Articles by 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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Red Pocket Mobile Has Added More Data To Its Plans For 2019

Red Pocket Mobile Updates Plans With More Data On More Networks

By Joe Paonessa • 01/28/19

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 unlimi...

Alcatel ONYX Launches At Cricket Wireless

Alcatel ONYX Launches Exclusively On Cricket Wireless For $119.99

By Joe Paonessa • 01/25/19

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 Commun...

Straight Talk Wireless Updated 2019 Phone Plans To Include More Data

Straight Talk Wireless Plans Now Include More Data

By Joe Paonessa • 01/25/19

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 ha...

NET10 Wireless Has A New Plan Priced At $20/Month

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/24/19

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,...

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/24/19

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 Veriz...

Visible Finally Offering Support For Android Devices

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/23/19

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...

VIDAPAY Dealers Offering A Verizon Prepaid Unlimited Plan For $55

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/23/19

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 a...

Selectel Wireless Offering Free Month To New BYOD Customers

Selectel Wireless Offering Free Month Of Service If You BYOD

By Joe Paonessa • 01/23/19

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 Fi...

Telrite Holdings INC Agrees To Buy Locus Telecommunications

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/22/19

Telrite Holdings, Inc. announced today an agreement to purchase Locus Telecommunications pending regulatory approval. Telrite Holdings, Inc. is the company that owns Pure Tal...

FreeUp Mobile Updates Plans With More Data And More Free Minutes

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/21/19

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 unlim...

Lycamobile Offering Bonus Data On Select Plans

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/21/19

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...

Select SpeedTalk Mobile Plans Are 50% Off

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/17/19

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...

Xfinity Mobile Offering $100 Prepaid Refill Cards To Customers That Bring Their Own iPhone

Xfinity Mobile Offering BYOD Customers A $100 Prepaid Refill Card

By Joe Paonessa • 01/16/19

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 rest...

Prepaid Refill Cards Are BOGO 20% Off At Target

Prepaid Wireless Refill Cards Are BOGO 20% Off At Target

By Joe Paonessa • 01/14/19

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...

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/14/19

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 plan...