Wow, I have been searching for any kind of reasonably priced internet. Desperately need it. Thanks to your videos, I found this. Visible didn't have the phone I wanted available in stock, but I scooped something up, and my phone was at my door by 1 PM the next day. Set up is a breeze, and the hotspot is great so far. I may just get four plans myself with that great deal and have hotspots for my car, a home phone, whatever else I might need them for. I am super psyched. Thank you for helping at least temporarily put my mind at ease with everything else going on in the world. This helps so much.
We have been using Visible for over 4 months and love it. We got the same cheap phone too. We bought a TPLink travel router and haven' t had any issues. Our speeds have not been capped either. We use it in our RV and have been able to do everything we need, including uploading videos and doing live streams on UA-cam and Facebook. Great review and thanks for sharing!
I have the Netgear nighthawk router still on the AT&T $34.99 unlimited data plan as my home internet. I live in NJ right across the water from Manhattan and I'm getting 15-20 Mbps speeds non peak hrs, 8-12 peak hrs. I stayed under the radar and they grandfathered in my plan. God bless America.
pro tip from a phone farmer. DO NOT..... just plug this phone in and leave it on the charger forever like a router. this will cause the batttery to bloat. and risk exploding. the phone needs to cycle its charge. so plug it in and put the charger on a timer so it has a break from the charger. a few hours on and a few hours off. it will make the phone last alot longer. and it is much safer. great vid
I have the same experience with you. Fedex per did even go to my door to leave the notice. He just posted outside my front gate. I had to call his supervisor to let him know that it was a valentine's gift. The driver finally came back. VIsible is top notch in sending it out, next day delivery. Unlike you, I only get one sim card. I had the sim in in ZTE blade and usually the down load speed is 6mbs. I just took out the sim and put it in my xs max and it works perfectly fine. No need to make any changes or setting. Speed is lower than my verizon post paid old legacy unlimited plan. However, for $25 compare to $95 i will take Visible anytime. ALso, my old plan did not include hotspot, if I want hotspot, I have to pay $30 more. Like you mention, Visible will not work on edge, 1x, 2g or 3g. It only works on 4G LTE.
Take a cheap laptop with a 1gbp eithernet connector and wireless N. Then, connect the laptop via wireless to the phone's hotspot. Then, in the laptop, share the internet connection. then, plug a cat 5e cable into the wired connection of the laptop, and then into the WAN port of a wireless router. Boom baby, instant network.
1 week after I activated Visible wireless from T-Mobile so far I’m happy. I will save $70 a month for 2 phones. I use the personal hotspot a lot for my kid’s laptop
#1 100ms average ping speeds is not very impressive. For some games it would be considered very bad dependng on the user. #2 You will only be able to use streaming services at 480p per Visible's plan description. I had that with a previous carrier and it was almost unusable . #3 What we really need to know is can you take that SIM card out of the phone and pop it into a router modem so that you do not need the phone for home internet purposes. Thanks for trying out the service and keeping us up to date on ideas. After ATT shut down the best service out there its been a real challenge for us rural folks to get internet that really works.
There is currently no router on the market that will work with Visible. With that said I am working with ALFA and they are making a 4G booster and wireless router that I am Beta testing for them and it is working great with Visible. They are currently fixing a couple of issues that I recommended to them and once finished I will be releasing a video of the product and they will making the product available to the public. Also I have had 720p video on the Visible R2 phone and 1080p on computer using there Hotspot without a VPN but a lot of people say the VPN works as a work around for that.
I can't afford a Mofi right now, but a guy in the community section of my channel said he plugged his Visible sim right into a MOFI and it worked instantly.
@@cynicalmikey8769 I heard that too but as I did my research there is a lot of info saying it does not. I love the Mofi but there support team has been horrible lately. I have had great support from ALFA and it comes with the booster antenna for outside and I like that plus it is cheaper. I just found your channel and love it! I would love to swap information and pic your brain a little. I wanted to invite you to my live stream this tuesday but I could not find your email. Would you be interested in being a guest on our live?
@@cynicalmikey8769 That's great to hear. Yes a VPN would normally work to hide your content but several of the streaming services block them like Amazon prime for example. Im probably going to have to start trying a few new ideas myself. I've been doing this for a couple years now and ATT was the best, by far solution. Hopefully they decide to really help out rural customers like they promised the govt in the first place. Maybe the TMO and Sprint merger will get us something as well, I am crossing my fingers. I can see the last comcast pole with their cable from my house but they will not even talk to me even if I offer to pay extra for the install. They wont even call me back. I appreciate your work on this.
