VISIBLE REVIEW: 9 Things to Know Before You Sign Up (October 2019)

UPDATE! Visible launched new unlimited plans in August 2022. See my updated review here: • VISIBLE WIRELESS REVIE...
VISIBLE REVIEW SUMMARY FROM MICHAELSAVES.COM: Verizon-owned Visible offers a simple unlimited plan for $40 a month, taxes and fees included. The new Party Pay feature drops the monthly price to $25/line for groups of four. Aside from the cheap price, the biggest plus is that Visible runs on Verizon's 4G LTE network. In October 2020, Visible said 5G is coming soon! Visible eliminated a 5 Mbps speed cap, though download speeds may still be affected when the network is congested. Video typically streams at 480p. There are frequent deals for customers who bring their number to Visible, whether they keep their current device or purchase a new one. Support is only available online, not in stores or by phone. In this video, I lay out the pros and cons of Visible's phone service.
If you sign up for Visible using my link, I will receive a commission to help support MichaelSaves.com. This is not a sponsored video -- it's my real customer review. I only review products and services that I pay for myself.
Visible Review: Table of Contents
0:00 Introduction
0:28 Plan and pricing
1:22 Network coverage
2:23 Call and text performance
3:14 Data speeds
4:14 Mobile hotspot
4:56 Video streaming
5:45 Phone options
6:54 Customer service
9:00 Deals and discounts
9:47 Pros and cons recap
UPDATE: Visible has introduced a new feature called Party Pay. Groups of 2, 3 and 4 can pay less than $40/month for the same plan. In fact, you can lower your bill to $25/month when you are with a group of 4. Each member of the group has their own Visible account and is billed separately. Invite friends, family and even strangers to your party to start saving money. Here's my Visible Party Pay Review: • Visible Party Pay Revi...
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[@MichaelSaves]

UPDATE! Visible launched new unlimited plans in August 2022. See my updated review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOmlqqod5tpa7c

[@CityChristina]

So I've had Visible for over 2 weeks now. Zero problems so far. I was nervous about switching after seeing some bad reviews but my transfer turned out to be smooth. My number was ported over from AT&T instantly. Streaming and Facetime are smooth and KZbin plays fine at 1080p. Hotspot is much more stable than my shitty Comcast. I'm in VA and the highest speeds I got so far were 46 download/62 upload which is plenty fast for me. It's faster than T-Mobile at least where I am. I'm just concerned that the unlimited hotspot won't last because there are far too many data hogs abusing the system. If you're considering Visible and want a discount code, mine is: 3mZzgW

[@thomask4836]

Hi Michael! Excellent Video. I switched to Visible earlier this week and I have been totally delighted. You give VERY GOOD advice at 8:00 about porting a number. Thank You Sir!

[@PalmettoNDN]

I couldn't be happier with Visible. Zero problems, great text based customer service. Very little spam, free caller ID. Outstanding.

[@JustFrugalMe]

Thanks for the information! Keep pounding to help people save money!!! You have great information here.

[@wrmmachne82]

I really appreciate you sharing your experience with visible wireless.

[@marionomadic6227]

Thanks for the great review! Now with party pay i am just paying 25 dollars and do not have a problem with coverage on my frequent road trips to some of our national parks here in California. Not as fast as t-mobile/metro but i am really happy. Visible seems to always be bringing up new perks.

[@katt5328]

How is the service along highway 1 Fort Bragg area?

[@Xerfing]

@@rickgeller6043 lol, that happens with my tmobile phone at any park!

[@paulvalencia6219]

Great review! Thank you! I just ordered service using your link!

[@realitywave]

Visible totally sucks. Data speeds are almost always less than 1 mbps. Useless.

[@bradnewbry730]

Very informative and easy to understand.

[@abefromen1]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@MrJasenstewart97]

I'm already on Verizon prepaid, I have good service and I just upgraded to the Moto z4 (bought outright) and I'm gonna give visible a try cause I could use the extra $35 a month and the only things I really watch and listen to are podcasts on data so the speeds aren't a huge deal breaker for me

[@fletcher3913]

Great information, thank you.

[@KCinspireME]

Great video! Thanks a bunch!!!

[@oscarmendoza9877]

thank you for the information

[@patrickOsully]

Great review. I'm with Cricket and pay $25 a month per 5 smart phones. It looks like I would be paying the same price with Visible so the only gain would be switching from the AT&T network to the Verizon Network. I'll have to do a speed test with Cricket before switching and it looks as though I may have to get at least 1 new phone. Thanks for the info. I just stumbled across Visible today and I consider myself up on cell providers. Can't believe I'm just find out about Visible now. 1/2020 Thanks for the great review

[@MichaelSaves]

Cricket is a good deal too! Thanks for the comment

[@danshalom]

using visible now , moved from verizon prepaid, thanks for the review. I did port my number over , which was completed within a day. So far the service is working good.

[@Honeysuckle82]

shalom So what is your plan? Did they have a 25.00 plan?

