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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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Father's Day 2018 Promo

Tello Mobile Giving Away Free Month, But You Only Have 2 Weeks To Sign Up

Joe Paonessa - Jun 12, 2018
Tello Mobile has just launched a new promotion for Father’s Day.  Those who subscribe to the Sprint based MVNO between June 14th – June 20th, 2018 (Updated 06/19: The promotion has been extended until June 25th, 2018), will receive one free month of wireless service. Offer Fine Print The plan
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Target Offering BOGO 20% Off On Select Prepaid Refill Cards Plus Phone Bundle Deal

Joe Paonessa - Jun 11, 2018
It’s another week of Target prepaid refill card discounts.  This time it’s a buy one get one 20% off deal on airtime cards from select brands.  Target is also running an airtime and LG Phoenix 3 phone bundle deal on AT&T prepaid. Discounted Airtime Cards Discounted airtime cards are available
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MetroPCS Free iPhone SE On Us

MetroPCS Offering Free iPhone SE, Moto E4 And More To Switchers

Joe Paonessa - Jun 11, 2018
MetroPCS has brought back the “Get An Amazing iPhone On US” offer that it initially had available back in March.  That means switchers can get an iPhone SE for free, or a $150 discount on any iPhone available through MetroPCS.  Select Android models including the Moto E4 are also free
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Sprint Unlimited Kickstart Promotion

Sprint’s Unlimited Kickstart Promo Is Unlimited LTE Data For $15/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jun 7, 2018
Starting tomorrow, June 8th, Sprint will be offering an unlimited LTE data plan for just $15/month plus taxes and fees.  Sprint is calling the deal “Unlimited Kickstart.” While the deal may not be as good as when Sprint gave away unlimited data for free last year, it is still something
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H2O Wireless Offering Half Off With Promo Code HULU

H2O Wireless Offering Double The Data At Half The Price With Coupon Code, Features 4GB For $15

Joe Paonessa - Jun 7, 2018
H2O Wireless is currently offering 50% off all of its phone plans to new subscribers that use promo code HULU at signup.  With that promo code one would think that a subscription to HULU would be in tow.  But that’s not the case here.  The 50% off rate is only
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Walmart Family Mobile iPhone SE Plan Bundle

Walmart Family Mobile Offering 1 Month Free Service And iPhone SE For $139

Joe Paonessa - Jun 7, 2018
Walmart Family Mobile is currently running a promotion involving the iPhone SE.  Those who purchase an iPhone SE for $139 will get one month of free service with the MVNO.  The plan being given away for free includes unlimited talk, text and data with the first 3GB at 4G LTE
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Red Pocket Mobile eBay Plans On Sale With Coupon Code

Red Pocket’s Annual GSMA Plan With 5GB Of Monthly LTE Data On Sale For $16/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jun 6, 2018
(Updated: The original deal below is now expired, but you can still get 10% off of all plans with use of the promo code PERFECT10.  The promo code will last until 6/10/18.  If you don’t want to miss the next one, be sure to signup for the daily deals newsletter.)
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TextNow Now Adds Unlimited Data

TextNow Adds “Unlimited” LTE Data Plan For $39.99/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jun 5, 2018
TextNow plans just got a whole lot cheaper with a new phone plan lineup. The head turner of the bunch is a new “unlimited” LTE data plan priced at $39.99/month. So is there a catch with that unlimited LTE data plan? You bet. TextNow’s Updated Phone Plans Explained Before I
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Project Fi Subscribers Can Now Add Children To Their Family Plans

Project Fi Now Allows You To Add Children Under 13 To Your Family Plan

Joe Paonessa - Jun 5, 2018
Today Project Fi added the ability for its subscribers to add children under 13 to their family plan using a Google Account managed by Family Link.  Family Link allows parents to manage their children’s screen on time and usage. Keep An Eye On Your Child’s Phone Usage With Project Fi
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Charter Set To Launch Spectrum Mobile

Charter Communications To Take On Comcast With Launch Of Spectrum Mobile

Joe Paonessa - Jun 5, 2018
Charter Communications is set to launch a new wireless service called Spectrum Mobile. The launch date is rumored to be June 30th. Spectrum Mobile Plans, Pricing And Requirements Spectrum Mobile will essentially offer two basic pricing models.  An unlimited data plan will cost $45/month.  A by the GB option will also
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Consumer Cellular Offers Twenty Dollar Account Credit For Activating New Line

Consumer Cellular Giving Away $20 Account Credits For New Activations

Joe Paonessa - Jun 4, 2018
Consumer Cellular is running a promotion for those who activate a new line of service.  Current customers that add a line and new customer port-ins are both eligible for the promotion.  The new line activation must take place by June 30, 2018.  Once activated, customers will get a $20 account
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Walmart iPhone 7 Straight Talk Unlimited Data Plan Bundle

Walmart Offering iPhone 7 Unlimited Data Plan Bundle From Straight Talk For $298.99

Joe Paonessa - May 30, 2018
Walmart is currently running a great deal on the iPhone 7 bundled with an unlimited LTE data plan from Straight Talk Wireless.  Together the two items are selling for $298.99.  That’s a savings of $305 compared to having to buy each item separately. The deal even trumps a flash sale
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LG V35 ThinQ Is Coming To Google Project Fi

Project Fi Adds 3 New Phones To Lineup Including 2 High End LG Devices And One From Motorola

Joe Paonessa - May 30, 2018
Project Fi, the MVNO owned by Google has announced the addition of 3 new phones to its lineup.  Two of those phones are manufactured from LG and they include the $899 LG V35 ThinQ and the $749 G7 ThinQ.  The third phone comes from Motorola, and it is the Moto
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Tello Launches Referral Program

Tello Launches Referal Program

Joe Paonessa - May 30, 2018
Recently reviewed Tello has announced that it now has a subscriber referral program.  The referral program is straight forward and simple.  Customers refer a friend using a unique link that they have in their account dashboard.  If someone subscribes to Tello through that link, both you and the new subscriber
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RingPlus Founder Karl Seeling Talking About Blockchain And ChainBLX

RingPlus Founder Karl Seelig Now Runs Blockchain Company ChainBLX

Joe Paonessa - May 29, 2018
RingPlus was an MVNO founded by Karl Seelig.  It was not your everyday standard MVNO.  Through RingPlus, Karl brought some new, experimental and innovative technology to the wireless world.  The technology served as a vehicle to try and help the company achieve its goal of offering free and cheap cell
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