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 • 10/08/26
Mint Mobile is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an aggressive new promotion offering unlimited data for just $10/month for six months. The T-Mobile-owned prepaid provider...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/30/26
Consumer Cellular is ramping up marketing for its SpeakEasy Mobile sub-brand with its first television commercial. The ad pitches phones under $100 with “simple displays” and...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/29/26
Wave7 Research has begun seeing window signage at some Cricket Wireless stores advertising four lines of Smart Unlimited for $70/month for BYOD customers. The offer has been t...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/15/26
Charlie Ergen has agreed to take control of MobileX, but the wireless provider’s founder, Peter Adderton, isn’t going anywhere. The Wall Street Journal reports that Ergen will...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/20/26
In the latest prepaid report Wave7 Research sent to its subscribers, the firm noted that PureTalk has launched a new promotion offering any of its plans for $15/month for the...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/20/26
Simple Mobile is back on top of Wave7 Research’s quarterly multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey after Ultra Mobile won the previous two editions. The Verizon-owned brand was fo...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/09/26
Vouch Mobile has launched as a new prepaid wireless brand with two “unlimited plans”, annual pricing, eSIM activation, and service enabled through the Reach MVNE platform. Vou...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/03/26
US Mobile is celebrating the United States’ 250th birthday with some of its most aggressive phone‑and‑plan promotions yet. On July 3 at 11 AM ET, the indep...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/27/26
Boom! Mobile, a Tulsa-based MVNO that has operated on multiple major networks including Verizon and T-Mobile, plans to file for Chapter 11 restructuring and warned customers t...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/17/26
Target’s wireless department is in severe decline, according to Wave7 Research. One of the biggest changes is to staffing. MarketSource reps have stopped staffing the nearly 7...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/26
Mint Mobile has updated its wireless plans, giving customers more data without raising its best advertised monthly prices. Mint’s 5GB plan is now 6GB, its 15GB plan is now 17G...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/09/26
Tello Mobile has launched a new summer promotion that drops the price of its 10GB plan to $10/month for the first three months of service. The offer is available to new custom...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/03/26
Consumer Cellular has launched a new wireless brand called SpeakEasy Mobile, a service it describes as “simple, affordable wireless for seniors.” The brand is being marketed a...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/01/26
AT&T Prepaid has a new Walmart-exclusive offer on its $35/month Unlimited Saver plan. The offer, first spotted by Wave7 Research at Walmart stores, is being advertised as...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/31/26
Based on recent information from Wave7 Research, Cricket Wireless is testing a new $20/month unlimited plan offer in select markets. The offer is not being promoted on Cricket...