[@nbhbadboy2026]

Honeysuckle1982 did you even watch the video it's one plan only $40

[@familyfirst7027]

@@nbhbadboy2026 yeah but if you get in with a group its 25.Thats what hes asking you

[@lilmisspettiieee]

Honeysuckle1982 first month is 25 for the first promo then 40 everything month

[@MrBeast1901]

@@lilmisspettiieee No, in a group plan it's $25

[@pixl5760]

You snapped with this video bro! Good job!!!

[@randyzeroth4098]

To the best of my understanding, the speed depends on the amount of people using the network, it can vary from about .2 Mbps to 10.0 Mbps. It is pretty sad that the speed could get lowered so much if many people are using it. I hope this helps. God bless.

[@benurd85]

It's amazing how many KZbinrs are having such a great time with Visible. I had the worst time with them. Obviously, customer service doesn't exist, but my main gripe was data speeds. They were awful and I could barely stream music or even use my internet at all while I was not within WiFi range. I'm in a very populated area in California and was surprised that I practically had no data while out and about.

[@benurd85]

@Greg F. Thanks! But I actually went back to Family Mobile powered by TMobile. No issues and data speeds I'm used to.

[@Justgambleit]

Go with MINT! It better. Visible is trash

[@frankroper3274]

Don't give up! I had some issues to start! I could not respond to a text message. Internet speed was very slow. I swapped a brand new tracfone with boo koo minutes on it and Visible charged me 100.00 for a phone I was supposed to get for free. (Keep up with your tracking for the phone you use to swap!). Customer service is very good and they will call you if you need them to. If you use this for an everyday internet connection reboot your phone around once a week. It will increase the internet speed.

[@mandiah3619]

I've been using mint mobile for 3 years now, no problem at all. It's $15/month with 3GB of 4G data and everything else unlimited, data is also unlimited bus slows down after 3G. Cannot find any other provider that can beat Mint.

[@SteveMcClanahan]

Great summary of the service. I started service late in November 2019 and have been generally happy. I suppose it's even better now that you can get a line for $25 using Party Pay.

[@Honeysuckle82]

Steve McClanahan This is what I was looking for. I’m glad you answered my question from above. 25.00 service. How are you enjoying your service?

[@SteveMcClanahan]

@@Honeysuckle82 Generally it's very good, and I for sure recommend it, but since it's LTE only, there are times where I don't get the same coverage I had when I was on Verizon. I believe this is due to the lack of CDMA coverage. Most notable is inside some buildings and underground. But at the end of the day, I'm glad I made the move from VZW to Visible.

[@bellas2cents836]

Gosh, you did such a fabulous job.

[@googleuser868]

Currently with Straighttalk Verizon network and in the last few months have had terrible speed and connection problems. No hotspot or tethering allowed on the 25 gig data Straight talk plan. If service was better here I'd switch in a heartbeat. Best guess in my rural area of service is over sold and the infrastructure needs upgraded to handle the extra volume. Too many people using the limited availability of service is a major issue. Verizon is good at selling what they don't have to sell.

[@whitehat1]

Living in Phoenix, my network speed with Visible was consistently in 2-5 Mbps range. I had expected much better on Verizon network. On another phone on Mint Mobile (t-Mobile network) speeds were consistently in 25-28 Mbps range. I had to return my Visible phone and cancel the plan. I wasted a lot of time with their technical support trying to fix the problem. They re-provisioned the SIM several times to no avail. I'm done with anything Verizon for a long time.

[@sparkkplug6]

Had it for less than a day and I’m send My phone back. I live in San Jose and the damn internet doesn’t work what so ever

[@GoatzombieBubba]

They only work with Verizon towers. So you must be in a area with no Towers or no LTE coverage.

[@craigrushworth4424]

Just did an Ookla speedtest. My Hotspot download was 42.7 Mbps. Upload over 9. From my phone was 49. Fastest I've had was 73 Mbps.

[@hughhemington9559]

I've been on other carriers before Visible. One thing you need to know before signing up for Visible is that your phone may be a "BRICK" (useless" for DAYS ON END, and unless you notice the tiny circle with a slash through it in the upper right hand corner, you'll think everything is normal.

[@moeswailem5621]

can you explain?

[@sarq6693]

What

[@pamccullough3969]

The phone/service drops the signal, and unless you just happen to see the icon that depicts "no service" on the message bar, you'll think you have service. I've read that restarting your phone "fixes" the issue, but who wants to worry about their signal dropping all the time...or any time? It's the reason why I haven't switched at this point. There's no excuse for that in my opinion.

[@memyself-nd-i]

SET YOUR PHONE UP TO ONLY RING ON CONTACTS CALLING......ends all robocalls........anyone calls, I see they called, but phone doesn't ring. Plus, they can still leave a voice mail.

[@sparky5860]

Thank you

[@adamrush8360]

That mobile hotspot limit is also been disarmed lately. As long as I'm as customer, they promise never to reinstate it

[@momoextreme]

What do u mean disarmed?

