s $40 plan.  The $40 plan normally includes unlimited talk and text with 5GB of high speed data.  The bonus
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Google Fi Offering New Subscribers A $100 Service Credit

Google Fi Partners With Ellen DeGeneres To Give New Subscribers A $100 Service Credit

Joe Paonessa - Dec 20, 2018
Google has perhaps gotten a little more serious about growing its Google Fi wireless brand.  To help make the brand a household name, Google just gave away one year of free service and a Google Pixel 3 to audience members at a recent taping of the Ellen DeGeneres show.  Fans
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Expo Mobile Hands Off Customer Service To Selectel Wireless

Expo Mobile Migrating Customers To Selectel Wireless?

Joe Paonessa - Dec 19, 2018
I was recently contacted by a person whose husband is a subscriber to Expo Mobile.  She said her husband started receiving text messages from the company asking him to call Selectel Wireless.  Upon calling Selectel Wireless, they were informed that Selectel Wireless would be taking over customer service for Expo
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Page Plus Cellular Updates Wireless Plans For The Second Time In 2018

Page Plus Cellular Updates Plans, Go Unlimited With 3GB Data At LTE Speeds For $29.95

Joe Paonessa - Dec 18, 2018
For the second time this year that Page Plus Cellular has managed to update its plans.  The $29.95 plan now comes with 3GB of 4G LTE data instead of 2GB.  The $39.95 plan now comes with 8GB of 4G LTE data instead of 5GB.  Both plans include unlimited talk, text
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Republic Wireless Appears To Be Launching A Data Only Plan With Unlimited Data

Republic Wireless Appears To Be Launching Unlimited Data Only SIM Plan For $29.99

Joe Paonessa - Dec 15, 2018
This has been a very busy week in wireless.  There have been a lot of new product launches and plan updates.  Today there is another to report on.  A Howard Forums poster spotted a new plan from Republic Wireless that is for now being sold exclusively on Amazon.  The new plan
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T-Mobile Prepaid Plans Now Include Multiple Line Discount Pricing

T-Mobile Prepaid Adds Multi-Line Discount Pricing, $50 Unlimited LTE Plan Now Permanent Offering

Joe Paonessa - Dec 14, 2018
T-Mobile has just updated its prepaid plans.  The $40 Simply Prepaid plan with 10GB of data has just been upgraded from a limited time offer to a permanent plan.  The $50 T-Mobile One unlimited LTE data plan that was just launched last month also received the designation of permanent plan. Both
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Total Wireless And Page Plus Cellular Dealers Offering Refurbished iPhone 6 For $75 With Port In

Joe Paonessa - Dec 14, 2018
You can add Total Wireless and Page Plus Cellular to the list of providers offering deals on the iPhone 6 this holiday season. Those that port in to either Total Wireless or Page Plus Cellular through a VidaPay based dealer will get a 32GB iPhone 6 for just $75.  The
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Spectrum Mobile Launches Support For Bring Your Own iPhone

Spectrum Mobile Now Supports Bring Your Own iPhone

Joe Paonessa - Dec 14, 2018
A long awaited feature has begun to arrive at Spectrum Mobile.  The cable giant has launched support for bring your own device to its Verizon powered MVNO service.  For now, support is limited to select iPhone models only.  Android owners will have to wait until a later time if they
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Sprint Is Now Offering 5 Unlimited Lines For $100

Sprint Announces 5 Unlimited LTE Data Lines For $100 Promo

Joe Paonessa - Dec 13, 2018
Sprint today announced a new multi-line promo.  Customers who sign up for Sprint’s unlimited basic plan can add up to 4 additional lines to it for a total cost of $100.  That means subscribers can now get 5 lines for $100.  Sprint is charging $60 for line 1, $40 for
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Pure TalkUSA Offering Half Off First Month Of Service

Pure TalkUSA Offering 50% Off First Month To New Customers, Get 10GB Data For $22.50

Joe Paonessa - Dec 13, 2018
Pure TalkUSA is currently offering new subscribers 50% off their first month of service when they subscribe to any plan.  That means you can get unlimited talk, text and data plan with the first 10GB of data at LTE speeds for just $22.50.  After the first month, the plan will
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Red Pocket Mobile Announces Family Plan Pricing

Red Pocket Mobile Now Offering Family Plan Discount On $30 Plan That Includes Up To 5GB Data

Joe Paonessa - Dec 13, 2018
Red Pocket Mobile has launched a family discount plan.  The MVNO that operates on every carrier in the USA currently sells a total of 6 phone plans through its website.  At the moment only one plan is eligible for a family plan discount and that is the $30 plan.  Additional
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Simple Mobile Customers Can Save $20 When They Subscribe To A Muti-Month Plan

Simple Mobile Offering Multi-Month Plan, Get 3 Months With 12GB Of Data For $33/Month

Joe Paonessa - Dec 12, 2018
Simple Mobile is testing the multi-month plan waters.  The T-Mobile based provider is now offering 3 months of unlimited talk, text and data with the first 12GB of data each month at LTE speeds for $100.  That works out to an average cost of $33.33/month.  The plan is regularly priced at
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