Definitely Sprint, based on what I can get to clear their BYOD test page. (The legacy Sprint network at this point.)
Thanks for pointing out the Cintex connection! SFone's 'About Us' page gives lots of useful info about the company's sister connections, which seems unusual for most 'About Us' pages. In my opinion, the connections listed there are probably reassuring as to the viability of SFone, with sister companies including MVNE and LifeLine companies, which might make one more comfortable with how prices can be low, and with a customer base (spread across the multiple entities) that is larger than a typical new MVNO entry. (There does seem to be a connection to the parent and sister-companies of Liberty Wireless, another recent MVNO offering.)
I think $14 is unbeatable for a comparable plan. I see it's marked as "Limited Time Offer", so it would be nice to know that it's not a teaser rate that will go up in price in a month or 3.
A couple of observations:
The BYOD page is picky, awkward, and not very smart.
It will only accept HEX MEID, not DEC MEID or IMEI. (By comparison, Ting or Tello checkers will accept any version of the ESN, and convert back to whichever they're actually using to check databases.)
The error messages for failures are not descriptive.
The large-font entry field makes it difficult to realize that anything longer than 14 digits is being truncated (which would be a good indicator that one must use the HEX MEID), and that it fails to remove a leading blank digit (if copying and pasting), leading to failures because of the string exceeding 14 digits.
I got several phones to clear the BYOD test, including an older Boost Mobile (legacy Sprint), an older Sprint retail (CDMA only), and a factory-unlocked multi-carrier Moto G4 Play. I also had several unexpected failures of other Sprint network test devices, but didn't follow up to try to figure out why they were failing. None of the GSM-only IMEIs I entered would clear the checker. (I'll have to follow up on reading the link Isamorph supplied indicating it's possible.)
SFone supplies SIMs at no charge with an order. Again, it's not descriptive as to which SIM is required, and I didn't see a way to decline the new SIM and re-use an existing SIM. It surprised me that it didn't balk at supplying the SIM for my really old Boost Mobile phone, which the local Sprint corporate store didn't have in stock a year ago.
Their store page has pretty good prices on lower tier refurbished phones, if someone is starting from scratch. (But they're probably refurbished legacy-Sprint devices, with a limited useful lifespan.)