[@btsoc1397]

Maurice Dorcoo the cap

[@yumpinyiminy963]

I never heard of them and am an already over paying Verizon customer. ATT and Verizon best coverage for 10 years in my area. I'm going to check out their site. ? I have Verizon and a I5S Iphone. Do I have to get a new sim chip and is this contract free? Thanks!

[@yudelrox]

I once got 120 mbps. Big fan of this company. As far as the hotspot it's good enough for a smart TV if you don't have in home WiFi. I've been with several prepaids and then I joined visible and never turned back. One gripe is no support for my unlocked moto g7. I had to buy a s8+. As far as customer service they're really good and super friendly. For party pay I just typed in Joe's party and actually found a group. I joined up and only paid 25 per month.

[@MichaelSaves]

Very good. Yeah they seem to have more issues with Androids than iPhones. (I have an Android.) That's a great speed. 5G is coming soon.

[@hughhemington9559]

I've been with Visible for about a year, having moved from MetroPCS. I was attracted by free tether ability, and I needed a new phone. I got the S9+, so this was the first phone I'd had with a "drawer" (the others had the SIM and micro-SD inside). The problem I've had is the phone gets dropped or drops the network! This means the phone is "on" but essentially useless. When contacted, Visible has been predictably unhelpful, blaming the problem on the drawer (and SIM connection), asking me to remove the SIM, re-insert it and restart the phone. Of course, this works, but so does just restarting the phone without removing the SIM. This leaves me questioning the phone itself, and the Visible network dropping my device, most likely due to a problem at their end! Since there is no utility that sets off an alarm on the phone when it loses the network, my phone could be a brick at any moment I'm not looking for that tiny circle with a slash through it.

[@haptikgames]

Hugh Hemington does that phone have two sim slots? I have heard disabling one fixes that kind of issue.

[@enchainedtreasures]

I already bout an unlocked phone on eBay, just upgraded my Moto. Z2 to Z4 play and sold the old one. My issue is with my plan being at the end of the month, it resets with Verizon in less than a week. I have a reconnect fee on my account coming up for $20. All their extra fees were BS to me. I hope I won't have a lapse in services due to this.

[@Honeysuckle82]

My aunt told me 2 days ago that it is 25.00 and you can join into a group of 4 people. Everyone in your group has their own plan so if one person doesn’t pay their bill, you don’t have to lose your service.

[@mariacorralesu1222]

That´s right! :)

[@lifeas_jaz]

He has the picture from the app 'Design Home' !

[@anyastephens925]

I just got Samsung note 10 plus and it’s not working with Visible 🥺 now I don’t know what to do - wait when they will fix connection or just switch to different service. Didn’t wanted work with IPhone 11 as well! So I put my SIM card in IPhone 8 Plus, told them IMEI and it’s finally got connection! Than I put sim back in IPhone 11 and it’s working) Samsung note still have no service ( I put sim in phone at 11 pm and got my service at 5 pm. Connection just like Verizon, I don’t see any difference! But way cheaper! So if you have one day to chat with representatives- go get it!

[@EldonYoder]

Hello Michael... curious if you could confirm for me whether "visual voicemail" works for you on the Pixel 3a on Visible? Thanks!

[@PalmettoNDN]

That's a negative, sir. At least not in my S8+ I brought over from Spectrum. I just paid for a subscription to You Mail. It's cheap and works great.

[@barbarastasyshyn5247]

I live in a very poor cell area, I have Straight Talk using Verizon tower, will Visible work for me? When I put my physical address it just shows a black dot for my house ( I guess). How are the refills payed for? EBay or Amazon sell refill?

[@harrishawker1]

Mike I haven seen you talk about there 25$ party plan that’s a great deal. You need to mention this to your followers.

[@MichaelSaves]

Yes it is. I can't edit this old video unfortunately.

[@sndmails2arun]

Does anyone know why it is not compatible with most of the Android phones? I get it if it says it needs a 4g device or something around that, but they don't have any information published around it. My device is a galaxy note 8 and it is not supported. Does visible work on some specific network frequency bands that most of the Android phones don't have?

[@alexcheadle5881]

I got visible a few months ago and have never had any issues except they don’t have international options :(

[@MichaelSaves]

I just get a local SIM when traveling. They're cheap in Europe

[@mentalleevoid]

I have had Visible for 2 months now, no problems.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

mentalleevoid what store do I go for it also is there a store also family plan 4lines for

[@mentalleevoid]

@@AlejandroP1980s No store, visible website. I hear there is a 4 for 25$ each but l'm not sure.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

mentalleevoid so I cannot go to Verizon also how good is it visible wireless

[@mentalleevoid]

@@AlejandroP1980s I haven't tried to go through Verizon. So far, no problems with visible. It is better than straight talk which I had before Visible.