Wife and I have been using this Visible service for almost 3 years now and have never had a problem. Have one hotspot connected to a tplink travel router. Use a ravpower file hub in the motor home. Sometimes it buffers, but we can live with that because we are each only paying $25 a month for 2 phones instead of the $135 we were paying for just hers. And now we are no longer giving $100 a month just for internet to comcast.
Guys i have US Mobile which is apparently a subsidiary company of Verizon. I have their unlimited plan with ludicrous speed and hotspot for like $57ish a month. Much cheaper than the $110+ i was paying with standard Verizon. The speeds are pretty much the same, however sometimes in a busy area during lunch i notice my speeds are pretty slow.
Hey Mike I may have some insight on the variance of your gaming performance. The LTE hotspot connection does not give NAT access, thereby limiting your Xbox's connectivity during multiplayer due to how their network functions. The LTE hotspot is able to connect to XBox live as NAT Type 2, which is moderately better than NAT Type 3, which is just you sending packets to a burning dumpster and inhaling the smoke. Over the years I've noticed ISPs rolling all in one routers (modem & router) and I haven't seen a model yet that will let your NAT access by higher than Type 2 or in some cases, Type 1. If you one of these AIO combo routers (you can look up the model # online and find out) then you should ask your ISP if you can get a model that isn't a modem and router combo. You may have to buy a third party modem and set it up yourself, but you'd have to look into the compatibility for that yourself. Can't promise anything if it isn't officially supported by your ISP, but you should be able to find one for your ISP if your ISP doesn't officially offer it. Anyways, Once you got your modem setup, go to portforwarding.com and search your modem's routing #, add the ports for Xbox. Then connect your router to the modem and get all your stuff setup running through the model and in your router's settings this time, add the same portforwarding stuff for your router's model #. That should give you a NAT Type 1. There's no reason you should be having a better gaming experience on 81 ping vs 15-30ping except for the NAT restriction and I see there in your video your Xbox is on a NAT 2 connection. While slightly better than Type 1, still utter dogshit compared to what you could have. I hope this helps. I was in a similar situation myself. You're looking at a guy that pushed more LTE data through Sprint's network than Pablo Escabar pushed cocaine through Arkansas when Bill Clinton was governor. I only recently got cable internet in my area. I just went through 16 years of dealing with this. God bless.
@@davecarsley8773 Nah I paused it when I seen his NAT type, typed that up and closed the video. Unfortunate. Maybe it'll help someone else in the future.
There is no $20 phone. The cheapest phone they offer is $49. And they DO cap hotspot data at 5MBPS. Also, you can only connect one device at a time to the hotspot. And the $25 plan is ONLY for the first month, after that it's $40
Becky Hetrick you are completely wrong. No, no and no. The cap hotspot data for me is around 25 mbps. I fan connect multiple devices with my apple products. And you could join random people with their party pay group and get $25 bill per month. You could always find another group.
SamyangPlus what router did you buy and did you buy the $20 phone from visible or what? I’m trying to get this all setup ASAP please help me if you can
There is a $19 R2 phone when it's in stock. They do NOT cap hotspot speeds to 5mbps, and they specifically state that on their website. I've also done speed tests in 2 videos to prove the cap doesn't exist. You can buy cheap travel routers. You can connect your hotspot to the router and then connect up to 5 devices at the same time, using your hotspot. You can also BYOD that doesn't allow hotspots to be capped. The $25 plan is permanently $25 if you join the party pay plan. I had a party filled up in 4 hours. We are all paying only $25 a month for as long as we want.
Alex Flores i don’t even use a hotspot. That is the crazy part. I thought i had to in order to connect everything. But i tried connect my iphone to my other iphone and my 2 macbook pro, and still have a great connection.
If you ever do get throttled on the hotspot usage, change your packet headers to TTL 65. Doing this is fairly easily with a rooted phone, but you can USB tether to a router like an Asus and with Merlin wrt installed you can enable jffs and telnet instructions to change the header
It doesn't matter what the packet headers on the phone are. It matters what they are on the device you're connecting to the hotspot. Why would you need a rooted phone to change your laptop's TTL to 65??
