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 • 12/19/18
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 Se...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/18/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/15/18
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 spot...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/14/18
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-Mo...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/14/18
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, s...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/13/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/13/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/13/18
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 th...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/12/18
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 m...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/12/18
Mint Mobile has made a name for itself in the MVNO industry by selling multi-month plans at a big discount or what it calls wireless plans with bulk pricing. New customers mu...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/11/18
BH Photo is currently running a nice deal on Motorola devices in conjunction with Republic Wireless. Those that purchase select unlocked Motorola phones will receive up to $2...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/06/18
Back in June, Metro By T-Mobile ran a “Get An Amazing iPhone On Us” deal. That deal gave new customers a free iPhone SE. A few days ago that offer got updated. Now the iPho...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/03/18
Selectel Wireless and one of its independent dealers are both offering holiday promotions. One offer is being promoted through the Selectel Wireless website, and the other ex...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/29/18
As noted by Fierce Wireless, T-Mobile has apparently entered the banking business. I suppose this may be the most “Un-carrier” move by a wireless provider ever. Yet, this is...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/28/18
Word broke in May that TPO Mobile may be exiting the USA market. A short while later TPO Mobile sent out a notice to its shareholders that it was working on a deal with Ting...