[@beclynn5356]

I was so disappointed that I wasn't able to receive from them because they won't mail to a PO Box, a FedEx station, or a UPS station. So you have to have a home in which to receive a phone from them. On top of that they do not have a customer service phone number. I tried texting with them and they will not provide a phone number to talk to anybody in customer service to try and figure out a way to receive items them from them without having a home address that you will need to be at to sign for the item. FedEx, ups, and USPS all allow you to sign for items at their stations but they simply will not accommodate. For that reason only, I was not able to use their service.

[@DanHazy]

I have been waiting for them to accept my phone (Moto G4), but in the end, maybe a new phone might work. A question for Michale, If I use it as a hot spot for hours at a time hooked to my laptop, can I still make and receive calls. I am thinking of using this as my primary home connection. I travel a lot, do not use much home internet it's just me and data use is low... but I still need to receive calls. At one point I heard you loose calling features when a hot spot is active, but that may be old news or maybe only on some phones. Thx good video!

[@MichaelSaves]

I am not sure the answer to your question, but I will test it out

[@MichaelSaves]

A Visible chat agent says you should be able to make a call while using mobile hotspot. I hope this helps since I can't test it immediately.

[@oldgringo66]

Dan Hazy mine does and where I live Visible is the only thing that gives me internet.

[@johnmonk66]

Netflix requires 1.5 mbps to run, so 5 is plenty.

[@mattstechreview3310]

A couple things first thank you for the video on visible mobile. 2nd visible is not the only one with port in deals metro by T-Mobile, cricket wireless, and boost Mobile all have great port in deals. Metro being the best but cricket is not far behind.

[@jasonhuey8524]

But do they slow your speeds down after so many GB are used?

[@natoriaisnotorious5191]

Do u have to give personal info like social card or take a pick of id?

[@chaumettesolutions3046]

I have Visible and I like it. The only issue I have, which was not mentioned in your (excellent) video, is that there is no plan to allow for international calls. I have many relatives abroad and it's not easy to call them.

[@MichaelSaves]

Very true about international. Thanks for watching

[@TyFlyDJI]

You might put Google Voice on your phone. Make International calls at calling card rates. Redpocket has free International calling, but no wifi hotspot.

[@JSantana319]

Google Fi is a great alternative.

[@13madilyn13]

Try WhatsApp

[@denpad2010]

You can use boss revolution, they have a $5 unlimited plan, what country you want to call 🤙

[@msaeger]

Question for anyone who has ported a number. I need to keep my number and It looks like visible wants you to sign up then they send you the sim. Will I be able to keep using my old service with my current number until I get the sim from visible and then activate and port my number?

[@MichaelSaves]

Yes. That's what I did. I signed up with Visible, but while I was waiting for my new Visible SIM card and phone, I continued using my existing service as normal.

[@msaeger]

@@MichaelSaves Thanks for info! Could you tell me the progress after you received the new phone / sim? What did you need to do to get the number moved? Thanks for being Visible tech support :-)

[@MichaelSaves]

@@msaeger Sure. Once the phone arrived, I inserted the SIM and powered on the phone. I followed instructions on the screen and was up and running in 15 minutes. That included transferring data from my old device. I should've mentioned that during the signup process I provided info to start the transfer from my old carrier to Visible.

[@scottroder5516]

I have had Visible for about 4 months.I love it's reliability and the cost.

[@Sevan_UP]

SCOTT Roder do you use a gsm or cdma phone? And is your phone unlocked? Please answer me because I am thinking of using visible as well but don’t know if gsm phones like AT&T or T-Mobile unlocked phones would work with visible since they use Verizon’s network.

[@scottroder5516]

@@Sevan_UP my old Samsung (ATT) was shot so I bought motorola g7 power (Verizon compatible) from Visible website. They included the SIM card. I get confused over which is cdma and gsm but my ATT phone would not have been compatible. Visible is owned by Verizon. If you contact Visible they will tell you if your current phone is compatible. If you have an old phone of any sort you can trade it in and get their 19 buck cheapo to give them a try. Their website is great. Their Facebook page will allow you to talk with someone via chat. Good luck.

[@NurseKaraB]

S7VAN Gaming And Unboxing yes it does work

[@ashleytaylor994]

Still working?

[@drjdesrosiers]

Michael, I would like to hear from you - which did you prefer Visible or Xfinity?

[@MichaelSaves]

I'm currently with Visible and it has been great. I like having an unlimited plan for only $25/month. Xfinity Mobile also uses Verizon's network -- and I had no complaints. However, I only got 1GB of data for $12/month plus taxes and fees. I would give the edge to Visible, but they're both great.

[@xThe_Chief]

On party pay you can get everything he just said but with 4 people in your party (that can include strangers on Reddit) your phone bill will only be 25 dollars taxes and fees included so there is no beating that price :)

[@lzaza9858]

Tyler Hencken Will they be able to see who I am and what happens if one of the party members don’t pay will I still get the discount price

[@xThe_Chief]

@@lzaza9858 they can see the first 3 numbers of your phone number and the last four (the middle 3 are hidden) and they can see only your first name thats it.