@@davecarsley8773 you're assuming everyone is trying to use a laptop. for devices like a PS4, non rooted tablets, iPads,etc you can't change their headers.. rooting the phone allows you to modify the headers of packets in the hotspot without the need to change each device or tethering with a router that does it.
Put your hand behind the phone so cover the whole exposure or focus area and will focus... then pull back from the lens. Thanks for sharing too. Which system do you recommend the most? I'm in Michigan and on a disability pension and not liking the ~$55 a month Xfinity WiFi payment. Didn't get a new $100 Go Phone or whatever AT&T calls the year long lasting prepay. Thinking to get phone and internet with a phone and the MAC address being the router/access point method. What's your thoughts? Thanks in advance for your time and support.
I just wanted to let you know that if you wish to get around the 1 device connected limit. Go with something like GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext Gigabit Travel AC Router. This router lets you tether your phone to it via USB. From there it then acts like a normal router just travel size. Feel free to test if you want or ask questions. With my visible phone speeds with it tethered to the travel router. I get 23mbps up and 23mbps down when testing.
Videos like this is what will lead Visible to make changes to their service that will antagonize current and future users of said service. We are enjoying great service for the 40 dollars a month. Once they catch people trying to do this, they will definitely considering going back to capping speeds and data.
Wow! Thank you Cynical Mickey! Got the SIM card, no signature required, inserted it in my Iphone6 plus (after I updated) and initially had some problems because the instructions were kind of vague. Got help from Visible and minutes later had the phone activated. Tried out phone, it worked so I then set it as a hotspot! I’m now back at the ranch and it works great, just have to have iphone connected because battery drains quickly! All in all, this is awesome, so I’m switching my other two phones and probably buying a phone from Visible to use as another hotspot. Thank you so much!
If nobody has mentioned it, you can use Speedify to merge two connections into one using a laptop with its build in antenna and another USB antenna. 12MBPS without using anything fiddly like PDAnet is pretty cool. Heck you could even get three extra antennas and get up to 24MBPS for 100/m total :)
@@Mourningdove55 the plan is great I've been useing it for about 1 1/2 weeks now. The transaction was fast as well and got my old number in about 20 mins on my new phone
its better to get an unlocked device from amazon tbh. Visible along with all these shitty cheap services mess with the OS. you might be getting 9.0 but its just a shell of what the real 9.0(pie) is and can do, otherwords they alter the OS to limit its full capabilities, such as limiting the amount of hotspot connected devices. then they fill it with adtrackers and spyware.
Cynical Mikey I use the GL-750s tethered from visible phone an ethernet cable to my network. Bypassing the 1 connection restriction an 5mbs throttle on hotspot. Usually see same speeds as what phone. shows only down fall is during network congestion. I tested it pretty good. It has a strong healty bandwidth at 5mbps lol! Plus already in party pay so it's our backup line for our home. Recently came across a plan from a company called travel data couple weeks ago 55$ unlimited at&t plan. 🤞 it works for a while. Can't complain about visible honestly great viable options as home internet an no worries about it jus randomly getting shut off.
It's been cancelled, and the new plan sucks and I believe has a HARD cap. Existing accounts are grandfathered in, unless they get flagged for using excessive data. There are no new accounts being made. It's probably possible to find resellers on eBay and such who have grandfathered accounts. -- I've still got mine. I hardly use it anymore, but I guess it's my backup in case of a power outage or something.
@@kbella4081 honestly, I'm interested in selling the router/antenna/cable and giving the plan to someone else, but I don't know what to do about my account information. I can't change it.
Cynical Mikey let me know if you have a solution because the building I am in have open WiFi but very bad connection. I need to have my own connection for working from home.
Update phone service works but not data from visible : I bought the service , traded a phone for a zte blade a7 for free. I activated it. Remove it from the zte and put it in my oneplus 6t sim 2 slot. Works great. Primary calls are still on Ting, data is on visible. Thanks for information.
I took you suggestion and got visible service, joined a party in an hour and am pretty happy with it. A little concerned with you comment regarding the Verizon 4g Lte only covering 70% of the US! I went to Verizon map and they claim 99% coverage. Thanks for the video.
they claim 99% but theyre false advertisers like all the other ones out there. I was advertised 4GLTE speeds yet i cant even watch a fuckn youtube video in anything higher than 360p between the hours of 3am to 5am everything after those hours, is 144p and still buffers. its slow and unreliable 3G at best. and the ZTE i gpt through them is the cheapest piece of shit i have ever been so unfortunate to own.
