Visible
- Best for: Budget-minded singles and couples with strong Verizon signal who don’t need a store
- What Sets It Apart: A no-cost 15-day test of its network with no credit card needed, and up to three months of service paid for after a layoff
- Features: Verizon’s 5G and 4G LTE network; unlimited talk, text, data, and hotspot on all three plans; premium data, 5G Ultra Wideband, and roaming in Mexico and Canada on Visible+ and Pro; calls to 85+ countries on Pro
- Price: Visible $25 a month or $275 a year; Visible+ $35 or $375; Visible+ Pro $45 or $450; taxes and fees included
- Cost: Smartwatch service $10 a month, included on Pro; $5 a month off each Visible+ or Pro line in a group; Global Pass days abroad from $5 each
- Pros: Taxes and fees included; free 15-day trial beside your current service; service covered after a layoff; yearly plans cut the price
- Cons: Base plan’s data may slow at busy cell sites; help only by chat or social media; D grade from the Better Business Bureau; no group discount on the base plan
Choose Visible if Verizon’s signal is strong where you live and work and chat-only help suits you. Its base plan costs $25 a month, taxes and fees included, but its data can be slowed behind other traffic when a cell site is busy. Pay $35 for Visible+, whose data isn’t, if you stream or work online in crowded places.
Visible is an online-only prepaid carrier on Verizon’s network, and its base plan costs $300 a year for one line and $600 for two. Visible+, whose premium data isn’t slowed behind other traffic, costs $420 a year for one line and $720 for two with Visible’s group discount, against $540 and $1,080 plus taxes and fees for Verizon’s own Simplicity plan with AutoPay.
Key Features
- Visible, Visible+, and Visible+ Pro at $25, $35, and $45 a month, or $275, $375, and $450 paid yearly, taxes and fees included
- Base plan’s data can run slower than other traffic at a busy cell site; Visible+ and Pro add premium data and 5G Ultra Wideband, Verizon’s fastest 5G
- Unlimited hotspot at up to 5, 10, or 15 Mbps by plan, and base plan video up to 480p
- Calls and texts to Mexico and Canada on every plan, roaming there on Visible+ and Pro, and smartwatch service for $10 a month, included on Pro
- Bring an unlocked phone and start service by eSIM, a SIM built into the phone, or a mailed SIM card
Pros
- Taxes and fees included in every price
- Free 15-day trial on an eSIM phone, with no credit card, beside your current service
- Up to three months of service covered after a layoff, on monthly plans
- Paying for a year brings the base plan to about $23 a month
Cons
- Base plan’s data may slow at busy cell sites, with video capped at 480p
- Help only by chat or social media messages, with no phone line or stores
- A D grade from the Better Business Bureau, citing 686 complaints filed there in three years
- No group discount on the base plan
- No refunds on annual plans once activated
Visible’s base plan suits budget-minded singles and couples with strong Verizon signal who don’t need a store or premium data. Shoppers who want a store can get Verizon’s network at Total Wireless, which says its $25 bring-your-own-phone plan with AutoPay isn’t slowed behind other traffic, and anyone with weak Verizon signal can try Boost Mobile on other carriers’ towers.
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