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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Tello Mobile Has Launched Its First Two TV Ads

Tello Mobile Has Launched Its First TV Ad Campaign

By Joe Paonessa • 03/15/24

Tello Mobile has launched its first TV ad campaign, BestMVNO has learned. A total of two ads were launched in February. It is not clear how many times either ad has aired, but...

Boost Stores To Activate All Boost 5G Network Capable Phones With Rainbow SIMs, Offering $399 iPhone 15

By Joe Paonessa • 03/13/24

BestMVNO has learned that Boost stores will soon begin activating all Boost 5G Network-capable phones with Rainbow SIMs. This applies to all markets, even those where the Boos...

Boost Infinite Offering Third Line Free For A Year

Boost Infinite Releases 3rd Line Free For A Year Deal, But Is It Actually Good For Their Business?

By Joe Paonessa • 03/12/24

Boost Infinite has a new offer out. It gives subscribers who buy two lines their third line for free. It is available on the $25/month plan so you can get three lines on that...

Google Fi Wireless On Display At Best Buy

Google Fi Increases Price Of Simply Unlimited For 3+ Lines By Up To $25/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/24

Google Fi has increased the price of its Simply Unlimited plan for customers that have 3 or more lines. Customers with three lines will now pay $90/month, while four-line cust...

Mint Mobile Once Again Offering Any 3-Month Plan For $15/Month

Mint Mobile Brings Back $15/Month For Any Plan, Includes 40GB Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 03/05/24

Mint Mobile is once again offering new customers any 3-month plan for $15/month. This was also Mint Mobile’s January 2024 offer. The same promo ran in June 2022, and again in...

Metro by T-Mobile Now Offering Free Phone Deals Online To Switchers

Metro by T-Mobile Now Allowing Free Phone Deals Online With Number Port

By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/24

Metro by T-Mobile is now offering free phones to customers who port their numbers online. Previously, the provider only offered free phone deals in stores for customers portin...

Boost Mobile Half Off Annual Plan 35GB - $12.50/Month

Expiring Soon! Boost Mobile Annual Plan, 35GB, $12.50/Month!

By Joe Paonessa • 02/24/24

Boost Mobile has launched a very limited time promotion. New customers can get an annual plan with 35GB of monthly high-speed data for just $12.50/month. The total upfront cos...

Tello Mobile Officially Launches Data Top-Ups & Purchases By SMS

By Joe Paonessa • 02/21/24

Tello Mobile announced today they have officially launched data top-ups. Subscribers who exhaust their high-speed data during their billing cycles can now add an additional 1G...

Simple Mobile Wins 4Q23 Wave7 Research Prepaid Dealer Survey, Verizon Prepaid A Strong No. 2

By Joe Paonessa • 02/21/24

Simple Mobile has won the Wave7 Research quarterly multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey that was conducted in 4Q23. That’s the 36th straight quarterly win for the brand, and it...

Consumer Cellular Offers $5/Mo Off Any Plan For 12 Months, With TV Ad Support

By Joe Paonessa • 02/20/24

Consumer Cellular has launched a new promotion as detailed in a recently filed prepaid report by the firm Wave7 Research. New customers can receive a $5/month discount for the...

PureTalk’s Latest TV Ad And Offer Is A Pitch For A Free Samsung Galaxy Phone

By Joe Paonessa • 02/19/24

PureTalk has launched a new promotion offering a free Samsung Galaxy A15, as noted by Wave7 Research in its latest prepaid market report. This deal, described by Wave7 Researc...

US Mobile Adds Annual Plan Option To Home Phone Plan

US Mobile Continues Annual Plan Push, Raises Monthly Rate Of Home Phone Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 02/08/24

In October 2023, BestMVNO reported that US Mobile launched a landline Home Phone plan. The launch rate was $9.99/month for unlimited calling, voicemail, caller ID, call forwar...

US Mobile Beta Tests $15 Dual SIM Add-On So You Can Use Your Unlimited Data Plan Across Multiple Networks

US Mobile Beta Tests Dual SIM Add-On: Use Your Data Across Multiple Networks

By Joe Paonessa • 02/07/24

US Mobile has launched beta testing of a new plan feature to allow for multi-network use unlimited plans. US Mobile’s flagship unlimited plan costs $50/month for a single line...

AT&T Prepaid Launches New Plan With 3Mbps Speed Cap

AT&T Prepaid’s New $40 Plan With A 3Mbps Speed Cap Is A Peculiar Throwback

By Joe Paonessa • 01/14/24

AT&T Prepaid has launched a new wireless plan and it is a peculiar throwback to the past with a 3Mbps speed cap. The new plan is priced at $50/month or $40/month with auto...

Airvoice Wireless Has A Deal Mirroring Mint Mobile, $15/Mo For Any Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 01/13/24

Airvoice Wireless is running an offer that mirrors Mint Mobile. New customers can get any three-month plan for $15/month. That makes their flagship plan the best deal. It incl...