I noticed your Xbox NAT was Moderate. Usually this makes it a bit difficult to join a xbox party or even some gaming lobby's. Did you notice any problems when playing live? I sometimes use my Verizon hotspot thru my phone and have NAT issues (Moderate-Strict), which makes it a pain when trying to chat with my friends and joining gaming lobbys.
I just did a check (since I decided to switch all my phones over to Visible to reduce my monthly phone charges) and noticed that internet speed is dependent on phone. On a cheap phone connecting through the RAV File Hub, Down Speed about 5mbs and up about 5mbs. On a better phone with better RAM and Processor, Down was about 15mps and Up was about 10mps. I live in a HIGHLY congested area I do see throttling all the time and the better phone helps with the circle of death buffering.
@@TopFitnessStrategies Nothing special needed from Visible. On the Visible web page under "bring your phone", I put in a few IMEI #s from phones I have and found that my current phone (Oneplus 7 Pro) is supported by Visible. I ordered the SIM, activated it in my phone when it arrived, and then moved to to the MoFi. Nothing special needed in the MoFi either as I chose United States and Visible from the wizard. I have the SIM7 version of the MoFi so I had B13 and B66 to try for Verizon/Visible. I believe the SIM4 MoFi doesn't support B66. B13 was the best for my location so I locked the MoFi to it.
Suddenlink 400 plan has 50mb upload. If your only getting 5, theres either noise in your wiring or something wrong with the node. We have Suddenlink here and I have so many clients with issues that simply boil down to line noise. Granted not everyone can afford a Fluke CIQ-100, so your best bet is get a Suddenlink tech out there to test your lines, especially your drop.
Hey Mikey, I have a visable phone and unlimited plan, so if I get one of the travel routers you're selling on Amazon I'll be able to connect multiple devices right out of the box, no unlock needed right?
I'm sure that most travel routers will work. The one I use is the Rav Filehub, but it appears that Amazon doesn't list their products anymore. You'd have to go straight to their website to buy one. But yes, everything I had was ready to go out of the box.
@@cynicalmikey8769 I tried it with an alcatel linkzone 2 from metro pcs because I had one lying around.. I even paid for an unlock code but it didn't work. I should have checked the IMEI # on the visable site first.
Hi. I use straight talk hitting off a Verizon tower because I live in a rural area and it's the only thing that works for me. They have capped my hotspot to 10 gigs a month. I use more than that for my smart tv so I've been casting to tv. But I'm wondering if this would work for me for just that reason. To connect to my smart tv exclusively. And How do you think my picture quality would be?
It would depend on how busy your tower is, because you are in the back of the line, when it comes to priority.. so everyone gets in front of you when it comes to data.
We use visible in an IPhone for our tv . We can’t get cable or wired internet. We can generally watch Netflix or Prime with hardly any buffering once it starts. I’d like to tether to a router . Hoping to use phone lightning cable to router USB port
Was that some special deal they were offering on the 19$ phone? ...i was just on the site and i dont see any 19$ phones listings... they had a 49$ ph but it was sold out.
Just placed order for the SIM card, will be using my IPhone 6 Plus. So once I install the SIM card how long will it take to be able to use it? Which is best the T-P Link Ac750 router, the RAVpower N300 or the RAVpower AC750?
The n300 is rather small and may not have the range the ac750 has. I would go with the first or 3rd option you mention up there. Bigger is better, just not as convenient if you literally want to carry it in your pocket. -- I didn't do the byod with Visible, so I'm not sure how the activation process goes (or if it's already ready to plug in and use) for you. But you'll probably download the Visible app, plug your sim card in, and hook up to wifi to communicate with the app and activate the sim. Should be ready to go the moment you activate.
Also, you may not even need the router if you have an unlocked iPhone. Test it out when you set it up. You should be able to connect multiple devices straight to your phone's hotspot.