[@familyfirst7027]

So basically one person can fuck it up for all if they don't pay the bill

[@travisk5589]

Here in Sacramento, visible coverage sucks. I am not in the middle of some dead zone. I have had Verizon for the past 4 years. I constantly find my phone with no calling or texting service.

[@patrickpittman3527]

I have been using Visible for about a week. I came from Verizon and can’t tell a difference. KZbin steams at 720p a majority of times. Sometimes I have to use 480p. I have also disconnected my Internet service at home. When I connect my iPhone through USB to my iMac and use hotspot, speed is not throttled. I can also use hotspot with my tablet and it works fine. Overall, I recommend Visible. I hope that the price and lack of throttling continue.

[@MichaelSaves]

I'm with you, Patrick. I never really cared about mobile hotspot or unlimited data before (I used to pay by the gig on Xfinity Mobile), but I am enjoying Visible. It's simple, cheap and works well. If your experience changes or you have more to add after a month or so, it would be great to hear an update. I know that reading comments like yours helped me when I was looking at my options.

[@sjeanr]

Join my Visible party and save $15. One spot left. Party name Savvy

[@s0g040]

Are you saying that when you hard wire your Visible iPhone to your desktop iMac via USB, then use your iMac hotspot, you avoid the 5 Mbps hotspot cap? Thanks in advance!

[@Painfulwhale360]

Patrick P are you in a party? My wife needs to join one

[@sjeanr]

My party is now full. Thank you all! Good luck!

[@spirit_wolf123]

all prepaid plans that use Verizon network when congested will be throttled to a point that your phone is unusable even when sitting right directly under a tower these congested times can persist from 6 a.m. till 10 p.m. MetroPCS also has congested throttling but only last as long as congestion last

[@MichaelSaves]

That has never happened to me with either Xfinity Mobile, Total Wireless or Visible. And I live in a big city.

[@spirit_wolf123]

@@MichaelSaves if you do more research you'll find out more than half of the people on visible are experiencing these problems quite frequently during sign up there are a lot of problems where you get locked out of your account and it takes them a week to get you back in

[@MichaelSaves]

@@spirit_wolf123 OK. I just share my personal experience here and on my blog. Thanks for the additional context.

[@kmonto1971]

Does not work at the same level NOR coverage as Verizon (FACT, they will even state it!). We travel with our Travel Trailer and several times, visible doesn't work (they will even state this) where Verizon was working. They stated they don't have the same coverage as Verizon. I canceled it after several locations failed and calling them only for them to tell me that it won't work in that area but I'll have 3 to 4 bars in that area with Verizon.

[@larryshreffler3187]

You are right my I-phone 7 does have a SIM card 🥴

[@leewagar8579]

Liked your review! I switched to Visible last summer and have been nothing but satisfied! Bought a Moto G7Power through them and got $100. back in a gift card. Never have had a dropped call or a problem whatsoever! I LOVE it and just recently got my husband signed up and now we only pay $35. each with their new promo Party Pay. Highly recommend!

[@MichaelSaves]

Great to hear!

[@potrerohillamazing5112]

hey there, would you be able to refer me to as a party referral and I can also help you save more money and my account would be entirely separate?

[@lauraweston452]

You can now chat in and request a call back and an agent calls you back

[@MichaelSaves]

Nice!

[@CNCChazz]

I got tired of Verizon increasing my bill and acting like it was no big deal. When my bill broke $200 I was done. I love Visible but it seems like my home WiFi connection seems to drop and be a bit slow. Is it just me?

[@saleemsoomro20]

The company name is visible, but they are totally invisible. They don't have telephone customer service. I tried to text/chat with them their response is very slow. I had to wait for more than 20 minutes to get reply from customer support on chat. Some times even longer. I requested a call back a few times, they have not called back at all.

[@Hersses-tech]

Hi I have iPhone 11 and pixel 3 my question is can I swap the SIM card any time I want without contact support?

[@MichaelSaves]

I am not 100 percent sure, but I wouldn't recommend that

[@eyemsoreel]

You CAN swap them at anytime I switch my sim card between my galaxy fold, pixel 3, and oneplus 7 pro with no issues

[@alexanikin9518]

How do I buy change my service to visible, I don't have a compatible phone. I got a Motorola x4. How do I find compatible phones, I want to buy one off Craigslist for cheaper. I don't want to pay monthly for new phone. Thanks for the help

[@MichaelSaves]

There’s a compatibility checker on Visible’s website.

[@Sherri1210]

How can you find people to join a party.

[@jonlynch9089]

I believe Straight Talk is on Verizon. So if I wanted to switch, my service wouldn't suffer,correct? I get unlimited everything for $55 +tax=62. I would love to cut that by 2/3.

[@MichaelSaves]

Straight Talk partners with multiple networks, but Verizon is one of them. If you have a Verizon SIM with ST, chances are Visible will have comparable coverage. The difference may be roaming in areas where Verizon isn't strong. If you live in a rural area, you may want to look into that. If you live in a city or suburbs with strong Verizon coverage, Visible will probably be great and you won't notice a difference.

