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 • 06/05/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/05/18
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 Requireme...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/04/18
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 p...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/30/18
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....
By Joe Paonessa • 05/30/18
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 T...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/30/18
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 un...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/29/18
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 w...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/29/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/29/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/25/18
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 da...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/18
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 v...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/18
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....
By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/18
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 jo...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/23/18
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 compe...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/22/18
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 c...