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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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Save Ten Percent At Target On Select Prepaid Wireless Refill Cards

Target Has Prepaid Wireless Refill Cards On Sale For 10% Off

Joe Paonessa - May 17, 2018
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 Moto E2 Trial Offer

FreedomPop Now Offering Moto E2 With 2 Week Trial For $9.99

Joe Paonessa - May 17, 2018
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 New MVNO With Unlimited Plans On Sprint, T-Mobile And Verizon

DataPass Is A Multi-Network MVNO With Unlimited LTE Data On Sprint For $39/Month

Joe Paonessa - May 16, 2018
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 Launches Data Only Plans And New Unlimited eBay Plans

Red Pocket Mobile Launches Data Only GSMA Plans And New Unlimited LTE Data Plans On eBay

Joe Paonessa - May 16, 2018
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 Unlimited LTE Data Galaxy On5 Bundle

Net10 May Become The Next TracFone Brand To Offer Unlimited LTE Data

Joe Paonessa - May 15, 2018
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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Teachers And More Get Half Off With Republic Wireless

Republic Wireless Gives Teachers 50% Off Their Phone Bill Through 2020

Joe Paonessa - May 15, 2018
Last week was Teacher Appreciate week.  To celebrate Republic Wireless launched its new Educator Appreciation Program (EAP).  Through the program, teachers are eligible for a 50% discount on their new or existing Republic Wireless phone plan. Republic Wireless EAP Plan Discounts And Eligibility Requirements Republic Wireless’s phone plan pricing is pretty
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Red Pocket Mobile eBay Plan On Sale With 5GB Of Data For 18-Month

Red Pocket Mobile Drops Price Of 5GB Annual eBay Plan To $18.33/Month

Joe Paonessa - May 14, 2018
Red Pocket Mobile has dropped the price of its annual eBay plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data with the first 5GB at 4G LTE data speeds to just $220/year.  Normally the plan retails for $240/year.  With the savings in place, subscribers will pay an average cost of just $18.33/month.
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Republic Wireless Announces Relay

Republic Wireless Announces Relay, A Screenless Cellular Walkie Talkie For Kids

Joe Paonessa - May 14, 2018
Republic Wireless has just formally released a new device aimed at children aged 6 – 11.  The new device is called “Relay” and it is being likened to a walkie talkie. Relay Described Republic Wireless’s Relay is a screenless device that includes push to talk functionality.  It is always online
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Visible Launches On The Verizon Network

Verizon Backed “Visible” Launches Wireless Service With A Cloud Infrastructure

Joe Paonessa - May 11, 2018
It looks like Verizon Wireless may finally have a low cost brand to compete with the likes of AT&T’s Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile’s MetroPCS and Sprint’s Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile brands. Visible is a newly launched wireless service provider.  A representative of the company confirmed to BestMVNO that Visible is
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Tello Mobile Review

Tello Mobile Review, My 30 Day Plus Trial

Joe Paonessa - May 10, 2018
Tello Mobile is an MVNO that previously used the Sprint network to provide service to its customers.  However, in 2021, Tello began activating all new customers on the T-Mobile network and that’s now the only network Tello customers use. This Tello Mobile review was done using their old legacy plans
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ROK Mobile Discontinues Partnerships With Two Networks

ROK Mobile Death Watch? Verizon And Sprint Plans Discontinued

Joe Paonessa - May 8, 2018
In less than a year’s time, ROK Mobile has under gone numerous iterations.  We’ve seen the company discontinue its Sprint based plans only to bring them back at a later date. A Verizon based unlimited plan was discontinued only to return later at a higher rate.  We’ve seen other Verizon
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Independent Verizon Prepaid Dealers Offering Double The Data For Life

Verizon Prepaid Customers Get Double The Data For Life Through Independent Dealers

Joe Paonessa - May 3, 2018
Last year Verizon began testing sales of its prepaid service through exclusive dealers. Today, some of those dealers are now offering double the data for life on all Verizon Prepaid plans that have high speed data limits. Dealers using the Vidapay platform have the special pricing. Verizon Prepaid Double The Data For
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Mint SIM Rebranded As Mint Mobile

Mint SIM Rebrands As Mint Mobile

Joe Paonessa - May 3, 2018
Mint SIM has just relaunched itself as Mint Mobile.  The change was officially made Tuesday afternoon on May 1st. The MVNO that runs on T-Mobile’s network said that the rebranding was done to help make it easier for the public to better understand what the company has to offer.  I
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Tello 2 Year Anniversary Special Is A 50 Percent Off Promotion For New Customers

Tello Giving 50% Off To New And Existing Customers

Joe Paonessa - May 3, 2018
Tello is celebrating its 2 year anniversary by offering new customers 50% off of their first two months of service. Existing subscribers will also get 50% off through an offer that will be sent to the email address that is associated with their Tello account. Additionally, Tello is running an
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MetroPCS Said To Soon Offer Recurring Data Add-Ons

MetroPCS Said To Be Soon Offering Data Add-Ons For Select Plans

Joe Paonessa - Apr 27, 2018
A poster on HowardForums has stated that MetroPCS will be offering new data add-on options for select plans starting on May 1. The “bolt-ons” as they may be called will be available for the mobile hotspot plan, as well as on select phone plans. MetroPCS’s Data Bolt-Ons MetroPCS’s extra recurring
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