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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Select Verizon Prepaid Plans Include Bonus Data From Walmart

Those Who Signup With Verizon Prepaid Through Walmart Continue To Get 2GB Of Free Data On Select Plans

By Joe Paonessa • 06/11/17

A week ago Verizon announced that it tweaked its prepaid wireless plans, adding more data to some cell phone plans while lowering the cost of another. The $40 plan got a data...

AT&T’s New $35 1 GB GoPhone Plan Dissappoints

By Joe Paonessa • 06/11/17

AT&T has launched a new GoPhone plan. The plan is priced at $35/month and it includes unlimited talk, text and data with the first 1GB at 4G LTE speeds before throttling...

New And Existing Sprint Customers Get A 6 Month Free Trial Of Streaming Music Service Tidal

By Joe Paonessa • 06/08/17

Starting tomorrow, June 9th, Sprint is offering a free all access pass 6 month trial of TIDAL’s music and video streaming services. The offer will be valid for both new and e...

Straight Talk Wireless 2GB Plan Disappears Again

Straight Talk Wireless Intros New Plan, Adds More Data To Select Plans Featuring 8 GB For $45

By Joe Paonessa • 06/06/17

It turns out that new cell phone plan that Straight Talk temporarily posted back in April was no fluke after all. It’s just that the company posted it to their website a litt...

Consumer Cellular Approaching One Billion In Annual Revenue

Consumer Cellular Closing In On $1 Billion In Annual Revenue, Adds Target As Customer Service Center

By Joe Paonessa • 06/06/17

Consumer Cellular has announced that it recently signed up its 2 millionth customer, which is more than double the amount it had signed up 3 years ago according to an article...

AT&T Wireless Customers Can Subscribe To DirecTV Now For As Little As $10/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 06/05/17

Since its launch, AT&T has been pushing its DirecTV Now service pretty hard on consumers. I even subscribed in their initial launch phase. At that time AT&T was givin...

Verizon Adds More Data To Prepaid Plans, Color Me Unimpressed

By Joe Paonessa • 06/02/17

Verizon has added more data to its prepaid plans, and I say big whoop. They’re simply unimpressive and noncompetitive, but’s lets have a look at the changes before we continu...

After A Little Over A Year In Business, Charge Decides To Shut Down

Data Only Provider “Charge” Is Shutting Down

By Joe Paonessa • 06/01/17

Charge launched itself into the MVNO stratosphere with good intentions in early 2016. The Sprint MVNO hoped to differentiate itself from other providers by offering data only...

Cricket Wireless 50 Dollar Port In Switcher Credit

Cricket Wireless Announces $50 Bill Credit For Making The Switch

By Joe Paonessa • 05/27/17

Cricket Wireless has announced another promotion for those that are willing to make the switch to the AT&T prepaid brand. To be eligible, potential subscribers must port...

netTALK Wireless Announces Unlimited LTE Data

netTALK Wireless Now Offering Unlimited LTE Data For $40/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 05/27/17

netTALK Wireless has announced an update to the only cell phone plan that it sells. For just $40/month with autopay billing enabled, subscribers can get unlimited talk, text...

Did T-Mobile Release A Google Voice Competitor With The Launch Of DIGITS?

By Joe Paonessa • 05/25/17

Starting Wednesday, May 31st, T-Mobile is transferring all of its customer phone lines over to its DIGITS system. DIGITS technology is made possible by what T-Mobile calls IM...

T-Mobile Launches Data Free Unlimited Talk And Text Plan

T-Mobile Ups Unlimited Data To 32GB, Offers To Pay Off Select Phones If You Make The Switch

By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/17

T-Mobile announced today what it is calling the #GetOutoftheRed promotion. Those of you that have one of several phones on an installment plan from Verizon, will get it paid...

Multiple Prize Giveaway From Ting Featuring $100 And Moto G5 Plus, You Don’t Need To Be A Customer To Win!

By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/17

Updated: 5/24/2017 Sprint and T-Mobile MVNO Ting is currently running a promotional giveaway and it’s pretty easy to enter. To enter, simply take a screenshot of your home sc...

Waived Fees To Contact United Kingdom Manchester Terrorist Attack

Sprint And AT&T Temporarily Waive Fees To Call The UK

By Joe Paonessa • 05/23/17

In the aftermath of yesterdays terrorist attack in Manchester, both AT&T and Sprint are temporarily waiving fees for calls and text messages to the UK. Sprint, Boost Mobil...

Mast Mobile Provider Of Business Plans Is Closing Down

By Joe Paonessa • 05/19/17

Mast Mobile launched with much promise over 1 year ago. The company was started in part by two former Virgin Mobile executives who together with a couple of other partners we...