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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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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Verizon MVNO Selectel Wireless Brings Back Domestic Roaming
Verizon MVNO Selectel Wireless has revamped its phone plan lineup. In the past, the company’s claim to fame was that it offered domestic roaming, a feature that it had to get rid of in March of 2017. The feature has now returned to Selectel with the release of some new
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ROK Mobile Offers More Data And Lower Prices
ROK Mobile has updated its phone plans to include more data and lower prices. This comes just weeks after I suggested the company could be on death watch after it dropped its Verizon and Sprint based plans and cut out its dealers. This is at least the 9th time that ROK
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Ultra Mobile $23 Plan Now Includes 3GB Data When You Buy 3 Months
Ultra Mobile has increased the amount of data included with its $23/month plan to 3GB when you purchase 3 months of service in advance. Previously the plan included 2GB of data when purchased in advance. When bought by the month the plan includes just 1GB of data. The plan also
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Dish Chairmen Charlie Ergen Claims Company Will Spend $10 Billion To Build Out 5G Network
Dish Network Corp. Chairmen Charlie Ergen gave a talk the other day at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s Connect X conference. During his presentation he laid out a vague plan claiming that his company could spend $10 billion over the coming years to build out a nationwide 5G network. He calls
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Straight Talk And Total Wireless Flash Sale Features $250 Off iPhone 7
TracFone owned brands Straight Talk Wireless and Total Wireless are in the middle of a 2 day flash sale. The sale will end for each provider at the end of the day on 5/25/18. Straight Talk Wireless Offer (Updated: 5/30/18, This offer from Straight Talk will last until 5/31/2018) (Update
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Republic Wireless Giving Away 3 Months Of Free Service With Phone Purchase
Remember the days when a carrier would try and coax you into signing a two year contract in exchange for a free phone? Well, it seems that Republic Wireless has done a good job of flipping that model on its head. For the second time this year, Republic Wireless is
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FreedomPop Launching New MVNO “Unreal Mobile” That Will Feature Unlimited Data Plans
FreedomPop announced today that it will be firing up a new MVNO brand called Unreal Mobile. The idea behind Unreal Mobile is to give FreedomPop a premium brand that can compete against T-Mobile and Sprint. The new brand will offer unlimited data plans starting at $15/month. Unreal Mobile Service And
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Cricket Wireless Increases Hotspot Add-On To 10GB
AT&T owned Cricket Wireless has quietly increased the amount of 4G LTE hotspot data that is available for purchase as an add-on to its unlimited data plans. Subscribers can now add 10GB of high speed data to their plan whereas previously only 8GB was offered. The charge for the add-on
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TPO Mobile Likely To End Service, Here Are Some Providers You Can Port To
Que up Freddy Mercury and Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust. It looks like U.K. stationed TPO Mobile is about to exit the USA market. A few days ago TPO Mobile sent out a press release to its investors detailing the MVNO’s financial position. From November through April the company’s
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Mint Mobile Improves Customer Support Adds New $5 Trial Plan
In an attempt to further disrupt the MVNO and wireless industries, Mint Mobile has announced some changes to its service. Mint Mobile has announced that it will be tripling the size of its customer service team. This is certainly a welcomed change, as customer service is typically a weak point
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Target Has Prepaid Wireless Refill Cards On Sale For 10% Off
Target is again selling prepaid wireless refill cards for 10% off. Plans are being discounted for every carrier that Target sells online except for H2O Wireless, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. T-Mobile Prepaid Refill Cards $40 discounted to $36 $45 discounted to $40.50 $50 discounted to $45 $55 discounted to $49.50 $60 discounted
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FreedomPop Now Offering Moto E2 With 2 Week Trial For $9.99
FreedomPop is now giving away the 2nd generation Motorola E for $9.99. With the purchase of the phone comes a 2 week trial of FreedomPop’s service on its CDMA network partner Sprint. Additionally the MVNO’s Best Buy exclusive plans are now on sale. A new trial offer of the company’s GSM
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DataPass Is A Multi-Network MVNO With Unlimited LTE Data On Sprint For $39/Month
The list of MVNO and prepaid wireless providers has been expanding over the past couple of months. DataPass is another new comer that soft launched just a few months ago. It is run by young entrepreneur Jordan Kennedy. Jordan wants to apply his experiences in graphic design and marketing to
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Red Pocket Mobile Launches Data Only GSMA Plans And New Unlimited LTE Data Plans On eBay
Red Pocket Mobile notified me today of some new and exciting plans that they now have to offer. Data only plans have launched on their GSMA network priced as low as $5/GB. The GSMA network we know to be AT&T. A couple of new eBay plans on the GSMA and
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Net10 May Become The Next TracFone Brand To Offer Unlimited LTE Data
Net10 Wireless looks like it is now bundling an unlimited LTE data plan with the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy On5. Last time I saw a TracFone owned brand do this was with Straight Talk Wireless. At that time Straight Talk was offering an unlimited LTE data plan with the
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