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A smiling young couple takes a selfie together in front of a red background, next to a large promotional banner for Cube Mobile. The banner reads 'Get 3 months Free + 50% off for 9 months. Available for the first 10,000 customers only!' and advertises their flagship plan with 50GB of data for $50.

Cube Mobile Has Officially Launched With All Plans Free for a Limited Time

By Joe Paonessa • 06/04/25

Back in March, BestMVNO reported that LycaMobile was prepping the launch of another brand, Cube Mobile. At that time, some test websites for the brand...

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PureTalk Has A New Celebrity Endorser in Mike Rowe

By Joe Paonessa • 06/04/25

PureTalk has announced a partnership with Mike Rowe, the well-known producer, podcaster, and TV personality best recognized for his work on “Dirty Job...

US Mobile Launches Buy One Unlimited Annual Plan Get One Free

By Joe Paonessa • 06/03/25

US Mobile has launched an aggressive promo for new customers: buy one unlimited annual plan and get one of lesser value for free. This “buy one, get o...

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Ultra Mobile Revives $20/Month Unlimited 5G Data Annual Plan Deal

By Joe Paonessa • 05/26/25

During Black Friday 2024, Ultra Mobile offered a limited-time deal: 50% off its truly unlimited 5G data plan, bringing the price down to $20/month. Th...

Walmart Family Mobile In Store Signage showcasing phone plans and prices for them

Walmart Family Mobile Rebrands and Lowers Entry Level Pricing to $19.88/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/25

Walmart Family Mobile is getting new life as a Verizon Value brand. Like other brands in the Verizon Value portfolio, it has been refreshed with updat...

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Cricket Wireless Finally Wakes Up, Price Matches Total Wireless $25 Unlimited Plan & 2 Lines For $65 Offers

By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/25

It seems AT&T has finally awoken from a long slumber and has decided to more aggressively compete in the prepaid wireless market. AT&T’s Crick...

MVNOs Need Truly Unlimited 5G Data Access

MVNOs Must Be Allowed to Offer Truly Unlimited 5G, Their Survival May Depend on It

By Joe Paonessa • 05/17/25

Independent MVNOs are facing a brutal competitive squeeze, one that may threaten their very survival. At the center of the issue is a growing trend: m...

Mint Mobile Accused of Secretly Recording Customer Calls to Support, Faces Class Action Lawsuit in California

By Joe Paonessa • 05/14/25

Mint Mobile is facing legal trouble in California over allegations that it recorded customer service phone calls without informing consumers. If true,...

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Simple Mobile Narrowly Wins 1Q25 Wave7 Research Dealer Survey Edging Out Verizon Prepaid & Ultra Mobile

By Joe Paonessa • 05/05/25

Simple Mobile has won the 1Q25 Wave7 Research multi-carrier prepaid dealer survey edging out Verizon Prepaid and Ultra Mobile. All three brands were c...

Total Wireless’s New Promo: $65/Month For Two Unlimited Lines With Free 5G Phones

By Joe Paonessa • 05/04/25

Total Wireless 50% off single lines when you bring your own device to the network continues. It’s been running since September 2024. The provider has...

Consumer Cellular Continues with Second Month Free Offer, New TV Ad, Announces 4.2 Million Subs

By Joe Paonessa • 05/02/25

Consumer Cellular continues to run its second month free offer as detailed in the latest prepaid report from the firm Wave7 Research. The promotion is...

Straight Talk Wireless Vending Machine at Walmart

Straight Talk Testing Vending Machine Phone Sales

By Joe Paonessa • 05/01/25

Straight Talk Wireless is piloting the sale of pre-activated phones through vending machines at select Walmart locations, according to Wave7 Research’...

MobileX Expands with Tablet Support, Device Sales, and Service Enhancements

By Joe Paonessa • 04/28/25

MobileX has significantly expanded its wireless services by adding more device options, introducing new service features, and launching support for ta...

Metro by T-Mobile Updates Flex Plans with lower prices

Metro by T-Mobile New Plans Look Like a Move to Counter Total Wireless

By Joe Paonessa • 04/24/25

Live today are new plans from Metro by T-Mobile. T-Mobile announced their pending arrival a couple of days ago via a press release. The new plans offe...

Boost Mobile Adds Apple Watch and iPad Plans

By Joe Paonessa • 04/23/25

Boost Mobile has expanded its offerings to become a more full featured wireless provider with the launch of smartwatch and tablet plans. The first sma...