Cynical Mikey thank you for your quick reply, I’m getting the SIM card tomorrow, will test it out and let you know how it goes! I have a Coolpad that’s getting no signal as soon as we get to our cabin outside the city! We had been using it for about a year with no problems but now it goes “red” as soon as we hook it up. Sprint has been no help and was advised that we need a “magic box” as they stated there are plenty in this area of ranches. My cell service is with Verizon and we are being charged $70 per phone & they’re already paid for...if Visible works as well I’m changing all 3 to Visible and getting one of the $20 phones to use as a wi-fi to install cameras at a barn! Really appreciate your video and information you shared! Thanks!
I'm sorry Jay, but I'm not too familiar with Canadian services. I will be one day as I plan to live there! -- my gf has some Canadian friends. Maybe I can fish some information through her.
Telecommunications laws in Canada are strange....I doubt if you’ll see Verizon in the great white north...but, you never know?? Are you near the US boarder??
Thank you for your awesome informative videos, but I have some questions. I first saw your video dated 1/20/20 & thought the info was Great! Then I saw one dated 3/8/20 & I need clarification since the first one said u were going to cancel Netbuddy & pay only $35. a month & then it seems like u were looking for the same service as the 1st one. But the first one requires an expensive mobile router. The 2nd one u said u were going to buy 2 travel routers (a lot cheaper than the hotspot one u already had). Why would u say on the 2nd video that u were paying 60. a month if u were going to cancel Netbuddy in Jan? The reason I clicked on the 1st one was to find a cheaper way to have decent internet & wifi. I am a 67 y.o. who isn't tech savy so I'm trying to understand your advice. I live alone so I don't need excessive speed But when my kids come over with the grandkids, I want to make sure they can access my wifi/internet without throttle/caps. I have 35 mbs dwnld & 4.40 upld. Plz advice, thnx!!
Sorry, just now came across the video from 2/14/20 which explains more detail. Were u using the hotspot because u are living in a rural area? I'm in a big city.
Does that cheap phone you bought have settings that can be changed for the hotspot feature? If so go into the configuration menu and find an option that allows you to change the bandwidth that the hotspot uses. It should be set at 2.4 GHz by default but you want to set it at 5 GHz instead. Doing this should increase your data speeds. My service is through a different carrier but when I tried this my download speeds more than doubled.
Great reviews. I will say if your phone runs a better chipset like the newer snapdragon I found the speeds are even better. I have gotten 90 Mbps download and 20 upload. Thanks for the info on the router it is awesome.
bobby what’s the snapdragon? I’m trying to get visible and a router so I can have decent internet can u help me out some by telling me how you did it all??
The $20 phone is junk, half the time people cant communicate with me because they cant hear me and the audio is really bad. I have phone calls drop all the time too. I have a Verizon company phone and visible and Visisble does use Verizon but big difference in speeds. Also for hotspot you can only connect to one device even using a router, I have a nano and the phones knows if I try to connect more than one device. Also theres no customer service number everything is done by chat, it took them 3 days just to activate the phone.
Hello,can you advise me of a good cell phone for Verizon network,?I have been looking at the Samsung Galaxy 51,71??? I am oon a budget something around$500 or less, Thank you Diana
www.verizon.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-a20/?sku=sku3600269 -- this is the A20. Really, Samsung phones or iPhones are the way to go in my opinion. The S series of Samsung phones are THE ones to go with, but they're too expensive! My current phone is a J7, for example. It's a "detuned" S7. The A20 is a "detuned" S20. They're powerful enough to last you through 2-3 years of new phone cycles before you'll want to upgrade. And they don't cost nearly a thousand bucks! This one is $250. Don't spend $500+ on a phone. They're meant to be replaced. Technology is advancing fast, and most phones can't keep up after a few years.
Well I have a Wing SIM card unlimited data, with hotspot. Hooking up a device through the hotspot and running Speedtest I get 58Mbps , DL and 3-9 UL. 4G LTE AT&T. But $50 a month so depending on your needs especially a gamer your device hotspot overall works better. Because these speeds I get are not steady.
Hey thanks for the video. I was just told about Visible on Sunday. I saw your speedtest location was Hutchinson KS. Thats where I'm from. Would you recommend them as a regular cell phone carrier? I currently use Straight Talk.
