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Simple Mobile Holds Off Ultra Mobile to Remain at Top of Wave7 Research’s 3Q25 Prepaid Dealer Survey

By Joe Paonessa • 10/13/25

Simple Mobile once again leads Wave7 Research’s quarterly prepaid dealer survey for 3Q25, narrowly ahead of Ultra Mobile. This marks the firm’s 43rd s...

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Boom! Mobile Signs Sponsorship Deal With Thrill Sports, Includes Power Slap, SLS Skateboarding, and Nitro Circus

By Joe Paonessa • 10/13/25

Wave7 Research recently reported that Boom! Mobile has signed a new 3-year partnership deal with Thrill Sports that’s said to be a “multi-million-doll...

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Google Wants You to Have $10/Month Off a Fi Phone Plan and $800 Off a Pixel

By Joe Paonessa • 10/12/25

Google Fi has launched a new promotional offer giving new customers $10/month off the Unlimited Premium (reg $65/month) plan for 24 months with the pu...

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MobileX To Launch Gold Network With Priority Data Options on October 18

By Joe Paonessa • 09/29/25

MobileX has announced it will launch “Gold Network” data access options which will become available on October 18th. The service will offer customers...

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Verizon Makes Decision to Launch Visible in Best Buy Stores

By Joe Paonessa • 09/23/25

Verizon has decided to launch its previously digital-only brand, Visible, into physical retail. According to a Verizon press release, starting Septemb...

Trump Mobile Begins Launch Into Dealer Stores

By Joe Paonessa • 09/07/25

Back in June, BestMVNO reported on the launch of a new wireless service powered by the T-Mobile network: Trump Mobile. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump...

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Boost Mobile Sells Spectrum Internet, Shifts Some Stores To Focus More On Postpaid

By Joe Paonessa • 09/07/25

According to the latest prepaid report from Wave7 Research, Boost Mobile is now selling Spectrum Home Internet in several hundred Boost Mobile stores....

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How Network Roaming Agreements Are Powering Global Connectivity

By Jon Horovitz • 09/05/25

Ever wondered how your phone stays connected when you land in a new country? Or how your smartwatch still sends alerts even while hiking across border...

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Tracfone Launches $50 Unlimited Data Plan With Multi-Month Discounts

By Joe Paonessa • 08/28/25

Verizon Value brand Tracfone has launched its first ever truly unlimited data plan. The new offering includes unlimited talk, text, and data, plus 15G...

The Boon of Wireless: How Telecom Leaders Can Find The Next Wave of Subscriber Growth

By Jon Horovitz • 08/22/25

Is your telecom growth playbook feeling outdated? In an industry where churn is rising and urban markets are saturated, the old rules no longer apply....

Simple Mobile Adds More Data to Plans; Simple Mobile & Total Wireless Expand International Roaming

By Joe Paonessa • 08/21/25

Verizon announced at the All Wireless and Prepaid Expo, and in a press release, that its Value brands Simple Mobile and Total Wireless have received m...

LinkUp Mobile Tops 30,000 Subscribers as SurgePays Reports Rapid Growth Across Its Platforms

By Joe Paonessa • 08/17/25

SurgePays, the parent company behind MVNO LinkUp Mobile and Lifeline provider Torch Wireless, has reported strong subscriber growth following its Q2 2...

Visible Tests “Inner Circle,” a Way to Link Multiple Accounts Together

By Joe Paonessa • 08/09/25

Visible is piloting a new feature called Inner Circle that lets customers connect multiple Visible accounts under one roof for centralized management...

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MobileX Reverts $24.88/month 199GB Plan Back to 30GB

By Joe Paonessa • 08/09/25

If you open up your MobileX app like I recently did, you’ll notice that MobileX has removed its $24.88/month unlimited plan, which offered 199GB of hi...

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New York Mobile Expands into Stores with New Dealer Program

By Joe Paonessa • 08/08/25

New York Mobile is a relatively new postpaid MVNO that launched in March 2025 on the T-Mobile network. The company seeks to differentiate itself from...