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 • 09/13/17
2017 edition There are many options for you to consider when you are looking to save money on your phone bill or when you just want something different. In fact BestMVNO.com...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/12/17
Back in June Lycamobile updated its cell phone plans to include an unlimited LTE data plan for $55/month. Within the past couple of weeks the T-Mobile MVNO lowered the price...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/08/17
Due to the impact of hurricane Irma, T-Mobile and its prepaid brand MetroPCS are offering customers free unlimited talk, text and data regardless of what plan they have throug...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/08/17
Sprint made it official today that its prepaid brand Boost Mobile will now include all taxes and fees in its listed cell phone plan prices for both new and existing customers....
By Joe Paonessa • 09/08/17
Cricket Wireless announced a new unlimited data plan today called “Cricket Unlimited 2.” The plan features unlimited talk, text and data for $55/month or $50 with auto pay b...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/07/17
Mobile internet speeds were measured by Ookla during quarters 1 and 2 of 2017, which basically corresponds to the first 6th months of the year. Over that time frame roughly 3...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/05/17
Red Pocket Mobile today announced yet another eBay exclusive plan featuring monthly allotments of unlimited talk, text and data with the first 2 GB at high speeds at an averag...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/01/17
Red Mobile has revamped its cell phone plan lineup once again. The plans build and improve upon the plans that they just announced a couple of months ago. The new lineup is...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/29/17
Net10 has just launched a promotion for new customers that is valid now through 11/26/17. Customers who activate service with Net10 by the promotion’s end date will get doubl...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/29/17
Yesterday, after reading a post on Howard Forums I wrote that there was the possibility that Straight Talk Wireless was about to increase the amount of data included with one...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/28/17
Simple Mobile, a TracFone owned MVNO that operates on the T-Mobile network, has increased the amount of data included with one of its cell phone plans. The $40/month plan that...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/27/17
Weeks ago there were rumblings that Verizon had lifted the LTE speed restrictions that it placed on its MVNO’s. The speed restrictions that had always been imposed limited do...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/24/17
Apple’s iconic iPhone is loved by many, but there is a problem with it. If you want to use it with an MVNO, you may find out the hard way, meaning after you spent your hard e...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/24/17
ROK Mobile made several changes to its cell phone plan lineup over the past several months. Some of those changes included the addition of an unlimited data plan, as well as...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/23/17
A couple of months ago, Virgin Mobile relaunched itself as an iPhone only brand. The Sprint owned MVNO stopped selling Android phones and began to offer those who purchased a...