Kenny Rounds I don’t think that means he’s in Hutchinson KS. I’m in a different state hundreds of miles from Hutchinson KS and sometimes that comes up on my speed tests
ok theres only one problem with this i put it on my mr1100 works great 50 gig upload 45 down load works great on 5 devices on any thing you try but soon as you try useing in on any iptv service your connetion will drop like a rock cant even look at 480 movies or iptv it buffer..so how do you get this to by pass the 5g
. Mobile Hotspot Visible’s $40/month unlimited plan also includes mobile hotspot, but don’t expect blazing fast speeds. Mobile hotspot speeds are capped at 5 Mbps and limited to one tethered device at a time.
pat palermo that’s not true. I have been with Visible 4 months and I hotspot my TV and PC and both my kids tablets from my iPhone at the same time. The speed is not capped in my area either .
@@marlboromatt5656 If I were to purchase an unlocked iPhone to do what you do, what phone should I get and how would I set it up? I am pretty IT illiterate and things need to be simple. My working phone is with AT&T on my boss's account. My phone is not compatible with the Visable and they want me to send it to them and they will send one of theirs...but I understand those are capped at 5Mbs.
Janice Simmonds I have 4 lines with Visible. I simply bought my iPhones used from ebay. I just searched Verizon iPhones. Verizon owns Visible. Just phones sold from Visible are limited. Remember When signing on with Visible it will only work on Verizon towers and won’t roam. I get Amazing fast speeds but I live not far from a tower. If you bring your own phone to Visible they will give you a $100.00 credit card after you complete 2 months service. Visible also just gave us a month free service because of the Covid-19 pandemic. So this year with the $100.00 gift card and the $25.00 credit I have received 5 months free unlimited phone service.
I have a Verison Elipsis Jetpack that would work with this sim card right? Also is this service still going on? I would if nothing less use it for making my cable company give us proper service...if you disconnect for 1 month then go back they have to treat you like a new customer...
I'm in East Las Vegas ... having problems maintaining 4LTE as well as even getting a steady 3-bar average. I'm on the 3rd floor and get a consistent 5 bars with ATT. Well, I've paid for the first month so I guess that'll I'll have to experiment.
Now you use sudden link a month ago you were using att lte so which one is it, sudden link is available in my area I need nothing is but satellite or 4gvlte what should I do
@@toddlafond2920 I bought this router on Amazon: GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router. It has a usb input. I connected my iphone 6s that has a visible sim in it and really had no issue getting it to work. This also keeps the iphone charged and I don't have an overheating problem. This also has 2 rj-45 jacks. one is input, one is output. I connected my output to my ring alarm to make sure it always has internet. I think you could also connect to a more powerful router with or without the travel router. I have had zero issues with anything. It has only been one week since I signed up with Visible. You might be able to connect wireless but your phone will be working a lot harder and overheat. It will wear out a phone in a year from what I have read.
@@toddlafond2920 one of the main attractions of travel routers is for hotel stays. Most hotels limit how many devices can be connected to their wifi per room. Travel routers pick up the signal and redistribute it to multi devices. They also allow you to create your own password encrypted network when pulling from public wifi if I understand correctly. So in theory, I should be able to order it and connect it wirelessly to the hotspot.
I will probably keep straight talk for my main phones bc it roams and we have service anywhere att does, only a little more than this But I wanna try this for home internet for sure
dont! it aint worth it... the network is unreliably spaztic. when streaming UA-cam ot buffers on 144p and the only time its desent is from 3am to 5am but still anything higher than 360p will result in buffer wheels...
I ordered a visible phone and have had it for over a month now I don’t have a existing hotspot/WiFi to set it up so still have no clue if/how the hotspot will actually work. I tried to set it up at a place with WiFi when I first got the phone but it would not activate, went through hell with customer service and finally found out that it was because my old phone number had not “migrated”. I don’t know if it will work now if I try to activate again or how to find a good enough public access point during the pandemic lockdown. any suggestions?
Did they say that it just hadn't migrated "yet", or was it not going to migrate at all? A lot of people have issues porting their phone numbers over. Despite the inconvenience, I didn't want to go through that trouble. So I just got a new number. -- but if they said it just hadn't "yet", then you could just try again. As for finding local wifi, most national chains have free wifi, and should still be available even if the store is closed. Dollar General, Lowes, McDonald's... fast food to general merchandise to grocery, most stores will have it.