[@hellcat1988]

If you use a vpn, you may be able to get past that video quality limitation. That's what I do.

[@harrishawker1]

I have ExpressVPN Do I need to keep it on full time?

[@hellcat1988]

@@harrishawker1 I'm using IPVanish and I do leave it on full time myself. I don't have a data limit with them or with my phone provider. I just have to be careful not to download anything too big or the phone company shuts my service off a few days later for abusing their "60 gig review" limit. In that instance, I just have to buy another data card and I'm back up and running, and it still works out cheaper than having local internet. I just need to make sure I'm at the end of that service period if I want to download something big, like a game.

[@axllebeer]

Only been with Visible for a month but so far I'm quite pleased. Plus, the deals others have mentioned that started on Halloween 2019 are unbeatable. Just wish I had Wi-Fi calling on my Google Pixel3aXL.

[@howardroark6594]

Pay VERY close attention to the Visible coverage map. I was a long-time VZW customer and assumed my coverage was basically be the same on Visible. In most places the coverage is the same but in some rural areas Visible coverage is worse. For ex. on a recent drive from Huntsville AL to Cincinnati I had ZERO coverage from Franklin KY to Elizabethtown KY (roughly 80 miles on I-65). While I was with VZW their coverage downgraded to 3G for about 20 miles (and 4G for the remaining 60 miles) instead. TL;DR Visible may be really good for commuters but may not be as good for road warriors- depending where you travel.

[@Hitman-tk6en]

I mean if it's the 3g difference it won't matter in a few months since vzw will shut it down this year but roaming deals don't apply to visible but then again vwz doesn't have that many roaming deals

[@alexanderblackwood9143]

Im only paying 25$ a month by joining a "party". I Just went to Reddit and they have LFGs (Looking For Groups) where people just provide links and you can get into a max party easy. If one of them leave Visible you just go to Reddit and LFM (Look for Member) by making a post and providing your party Link you can find in your Account > Party

[@The_Real_HeatherMarie]

Can I put a visible sim into my iPad?

[@blackemmons]

Thanks. Good stuff. My wife an I are retired and have two phones with Verizon. Does Visible offer a two phone plane or is each one on a separate plan? JImE

[@MichaelSaves]

Each is separate, but I read a post from a Visible employee on Reddit that said a multi-line option is coming soon.

[@blackemmons]

@@MichaelSaves Thanks. I enjoy the channel.

[@patrickpittman3527]

With party pay, service is $35 each for 2 people.

[@timtebow4775]

Just join party pay....$25

[@gmurray658]

@@timtebow4775 are you THE Tim Tebow?

[@lilliangarcia7995]

Do they offer caller I’d ???

[@kodywilcox]

I wanna know how you get your skin that damn flawless.

[@MichaelSaves]

Actually, I don't have very good skin. It's something I am working on. Using Retin-A. But my place has good lighting in this one spot. Thanks for watching.

[@kodywilcox]

Michael Saves Subscribed. 🙂 I just renewed my Verizon Prepaid Unlimited for $70. I use a jailbreak on my iPhone to enable native hotspot. Thanks to your review, I’m going to switch next month to Visible Wireless. Thanks for the simple video- I hate watching a review that takes 30 minutes to get to the point. Yours was quick and to the point while giving all the necessary details! Great formula you have going. 😎

[@Richard_S.]

@@kodywilcox you'll basically be paying$40 for the same service you get now with Verizon.

[@thebobsmith1444]

@@Richard_S. Do you know with Visible can I add cellular ipad?

[@Richard_S.]

@@thebobsmith1444 not sure about that but I know you will need a visible compatible phone which is the only downside. You'll get volte and wifi calling but also no name id but it's still a better deal than Verizon prepaid

[@bboy6762]

i don’t have to sign a contract to get my visible wireless plan do i?

[@MichaelSaves]

No contract

[@omarEltrombonero310]

Now that dish owns boost mobile. Is visible better than boost ? I currently have boost mobile ever since the sprint merge my service kinda sucks lol hope to hear your opinion. Ty

[@MichaelSaves]

They are two different networks. Boost uses T-Mobile now and Visible is Verizon. Check the coverage maps. If Verizon is better than T-Mobile where you live, Visible might be worth a closer look.

[@canadianhaitian]

Going to change like yesterday!!! Too tired of paying att $180 for two iPhones 😩 and coverage is not even that stellar!

[@BuzzFeedUnsolved]

if i get a new phone through them will it still only be 40 dollars or will i have to pay extra for the phone

[@MichaelSaves]

The phone is extra. And the price is $25/month per line for the plan with Party Pay, a group discount that can even include strangers. You could join my party even and ensure you pay $25/month instead of $40.

[@jerryesters3050]

Works great at first but seems to throttle after a week or 2 then slow untill a few days before payment is due again?

