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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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LG K30 Now Available At Boost Mobile For $149

Boost Mobile Adds LG K30 To Device Lineup For $149

Joe Paonessa - Sep 25, 2018
Boost Mobile added a new phone to its device lineup today.  The new phone is the LG K30 and it is priced at $149.  It’s one of just a few phones that isn’t currently discounted in the Boost Mobile store.  Given how frequently Boost Mobile offers discounts, I think it’s
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H2O Wireless Offering Half Off Plus Bonus Data On Select Plans

H2O Wireless Offering 50% Off First Month Plus Bonus Data, $30 Plan May Get Permanent Data Increase

Joe Paonessa - Sep 25, 2018
H2O Wireless is currently running a 50% off sale plus giving away bonus data on select plans.  The top deal for data hungry users is $20 for the first month of service with unlimited data and the first 8GB at high speeds.  The plan also includes unlimited talk and text
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Red Pocket Mobile Has Partnered With eBay To Offer Plan Bundles With Phone Purchases

Red Pocket Mobile Partners With eBay To Offer A Plan With Every Phone Purchase

Joe Paonessa - Sep 25, 2018
Red Pocket Mobile has announced that it has partnered with eBay to offer anyone who purchases a phone through the e-commerce site the ability to bundle a plan with it.  This will mark the first time that anyone who purchases a phone on eBay will have the option to add
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The iPhone XS And XS Max Are Now Available At Mint Mobile

Mint Mobile Now Selling iPhone XS And iPhone XS Max

Joe Paonessa - Sep 25, 2018
Mint Mobile mailed out a press release today announcing that it now has the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max available for purchase.  The phones are being sold unlocked with standard pricing.  The 64GB iPhone XS will be available for $999.00 or as low as $56/month with a device financing plan. 
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Carrier iPhone XS Launch Offers

Major Carrier iPhone XS Offers Feature Sprint iPhone Xs Lease For $0/Month With Trade-In

Joe Paonessa - Sep 25, 2018
The major carriers all have their iPhone launch offers out.  AT&T and Verizon seem to both be offering the same basic deal, buy one and save $700 on another.  T-Mobile has the same thing plus a trade-in offer for $300 off.  Sprint may have the best deal of all though. 
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The iPhone XS And XS Max Have Launched At Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless Now Has The iPhone XS And XS Max Pricing Starts At $999.99

Joe Paonessa - Sep 24, 2018
Cricket Wireless has announced the availability of the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.  Pricing starts at $999.99 for the 64GB Apple iPhone XS and goes all the way up to $1249 for the 256GB iPhone XS Max.  The 256GB iPhone XS is also available for $1149.99 while the
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MetroPCS Will Soon Have A New Brand Name And New Unlimited Data Plans

Joe Paonessa - Sep 24, 2018
MetroPCS formally announced today that on October 8th it will officially rebrand as Metro By T-Mobile.  Along with the rebranding will come two new unlimited data plans. The new unlimited data plans will be priced the same as before but will come with more features such as Google One and Amazon
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Boost Mobile Offering $100 Off iPhone Xs And Xs Max

Boost Mobile’s Latest Offers Include The iPhone Xs And Xs Max For $100 Off

Joe Paonessa - Sep 21, 2018
Boost Mobile has announced its launch offers for the iPhone Xs and Xs Max.  For a limited time, each phone will be available for $100 off its regular price.  The iPhone Xs will sell for $899.99 and the iPhone Xs Max for $999.99.  The discounts are tentatively scheduled to last
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New T-Mobile Prepaid Offer Is 10GB Of LTE Data For $40/Month

T-Mobile Prepaid Offering Unlimited Talk, Text, 10GB 4G LTE Data For $40/Month

Joe Paonessa - Sep 21, 2018
A little over a year ago, T-Mobile Prepaid launched an unlimited everything plan with the first 10GB of data at 4G LTE speeds for $50/month.  It was supposed to be a limited time offer.  The plan never really went away.  Now T-Mobile has reduced the cost of the plan to
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Target Has FreedomPop's Multi-Month Plan On Sale For Half Off

FreedomPop’s Unlimited Talk, Text And 1GB LTE Data GSM Plan On Sale At Target For $3.33/Month

Joe Paonessa - Sep 20, 2018
Target is currently selling FreedomPop’s multi-month plan with unlimited talk, text and 1GB of 4G LTE data for $9.99.  The plan is for 90 days and works out to an average cost of just $3.33/month.  Normally the plan retails for $19.99. Plan Details The allotments of talk, text and data
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Cricket Wireless Rumored To Be Introducing New Unlimited Data Plan With No Speed Caps

Cricket Wireless Confirms New Unlimited Data Plan Without A Speed Cap

Joe Paonessa - Sep 19, 2018
A poster on Reddit claims that Cricket Wireless will be getting a new unlimited data plan on 9/28/18.  The new plan will likely replace Cricket’s current Unlimited Max plan which is priced at $60/month.  The new plan will be called Unlimited Extra and will also be priced at $60/month.  Unlimited
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Mint Mobile Adds Support For WiFi Calling And Visual Voicemail On Apple iPhones

Joe Paonessa - Sep 19, 2018
Mint Mobile has added several new features for its iOS users.  Subscribers on the platform can now get visual voicemail, WiFi calling and texting and VoLTE enabled calling.  WiFi calling and texting were previously limited to select Android devices. Mint Mobile said that the features were something that its iOS
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Tello's Starter Plan Is Free For One Month For New Subscribers

Tello Offering Free Month Of Service To New Subscribers

Joe Paonessa - Sep 17, 2018
Tello has just announced a promotion to mark the upcoming start of the fall season.  New subscribers can get one month of free service on Tello’s $14/month Starter plan.  The plan features unlimited talk, text and data with the first 1GB at 4G LTE data speeds before throttling to 64Kbps.
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Get An LG Fortune 2 For Free When You Switch To Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless Announces Fall 2018 Deals, Featuring A Free LG Fortune 2

Joe Paonessa - Sep 15, 2018
Cricket Wireless has announced some new promotions.  The AT&T owned brand is marketing them as hot deals for the cool temperatures of fall 2018.  Deals include 4 lines of unlimited data for $100, the LG Fortune 2 for free and the Samsung Galaxy S9 for $499.  Cricket also has open
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Gen Mobile Launches On The Sprint Network With Plans Starting $5/Month

Gen Mobile Offers 300 Minutes And 1GB Data For $10/Month

Joe Paonessa - Sep 13, 2018
Gen Mobile is a new wireless provider on the Sprint network.  The business was co-founded in February of 2018 by Michael Yap, his brother Robert Yap and several others with experience in the telecom industry.  Michael has a background in corporate law and serves as an executive at the company.  Robert
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