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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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

By Joe Paonessa • 02/05/18

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. Un...

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

By Joe Paonessa • 02/03/18

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 inc...

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/31/18

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...

Comcast Reports 2017 Full Year Earnings And Xfinity Mobile Subscriber Count

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/25/18

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 380,0...

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/25/18

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 ca...

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

By Joe Paonessa • 01/24/18

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...

MetroPCS 4 Lines $100 Unlimited Data Offer

MetroPCS Brings Back 4 Lines Of Unlimited Data For $100

By Joe Paonessa • 01/23/18

For several months, MetroPCS had offered new and existing customers the ability to get 4 lines of unlimited data for $100/month. That offer disappeared earlier this month. Now...

T-Mobile Completes Its Acquisition Of Layer3 TV, On Schedule To Launch New TV Service in 2018

By Joe Paonessa • 01/23/18

T-Mobile announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Layer3 TV Inc. The “Un-Carrier” has big plans for 2018 as it plans to launch a new and “disruptive” TV servi...

Red Pocket Mobile Now Offering Uncapped Data Speeds On Verizon's Network

Red Pocket Mobile Appears To Now Offer Unthrottled Data Speeds On The Verizon Network

By Joe Paonessa • 01/18/18

I recently began testing service on Red Pocket Mobile for an upcoming review that I will be doing. I ordered a SIM kit and plan through Amazon. Red Pocket Mobile allows you t...

Republic Wireless Offering 3 Months Of Free Service To New Subscribers

Republic Wireless Giving Away 3 Months Of Free Service To New Subscribers

By Joe Paonessa • 01/18/18

Several times over the past year we’ve seen Republic Wireless give away free service for various time frames. Towards the end of 2017 the company gave away 6 months of free s...

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...