[@seanbrossard8178]

Remember if you're in a congested area you get throttled down first over their high-end customers so I don't believe it's just because the bills coming due there throttling you back

[@larryshreffler3187]

My iPhone 7 does not have a Sim card how old I transfer the visible

[@vietalogy]

Your phone should have a SIM card.

[@Bozmadi69]

It do have a sim look under your settings about device you will see it.

[@bandzz2k]

Jasmin Cirak well he could have the Imei 2 where u just tell them to hook it up with no simcard

[@zman8845]

Information everyone needs to know before switching to visible. Great job. I was one who switched to visible only to have to go back to straight talk (which also used verizon towers) because of visible's lack of coverage in my state of Kentucky. If I never had to go anywhere Visible would be fine for me. But who stays in one place forever? Also they have an extremely limited types of phones you can bring over to them through their BYOP plan. Even my unlocked straight talk Verizon 4GLTE phone was not permitted on visible.

[@shooten77]

You switched back to Verizon's network with Straight Talk? Just confirming, because I'm currently using Straight Talk on Verizon's network and I get great data speeds, but I want an unlimited hotspot.

[@zman8845]

@@shooten77 yes. My unlocked straight talk phone, Samsung Galaxy J3 Luna, that operates on Verizon 4G LTE towers is incompatible with Visible according to Visible. I got their 20 dollar R2 phone to use on Visible. I ported my number to Visible activated it and the call and data speed quality was fine. However, once I started to drive outside the area I lived I had no service and a week later went back to straight talk because I had service in the areas Visible didn't. Yet both phones operated on Verizon cell towers.

[@xBeeGee]

Could I just do monthly payments for the phone and not the service?

[@edunlap6594]

Get an unlocked phone that you can use with the carrier of your choice.

[@vlexpinto]

yes you can

[@SilverSeaOT7]

So if I am understanding, I can bring my own phone? We have three phones on Verizon and are paying a fortune. My phone is paid for, but my kids phones aren’t. I guess until their phones are paid for they can’t “get out” of Verizon?

[@MichaelSaves]

Yes. Check compatibility on Visible's website to be sure. Your phone must be unlocked.

[@GuyDarby]

I don't know why it put all those posts on ... It wont let me delete em.. sorry

[@richardottley4611]

I'm currently with Cricket as of December 2019 and I'm thinking of switching to Visible.. I have an Motorola e5 supra.. will it be compatible with this phone and can keep my current phone? 🤔🤔 number

[@MichaelSaves]

You can check compatibility on Visible's website. Yes you can keep your number.

[@membear]

are you wearing pink eyeshadow?

[@vir2osa]

What you think about sprint

[@pamccullough3969]

Depends upon if the connection is good where you live. I'm on their network via Boost Mobile (which was owned by Sprint before the T-Mobile merger), and it's very spotty and slow!

[@KyKash101]

I seriously need to cut back on my bill. Currently paying about 220 for 2 lines with us cellular

[@airmsylenam954]

Crazy bill

[@mrleakonelmstr]

Is the hotspot unlimited? I've tried to research it but it only says free hotspot access. I stay in a rural area and really on my hotspot for my smart tv, gaming console, and laptop. I'm just looking for a better option than metropcs

[@MichaelSaves]

Yes unlimited but capped at 5 Mbps.

[@MichaelSaves]

If you're in a rural area, make sure to check the coverage maps

[@mrleakonelmstr]

@@MichaelSaves i looked into it they say my area is covered. It's really tempting. that's more than enough speed for everything else but not so much for moderate online gaming. It's almost the perfect plan.

[@MichaelSaves]

@@mrleakonelmstr How much data do you use a month? Do you have home internet for online gaming or need to use your cell phone for it? If AT&T works well in your area, they have a deal on an unlimited plan with AT&T Prepaid that's $50/month.

[@mrleakonelmstr]

@@MichaelSaves a ton. My phone data is my main source of internet. None of the internet providers with reasonably priced plans work at my current address. I'm stuck between settling for hughes net which I hear is not that good or internet through a satellite provider which is crazy expensive. At&t was my next option. I'm on the metropcs unlimited 15gb hotspot plan and it's been a great plan up until now. Pdanet+ app helps when downloading games or updating my system but when it comes to actual online gaming I have to limit how much I play a month which is starting to be annoying.

[@RepairMan2x]

Don't trust the Visible website to check phone compatibility. I had 3 factory unlocked phones that their website said would work but none of them will. Use the chat and talk to a person before buying just a SIM card and service.

[@texarkanaandi7393]

Your microphone has too much background noise. Use a wind cover (i.e., dead cat) to block the noise. As for Visible, it's a good service overall for unlimited everything. One main drawback is slow hotspot, almost unusable during the day time (at night, hotspot does well)

[@MichaelSaves]

Thank you. I need a new microphone. It's a lav that plugs into my phone (I'm on a budget here!) and the cord wouldn't reach far enough, so it was too far from me. I will get better equipment.

