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 • 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 can n...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/18/18
Que up Freddy Mercury and Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust. It looks like U.K. stationed TPO Mobile is about to exit the USA market. A few days ago TPO Mobile sent out a pr...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/17/18
In an attempt to further disrupt the MVNO and wireless industries, Mint Mobile has announced some changes to its service. Mint Mobile has announced that it will be tripling th...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/17/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/16/18
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/16/18
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. T...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/15/18
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 Str...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/15/18
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...