Prepaid Wireless News

By Jon Horovitz • 04/26/24

I wrote in this space about a year ago about a very innovative company that makes sure that devices being purchased by carriers, MVNOs, & wholesale distributors are compat...

By Joe Paonessa • 04/22/24

SurgePays, Inc (SURG), a publicly traded company is set to launch a new wireless MVNO service, Linkup Mobile, according to the latest prepaid report from Wave7 Research sent t...

By Joe Paonessa • 04/20/24

Boost Mobile continues to run a secret new customer trial offer. The promo will give customers an unlimited plan with 35GB of monthly high-speed data for $10/month. An upfront...

By Joe Paonessa • 04/19/24

Consumer Cellular has relaunched a second-month free promotion, as noted in the latest edition of Wave7 Research’s prepaid report. BestMVNO reported the same type of offer run...

By Joe Paonessa • 04/19/24

For the first time since its inception, the Wave7 Research quarterly prepaid dealer survey has a new winner. Ultra Mobile won the 1Q24 survey, breaking Simple Mobile’s record...

By Joe Paonessa • 04/15/24

Several outlets, including Android Authority and 9to5Google, are reporting that Visible by Verizon is releasing annual phone plan options for its Visible and Visible+ plans. T...

By Jon Horovitz • 04/05/24

“When the Affordable Connectivity Program runs out of money during the month of April, internet costs are expected to rise for 23 million US households — nearly 1 in 5 househ...

By Jon Horovitz • 03/22/24

I am asked the question (today’s article headline), just how healthy is the MVNO business? I’m a big believer that you can make statistics say anything but the introduction of...

By Joe Paonessa • 03/19/24

FreedomPop has hired NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving, better known as “Dr. J,” to be their new company spokesperson, as noted in Wave7 Research’s latest prepaid report filing....

By Joe Paonessa • 03/15/24

Tello Mobile has launched its first TV ad campaign, BestMVNO has learned. A total of two ads were launched in February. It is not clear how many times either ad has aired, but...

By Joe Paonessa • 03/13/24

BestMVNO has learned that Boost stores will soon begin activating all Boost 5G Network-capable phones with Rainbow SIMs. This applies to all markets, even those where the Boos...

By Joe Paonessa • 03/12/24

Boost Infinite has a new offer out. It gives subscribers who buy two lines their third line for free. It is available on the $25/month plan so you can get three lines on that...

By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/24

Google Fi has increased the price of its Simply Unlimited plan for customers that have 3 or more lines. Customers with three lines will now pay $90/month, while four-line cust...

By Joe Paonessa • 03/05/24

Mint Mobile is once again offering new customers any 3-month plan for $15/month. This was also Mint Mobile’s January 2024 offer. The same promo ran in June 2022, and again in...

By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/24

Metro by T-Mobile is now offering free phones to customers who port their numbers online. Previously, the provider only offered free phone deals in stores for customers portin...