[@W8DEY]

Is that your affiliate link in the description ? Im tryna help you out to help me out by getting both of us that 20$ credit.

[@MichaelSaves]

Yes

[@kameyeam]

What is it? I'm signing up next week.

[@jerryag19451]

I found that if the hotspot glitches just reset the network problem solved

[@keaco73]

At 3:46 you mentioned that the slower speeds went away for regular download and upload. But on their website it still reflects the slower speed, so I went on their chat just now and asked one of the representatives and he said the speed has not increased. So I’m curious how you have a much faster speed.

[@MichaelSaves]

When the service launched, it had a speed cap. Not currently. Check the site again. It says the speed cap has been removed for a limited time. Have a good day!

[@keaco73]

Michael Saves hmmm interesting. The chat support guy didn’t even mention that. Thanks for your videos! I’ll check when I get to a normal sized screen :)

[@MichaelSaves]

UPDATE: See my Visible review for 2021 here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ7Hc2d_gd6mrZY

[@dianitamore]

SCAM ALERT 🚨. THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM!! DO NOT SWITCH TO THIS COMPANY BECAUSE ITS A WAIST OF TIME, MONEY AND ENERGY!!! THEY ONLY HAVE ONLY MESSAGING AS CUSTOMER SERVICE. NO PHONE NUMBERS, NO EMAILS, NO MANAGERS, NO ONE CAN HELP YOU ONCE YOU NEED HELP. I TRIED PORTING MY NUMBER OF 10+ YRS AND IT SEEMS IVE LOST IT BECAUSE THEYRE INCOMPETENT. THEY CHARGED ME FOR SERVICE BUT I AM UNABLE TO USE AND NO ONE CAN HELP ME! THEY KEEP YOUR CREDIT CARD ON FILE AND YOU CANT DELETE IT. SERVICE DOES NOT WORK. THEY CANT REFUND YOU AND CUSTOMER SERIVE VIA CHAT WHICH IS ALL TBEY HAVE WILL DISCONNECT YOU AND YOULL GO THROUGH MANY CSR AND STILL GET NO HELP. I WAS TRYING TO GET HELP FROM 11AM - 9:20PM YESTERDAY. STILL NO SERVICE, BUT I GOT CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND THEY GOT MY CC STORED. DO YOUR RESEARCH AND REPORT THIS COMPANY!!

[@gloppy101]

Visible was a no go for me as there are still lots of 3G coverage on the Verizon network and Visible BLOCKS 3G! Tie in the worst customer service ever (no phone number??), inept reps, very slow data, choppy voice quality..failed. Total Wireless, Tracfone, StraightTalk all have the FULL Verizon network, including LTE, 4G, and 3G.

[@JamesKaufman1973]

Verizon plans on shutting down their 3G network completely by the end of 2020. You won't have a choice but to upgrade.

[@rockvilleraven]

US Mobile has some good plans, after having the glitch where I lost my old number, I tried US Mobile,s $30 for 30 GB plan, they offer 24/7 tech support and one test they were faster than visible. They offer Super LTE on the Verizon Network. Only drawbacks, was I have to pay $6.36, it took 5 hours to port from AT&T prepaid but it went quickly after some arm twisting.

[@igowhereimtowed6839]

If you plan to port a number do not cancel the old service. You have to wait for the number to be ported to Visible. If you cancel your old service before your number is working on Visible. You WILL lose that number. We are part time Rv'ers and have had Visible for 8 months. With party pay we are at $35.00/monthly. Coverage has been fine. We did find two very small towns with no data service. The phone service did work with no issues. We use the hotspot with our Roku STB. Last month it buffered 4 times. Is it Perfect no. But no service is just the reviews. All of the cell companies have bad reviews. There are just some people who. You can give them a $1000.00 and they would b_tch because one of the bills was not brand new. Will Visible work for you? No one can tell you 100% yes. If they do RUN. Every System is subject to failure. Come on these cell towers are on 24/7. What I am saying is Visible does work and works for us.

[@MichaelSaves]

Thanks for your review. Point #1 is so key.

[@DCart007]

Have they capped DATA to 5Mbs?

[@igowhereimtowed6839]

@@DCart007 Yes they do, for the hotspot and tethering. The phone data is what ever you can get from the tower. The one time I checked it was 23 Mbps.

[@stevenichols5708]

Customer service sucks. Been waiting on a MMS solution for months now. I cannot receive them. Good service other than that

[@seanbrossard8178]

Any fixes or contact from them?

[@realitywave]

Visible totally sucks. Data speeds are almost always less than 1 mbps. Useless.

[@rl8750]

I have had visible for about 6 months with no problems. I think if you give it a try you will like it. I just need to know where to get the free app you said helped you with spam

[@MichaelSaves]

Hiya or Youmail are two free spam apps

[@rl8750]

@@MichaelSaves thankyou

[@Painfulwhale360]

R L are you in a party? My wife needs to join one