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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Project Fi Introduces Bill Protection With Unlimited Data

Google’s Project Fi Phone Plans Now Include An Offering For Unlimited Data

By Joe Paonessa • 01/17/18

Google Project Fi subscribers just got a new featured that Google is calling “Bill Protection.” With Bill Protection, those that consume more than 6 GB of high speed data in...

Sprint's First Major Promotion Of 2018 Is For 1 Free Year Of Unlimited Data

Sprint Offering Free Year Of Unlimited LTE Data For Up To 5 Lines To Those Who Make The Switch

By Joe Paonessa • 01/17/18

Last summer Sprint offered free unlimited LTE data to those who made the switch over from another carrier. The deal expired at the end of June. Today, that deal is back. Deal...

BestMVNO Awards: Best Of 2017, Year In Review

By Joe Paonessa • 01/12/18

With 2017 now in the past it’s time to reflect back on the year as it pertained to the world of MVNO’s and no contract cellphone plan providers. This is the third annual BestM...

Black Wireless Introduces Multi Month Plans

Black Wireless Now Has Multi-Month Plans On AT&T, Get Unlimited Talk, Text And 1GB 4G LTE Data For $18.75/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 01/09/18

It seems that multi-month discount plans are all the rage these days. A trend that was perhaps popularized by Mint SIM. Now Black Wireless has become another in a growing li...

Red Pocket Mobile Adds More Data For The 2018 New Year

Red Pocket Adds More Data To One Plan, Eliminates Another

By Joe Paonessa • 01/07/18

Red Pocket Mobile has entered the new year by making some changes to its phone plans. The company has eliminated its $45 plan that contained 5 GB of data with unlimited talk...

FreedomPop Launches Mobile Hotspot Using ATTs 4G LTE Network

FreedomPop Launches Hotspot Plan On AT&T Network, Features 10GB LTE Data For $39.99/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 01/04/18

FreedomPop is kicking off the new year with a new plan and product launch. The MVNO has announced that it is now offering mobile hotspot service on the AT&T network. Cus...

DataXoom Announces Record Growth In 2017

Mobile Broadband Provider DataXoom Announces Record Revenue And Subscriber Growth In 2017

By Joe Paonessa • 01/04/18

DataXoom announced in a press release today that it closed 2017 with twice as many subscribers than it started the year with. Revenue for the year also doubled. DataXoom dec...

Teltik Holiday Promotion Featuring 50 Dollar Port In Credit And Plans Starting At 15 Dollars A Month

T-Mobile Business Plan Reseller Teltik Offering $50 Port In Credit And Unlimited Talk, Text And Data For $15/Month, Offer Ends Soon

By Joe Paonessa • 01/02/18

T-Mobile business plan reseller Teltik Communications continues to offer a holiday promotion which is set to expire in just a few days. Those who port to Teltik from qualifyi...

Virgin Mobile Giving 150 Dollar Visa Prepaid Card With iPhone Purchase

Virgin Mobile Giving Away $150 Visa Prepaid Card With Purchase Of An iPhone Plus 6 Months Service For $6

By Joe Paonessa • 12/16/17

Virgin Mobile has been rolling out deal after deal. A few weeks ago the Sprint owned prepaid brand was offering a $75 Amazon gift card to those who made the switch to Virgin...

Republic Wireless BH Photo 6 Months Free Promo

Republic Wireless Offering 6 Months Of Free Service When You Purchase Select Phones From BH Photo

By Joe Paonessa • 12/14/17

The other day Republic Wireless launched a new set of phone plan options called the My Choice Plan. Pricing starts at $15/month for unlimited talk and text. Data can be adde...

Republic Wireless Announces My Choice Plan

Republic Wireless Introduces New “My Choice Plan” With Data Priced At $5/GB

By Joe Paonessa • 12/11/17

In May of 2016 Republic Wireless announced new phone plans that it called Clear Choice plans. Now the Sprint and T-Mobile MVNO has announced that starting tomorrow, December 1...

Cricket Wireless May Be Replacing Cricket Rewards With “Ad It Up”

By Joe Paonessa • 12/11/17

Cricket Wireless is set to discontinue its current rewards program which is simply called “Cricket Rewards.” It will end on February 26th, 2018, at 5 pm EST and subscribers m...

Selectel Wireless Store Located In Gillette Wyoming

Verizon MVNO Selectel Wireless Adds More Data To Several Plans

By Joe Paonessa • 12/10/17

Selectel Wireless offers a total of 6 monthly cell phone plans. Yesterday, three of those cell phone plans got an increase in their high speed data allotments. The following...

Red Pocket Mobile’s $15 Phone Plan With 2GB Of Data Is A Steal But It Won’t Last Much Longer

By Joe Paonessa • 12/08/17

Red Pocket Mobile continues to run a sale on its phone plans sold exclusively through eBay. One deal that is set to expire on 12/11 at 8 a.m. PST is a real steal as long as y...

Ultra Mobile Review, My Multi-Month Trial

By Joe Paonessa • 12/08/17

Ultra Mobile Overview Ultra Mobile is an MVNO that uses T-Mobile’s network to provide service to its customers. The people behind Ultra Mobile also run Mint SIM and so this r...