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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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Simple Mobile Everything You Need To Know Before Subscribing

Simple Mobile Is Now The Cheapest Provider To Offer Unlimited LTE Data Priced At Just $47.50

Joe Paonessa - May 3, 2017
Simple Mobile, a provider that uses T-Mobile’s network for service, has updated its phone plan offerings and it is now the cheapest place to get an unlimited LTE data plan from.  Those that want the plan will pay just $47.50 per month with auto pay billing enabled in their account.  Without
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Tello One Year Anniversary Promotions

Tello Celebrating 1 Year Anniversary With An iPhone 7 Giveaway And A Special Offer On Its Phone Plans

Joe Paonessa - May 3, 2017
Tello is a Sprint MVNO that officially launched in May of 2016.  To celebrate its one year anniversary, the company is running a few promotions over the next several days.  Tello has sent out the following press release to announce their promos: Tello Celebrates Its 1-year Anniversary With Special Offers
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Straight Talk’s Latest Phone Plan Dead Already?

Joe Paonessa - May 2, 2017
About a week ago, I noticed that Straight Talk Wireless had posted a new phone plan on its website that seemed rather out of place.  You can read the details about it further down in this article. Today, someone left a comment asking where the plan was on Straight Talk’s website, as
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Comparison of US Mobile and TIng

Comparison of US Mobile and Ting

Joe Paonessa - May 1, 2017
Originally Published: Jan 11, 2015 Updated: May 1, 2017 with New US Mobile Pricing        A few months ago we reported on the inception of a new MVNO, US Mobile.  US Mobile seems to be T-Mobile’s answer to Ting Wireless, a provider of prepaid wireless plans on the Sprint
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MetroPCS Doubles Data Of Thirty Dollar Plan

MetroPCS Doubles Data To 2GB On $30 Plan

Joe Paonessa - Apr 26, 2017
T-Mobile owned MVNO MetroPCS has just increased the amount of data included with its $30 phone plan.  Previously customers on the plan got unlimited talk, text and data with the first 1 GB at 4G LTE speeds.  The updated plan now contains 2 GB of high speed data. MetroPCS is
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FreedomPop Small Business Plan Launch Promotion

FreedomPop Launches 100% Free Business Mobile Plan Featuring 2GB Of Data

Joe Paonessa - Apr 24, 2017
FreedomPop has just announced a new phone plan geared towards small business owners and like all of FreedomPop’s cell phone plans, service starts at completely “free” with upgrades available for a fee. The basic free business plan depending on your definition of “free,” may be the best free plan that
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How Unlimited Data Plans Affect The Market

Now That Major Wireless Carriers Are Starting To Go All In On Unlimited Data, How Will MVNO’s Be Impacted?

Joe Paonessa - Apr 23, 2017
In the last several months, we’ve witnessed a shift in the structure of wireless phone plan offerings from major wireless carriers, namely, A&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. That shift began with T-Mobile in August of last year, with their Big Un-Carrier 12 announcement.  At that time, the company said it
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BestMVNO.com Updated Again With More Features To Help You Find The Perfect Phone Plan

Joe Paonessa - Apr 22, 2017
A few weeks ago an article was posted on BestMVNO.com laying out some plans for the future of the website. One of the goals set forth was to get family plans integrated into the cell phone plan finding tool. Today BestMVNO.com is pleased to announce that the cell phone plan
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TPO Mobile RingPlus Promotion Feb 2017

TPO Mobile Joins SpeedTalk In Offering Limited Time Promotional Offers Through RingPlus

Joe Paonessa - Apr 19, 2017
It looks like TPO Mobile wants to promote their plans the same way that RingPlus used to, and like how SpeedTalk Mobile most recently did.  Both TPO Mobile and SpeedTalk Mobile are now offering limited time promotional plans that will only be available for a few days.  The plan that
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FreedomPop LG Tribute Promotional Offer With 7GB Of Data

FreedomPop Promotional Offer Includes Unlimited Talk, And Text With 7GB Of Data For $29.99

Joe Paonessa - Apr 18, 2017
FreedomPop just launched a limited time promotion.  The offer is for a plan that includes unlimited talk, text and 7GB of data for one month at a price of $29.99.  What I have to call a throwaway phone, the LG Tribute LS660 is also included in that price. The LG Tribute
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US Mobile Updates Plans, Featuring A Whopping 6 GB Of LTE Data For Just $25/Month

Joe Paonessa - Apr 18, 2017
US Mobile is a T-Mobile MVNO that began offering service in 2014.  The company operates in a fashion that is similar to both Tello, and Ting, in that it offers its customers the ability to custom build their own phone plans.  Today, the company wrote in to BestMVNO to give notice
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SpeedTalk Mobile Promo 1

RingPlus Resurrected As Or Involved With SpeedTalk Mobile?

Joe Paonessa - Apr 14, 2017
SpeedTalk Mobile is a T-Mobile and Verizon MVNO that has only been in existence for a very short while as far as I know.  Today I received an email from RingPlus about a promotion that SpeedTalk is about to launch.  The promotion looks eerily similar to what a lot of
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FreedomPop Global SIM Plan

FreedomPop Global SIM Review, Tried And Tested In The USA And Europe

Joe Paonessa - Apr 12, 2017
Overview FreedomPop is one of the dozens of Mobile Virtual Networks Operators that operate in the USA (otherwise known as an MVNO for short).  As an MVNO, the company does not have its own wireless network infrastructure, but rather it buys minutes, text and data at wholesale prices from major wireless
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Ultra Mobile 10GB of Data

Ultra Mobile And Univision Mobile Add 3GB More Data To Their $45 Plan

Joe Paonessa - Apr 10, 2017
Ultra Mobile is a T-Mobile MVNO that offers low cost phone plans that feature global calling and texting.  The company also powers Univision Mobile, whose plans are identical to Ultra Mobile’s although Unvision Mobile is marketed towards individuals who need to frequently contact persons in Latin America. Ultra Mobile started 2017
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Have Cricket Wireless Plans Fallen Behind The Competiton

Have Cricket Wireless’s Phone Plans Fallen Behind The Competition?

Joe Paonessa - Apr 8, 2017
Cricket Wireless has long been one of the best values around for those looking for no contract phone service on AT&T’s network.  In fact, the MVNO ended 2016 with a value award from BestMVNO for its $35 prepaid plan that at the time came with 2.5 GB of data. It
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