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 • 08/03/18
Several days ago ROK Mobile abruptly ended service on the Verizon network. Consequently subscribers were left scrambling for a new service provider. ROK Mobile publicly stat...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/03/18
T-Mobile has announced several promotions for its prepaid brand MetroPCS. New subscribers who port their number in can get an iPhone 6s for just $49.99. This is just one of...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/01/18
NET10 Wireless is currently running a promotion that offers new subscribers 50% more data on select plans. Subscribers who signup for those plans will get the extra data allo...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/31/18
ROK Mobile has had a rocky year. The MVNO repeatedly changed its phone plan lineup around. It had Sprint based plans that got discontinued and brought back at a later date. ...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/31/18
Mint Mobile is celebrating two years in business. The Ultra Mobile powered T-Mobile MVNO launched in the summer of 2016. To mark the two year anniversary, Mint Mobile has an...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/30/18
Market Force Information (Market Force), just completed a research study that named Consumer Cellular America’s favorite MVNO and overall wireless provider. T-Mobile was name...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/30/18
Republic Wireless has just launched a promotion that it is marketing as a back to school sale. The promotion is focused on offering 3 months of 3GB of data each month, free o...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/27/18
Verizon Wireless introduced a new feature today available for its postpaid subscribers. The new feature is a VPN called Safe Wi-Fi. It can be used to hide your IP address an...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/26/18
LTE small cells are low powered cellular radio access gateways that can operate with a range of a few feet to about a mile. Typically they have been used to supplement and of...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/26/18
Comcast owned Xfinity Mobile continues to grow at a rapid pace. The Verizon based MVNO added 204,000 subscriber lines in it’s most recent quarter ending June 30th, 2018. The...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/24/18
Xfinity Mobile is offering cash back in the form of a prepaid Visa card to those who port in and purchase either an Apple, Samsung, Lg or Motorola device. Apple iPhones and S...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/17/18
A few months ago Cricket Wireless ran a promo for new customers that offered $200 off all the flagship phones that it carried. The promo is now back, although this time it is...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/17/18
Tello Mobile has just launched a new promotion. The MVNO is calling it a Mid-Summer Sale and it is scheduled to last until 7/31/2018. Any new customer that subscribes to a T...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/17/18
Red Pocket Mobile plans priced $119 and higher are now $25 off thanks to the promo code PRIMO119 issued by eBay. The promo code is valid today only, 7/17/2018 until 11PM PST....
By Joe Paonessa • 07/15/18
Mint Mobile sells a starter kit exclusively on Amazon. The kit is regularly priced at $5, but on Prime Day it will be free 1¢ (plus shipping) to the first 5,000 customers. Th...