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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Sprint MVNO “Wing” Set To Launch By Millionaire Millennials

By Joe Paonessa • 10/21/17

Coming soon, another Sprint MVNO. The new MVNO is being launched by two millionaire millennial partners. It is due to exit beta testing in just a few weeks and it goes by the...

Tello Adds Unlimited Text Messaging To All Plans, Lowers Costs

Tello Lowers Prices, Adds Unlimited Text To All Plans

By Joe Paonessa • 10/19/17

Tello, an MVNO on Sprint, has just updated its cell phone plans. All plans now include unlimited text. Pricing for plan combinations offered by the prepaid provider also wen...

T-Mobile Offering Buy One LG V30 Get One $500 Off

By Joe Paonessa • 10/13/17

For a limited time T-Mobile is offering the LG V30 for $500 off when you purchase one at its regular price of $800. To take advantage of the offer you must add a new line and...

Ting Now Offers Global Calling At No Extra Charge

By Joe Paonessa • 10/13/17

Thanks to a reader tip, I have learned that Ting recently added international calling free of charge to its cell phone plans. Ting minutes are now global minutes the company h...

T-Mobile Puts A Limit On International Data Use

T-Mobile Places A Limit On International High Speed Data Consumption

By Joe Paonessa • 10/11/17

If you’re a T-Mobile customer that likes to travel to either Canada or Mexico, starting next month a limit will be put into place as to how much data you can use while across...

MetroPCS Increases Hotspot Data On Unlimited Data Plan

MetroPCS Sends Mixed Signals, Adds More Hotspot Data To Unlimited Plan But Lowers Data Included With $40 Plan

By Joe Paonessa • 10/10/17

T-Mobile owned MetroPCS just altered its phone plans to what will likely be mixed fanfare. MetroPCS’s $60 unlimited data plan just got more hotspot data. The plan now comes w...

T-Mobile Announces 50 Percent Cash Back On Your Google Pixel

T-Mobile Giving New And Existing Customers Up To 50% Off Pixel Devices, BOGO On Samsung Galaxy Note 8

By Joe Paonessa • 10/06/17

New and existing customers who add a line of voice service on a qualifying T-Mobile plan will get up to 50% off a Google Pixel 2. This is an offer that T-Mobile’s CEO John Le...

Twigby Promo Offers 1 Month Of Unlimited Talk, Text And 1 GB Of Data For $12.50

By Joe Paonessa • 10/06/17

Twigby is currently running a promotion where new subscribers can get 50% off of their first month of service when they use promo code HALFOFF during checkout. Twigby offers i...

Republic Wireless Now Supports The Google Pixel Phones

Republic Wireless Adds Support For BYO Pixel 2 And Pixel 2 XL, Starting Now!

By Joe Paonessa • 10/06/17

Republic Wireless has announced support for Google’s new Pixel devices. The prepaid wireless provider has not announced if they will sell either device, but they will allow yo...

Cricket Wireless Mobile Hotspot Add On For Unlimited Data Plan

Cricket Wireless Unlimited Data Plan Subscribers Said To Get Mobile Hotspot Via A $10 Add-On

By Joe Paonessa • 10/05/17

A day after Cricket Wireless silently discontinued it’s $55 – 3 Mbps unlimited data plan, a HowardForums subscriber posted that those on Cricket’s other unlimited LTE data pla...

Verizon Prepaid Now Has Family Plan Discounts, Up T0 $80 In Monthly Savings Offered

By Joe Paonessa • 10/03/17

Verizon Prepaid has just added more value to its prepaid phone plans today by offering its customers the ability to save money with a family plan. Customers can now save up t...

$30 Gets You 3 Months Of Unlimited Talk, Text And 2 GB Of Monthly Data With Mint SIM

By Joe Paonessa • 10/02/17

Mint SIM, a T-Mobile MVNO that is powered by Ultra Mobile, announced a promotion today that makes their already cheap cell phone plans even cheaper. Through the promotion, new...

Consumer Cellular Updates Phone Plans For Second Time In 2017

Consumer Cellular Simplifies Plans With More Data, Cheaper Prices

By Joe Paonessa • 10/02/17

Consumer Cellular announced today that for the second time this year, it has adjusted the rates charged for its cell phone plans. Consumer Cellular has always offered its cust...

Ting Add A Line Get 2 GB Free Data Promo

Add A Line To Your Ting Account And Get 2 GB Of Free Data

By Joe Paonessa • 10/02/17

Starting today and lasting until October 22nd, Ting is giving away 2 GB of high-speed data free to anyone that adds a line of service to their Ting account. The promotion is s...

Red Pocket Mobile's Latest Deal Will Last For 8 Days Only

Good On Any Network, Red Pocket’s Latest Deal Features Unlimited Talk, Text And 1 GB Of Data For Less Than $16/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 10/01/17

Red Pocket Mobile has just launched a couple of new deals available exclusively on eBay. Deal number 1 is for an annual plan that features monthly allotments of unlimited talk...