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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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MetroPCS Offering Up To 150 Dollar Instant Rebate On All Phone Purchases

MetroPCS Says This Is “Our Best Free Phone Event Ever” – Make The Switch And Save Up To $150 On A New Phone

Joe Paonessa - Feb 13, 2018
T-Mobile and its prepaid brand MetroPCS have both launched promotions that will give their respective customers free phones. The MetroPCS offer features up to $150 off for switchers making several of its phones free.  T-Mobile is offering a BOGO on several devices. MetroPCS Free Phones With $150 Instant Rebate Offer
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ROK Mobile Appears To Have Discontinued A Couple Of Phone Plans

Several ROK Mobile Phone Plans Appear To Have Been Discontinued, Including A $50 Unlimited Data Plan On The Verizon Network

Joe Paonessa - Feb 9, 2018
Today a reader left me a comment asking what happened to ROK Mobile’s $50 unlimited data plan. They said it could no longer be found on the ROK Mobile website and asked me if I could verify its existence. After taking a look myself, I see that it has indeed disappeared.
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Get An iPhone 6 For $49.99 When You Switch To Boost Mobile

Switch To Boost Mobile And Get An iPhone 6 For Just $49.99

Joe Paonessa - Feb 9, 2018
Boost Mobile seems to be making a big push this month for new customers.  The Sprint operated brand has launched several new promotions. One such promotion is aimed at shoppers who crave an iPhone. Those who switch to Boost Mobile can now get an iPhone 6 for just $49.99. iPhone
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Boost Mobile Announces Unlimited Plus Plan

Boost Mobile Announces $60 Unlimited Plus Plan, Includes Unlimited Everything With 20GB Of Mobile Hotspot

Joe Paonessa - Feb 9, 2018
Boost Mobile has just added another phone plan to its lineup.  The new plan is called Unlimited Plus and it is priced at $60/month for a single line with discounts available for multi-line customers. The Unlimited Plus plan comes with unlimited talk, text and data with 20GB of mobile hotspot. 
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Boost Mobile Switch Off MetroPCS Promotion

Boost Mobile Giving Away 2 Months Of Free Service When You Switch From MetroPCS

Joe Paonessa - Feb 9, 2018
Boost Mobile is currently running a promotion targeting T-Mobile’s prepaid brand MetroPCS. Those who make the switch from MetroPCS to Boost Mobile by 5/11/18 will get 2 months of free service. Boost Mobile is calling this promotion “Switch Off MetroPCS.” Promotion Details This offer requires that subscribers activate a $35 or
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Page Plus Cellular Plan Now Includes More Minutes And Data

Verizon MVNO Page Plus Cellular Now Offers 2GB Of Data For $27/Month

Joe Paonessa - Feb 8, 2018
Page Plus Cellular has just updated one of its phone plans to include more talk and more data.  The Verizon MVNO’s $29.95/month plan ($27 with autopay billing enabled) now includes unlimited talk and data with the first 2GB at 4G LTE speeds.  Previously the plan included 1500 minutes of talk
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Lawsuit Alleges Project Fi Customers Being Overcharged For Their Data Usage

Project Fi Lawsuit Alleges That Google Is Charging Its Subscribers For Data Consumed Over WiFi

Joe Paonessa - Feb 8, 2018
Several days ago a lawsuit was filed in a California court that alleges that Google is billing its Project Fi customers for data that it isn’t providing for. The suit claims that Project Fi customers are being billed for data that they are consuming while connected to their at home
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Cricket Wireless Announces Breeze-Thru Easy Activation Process

Cricket Wireless Service Just Got Easier To Activate

Joe Paonessa - Feb 7, 2018
Cricket Wireless announced today an easier way for new customers to activate service. The company claims that those making the switch can now be activated on their network within minutes. The new and simplified process is designed to get users activated directly through their phone without the need of a
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H2O Wireless's Latest Promotion Features Double The Data

H2O Wireless Offering Free Month Of Service, 4GB Of Data On Its $30/Month Plan, And A Chance To Win An iPhone 7

Joe Paonessa - Feb 5, 2018
H2O Wireless is currently offering several different promotions.  What is probably the most interesting is an offer that includes 3 months of unlimited talk, text and data with the first 4GB at high speeds for $30/month.  The plan normally includes just 2GB of high speed data.  The promotion is scheduled
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Some T-Mobile Customers Report Phone Number And Bank Account Theft

T-Mobile Customers Experience Theft Of Phone Numbers And Money Via Port Out Scam, Here’s How To Protect Yourself

Joe Paonessa - Feb 5, 2018
Many months ago I told the story of how one thieve managed to steal and port someone’s phone number out of AT&T and use it to gain access to the victim’s bank account.  Unfortunately, this wasn’t an isolated incident. Sometime in December of 2017, police in Redmond, Washington began receiving
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LG Rebel 3 Tracfone HSN Bundle

TracFone Airtime Bundle From HSN Includes An LG Rebel 3 With 1500 Minutes/Texts/Data For $59.95

Joe Paonessa - Feb 3, 2018
The Home Shopping Network, or HSN for short is often the go to place for stellar TracFone deals.  Today the online retailer has another great offer in tow. The latest deal includes an LG Rebel 3 bundled with an annual service plan consisting of 1500 minutes, 1500 texts and 1.5
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Tello BestMVNO Exclusive Deal 50 Percent Off New Subscribers

New Tello Subscribers Can Get Unlimited Talk, Text And 10GB Of LTE Data For $19.50, Exclusively From BestMVNO

Joe Paonessa - Jan 31, 2018
Today I am happy to announce that Tello has partnered with BestMVNO.com to provide  an exclusive offer for new Tello customers. Now and for a limited time, those who subscribe to the MVNO will receive 50% off of their first month of service when they use the promotional code B3STMVNO (updated:
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Comcast Reports 2017 Full Year Earnings And Xfinity Mobile Subscriber Count

Xfinity Mobile Subscriber Count Grows To 380,000, Still Losing Money For Comcast

Joe Paonessa - Jan 25, 2018
Yesterday, Comcast announced it’s 4th quarter results and held a conference call. During the conference call, Comcast revealed that Xfinity Mobile finished 2017 tallying 380,000 subscribers. That number was up from quarter 3, 2017 when the total count was 250,000.  The service was only launched in early 2017, so those
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Simple Mobile Adds Mult-Line Discounts

Simple Mobile Now Offering Multi-Line Discounts, Get 2 Lines Of Unlimited Everything For Just $75/Month

Joe Paonessa - Jan 25, 2018
Simple Mobile is now offering multi-line discounts on a majority of its phone plans.  The MVNO has also added the ability for its subscribers to detect and block scam phone calls. Simple Mobile Multi-Line Plan Discounts Here’s a summary of the plans that Simple Mobile is offering a discount on
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Ultra Mobile Adds More Data To Its Phone Plans

Ultra Mobile Greatly Improves Plans, $29 Plan Now Includes 4GB Of 4G LTE Data With Unlimited Everything

Joe Paonessa - Jan 24, 2018
Ultra Mobile has just updated nearly all of its phone plans with more data and more international calling countries.  Most plans got a 2 fold increase in the amount of 4G LTE data that they are allotted.  On all plans, the number of included international calling countries increased from 60+ to over
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