Cynical Mikey, yeah I know I might have to ask them to send me a whole new sim. I tried activating outside of a dollar general which for me is over a half hour away and I was able to get a strong WiFi signal showing on the new phone but it still did not allow me to access the internet or use the visible app to finish registering. I don’t know if it was because there was something wrong with the service at the store or if it was an issue with the phone. I have yet to try again, and I am thinking that I should just go ahead and request a new sim, not sure what to do.
There is no speed cap. But it is deprioritized data. The more people in your area using Verizon that are connected to the same tower as you was the slower your speeds are. At my house I get 5mbs download but in other cities 40 mbs not Mbps. Also only one device can be contacted to the hotspot.
I’m doing the same thing. We are buying a house in an area that does not have internet service, I have the R2 visible phone that I purchased to use as a hotspot and was getting 108 Mbs at the new house.
I bought a Sprint hotspot 3G/4G USB modem then I had connected it to my router that has a USB port and now I can make phone calls and surf the internet without having a service provider . But even then I use a virgin mobile prepaid Android phone that for $20 bucks a month I get 4GB of data . For $30 bucks I get 5GB of data not bad for virgin mobile.
download speed are slow... it took 5hours for a 500gb game to download off of googleplay, so i can only assume upload speeds are worse. and times usually double from download speeds so i would say a 500gb upload will take about 10hrs... so a small youtube upload of 100gb should take about 2hrs... about 1hr and 50min longer than it should.
this is what they wrote to me from messenger: Hi friend, thanks for sharing this information with us. I greatly appreciate it. I'm currently unable to access the link but I'll make sure to pass it along to the right department. Members are free to share their data with their other devices, although hotspot is capped at 5 Mbps. -Wendy
There is no speed cap. But it is deprioritized data. The more people in your area using Verizon that are connected to the same tower as you there slower your speeds are. At my house I get 5mbs download but in other cities I get 40mbs download not Mbps. Also only one device can be contacted to the hotspot.
I set my TTL to 40 it works better than 65 or 64 for me. I also use "SG TTP optimizer" it works pretty good, "Internet Accelerator 2" is another option that works well. I've found that "regedit4" helps after runing either optimizer. I then set my MTU to 1450 in the cmd, it keeps my ping @20ms with speeds regularily between 20-35 down 5-8 up (up of 48 once, but that was an outlier). I also use "PDANet" and tether using my charging cord, that way I can, and do also run an ethernet cable directly from my pc to my Tv, my kids stream 4k AND I'm playing WOWS at the same time, between matches i'm watching 1080p youtube on my pc I continuously find new ways to optimize my system. Playing with a lot of registry tweaks, powershell, cmd, exc... DNS 1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1 Verizon prepaid moto E5 play from walmart, on the unlimited prepaid card. I swear by verizion because I drove coast to coast without EVER losing service, I also have a gig job that puts me in areas where my counterparts always lose service, and I can keep doing my job even in areas where others can't. I can't say enough about how happy I am with verizon prepaid.
I just ordered a mofi 4500 4g/LTE router in hope of using att unlimited plan, just to find out, that they recently discontinued that plan. Do you know if this sim card will work in it? If this sim card will work in an ipad, it should work in the mofi. At least from what I've found while researching this. Any help would be appreciated!
One of the oldest comments on this video, as well as a comment posted in the community thread, is from people who said they plugged the sim in and it immediately worked. I can't validate it myself as I don't have a mofi, but you may be okay. I hope you'll let us all know if it works for you!
@@jeezze07 hotspot is capped at 5mbps. ZTE blade A7 prime. Speeds on you phone internet are uncapped only the hotspot is capped. I can run 4 TV's and my speeds never slow down. This service is like every other phone service it's not for everyone. Hopefully it will be great for you if you tried it. You can get you payment as low as 25 a month.
@@jeezze07 visible said that they get reports from some people saying that they get more than 5mps on their hotspot. I guess it depends on where you live. The closer you are to a tower the better yours speeds will be.
I thought you could just take a junk phone with visible wireless, connect with a usb cable to a nano router, and then it would give WiFi to all of your devices
take a old or new router hook it up to a laptop/or big pc thru ethernet(use a ethernet crossover cable) then make go to network settings on pc right click property then enable network sharing to wi-fi also make sure http is enabled i just check all boxes this should route internet to router turning your pc in essence a internet hub broadcasting whatever internet you connect from...cell phones ,unlocked access point,mcdonalds ect...as long u can get it via wi-fi.try it first before u dismiss it.(that crossover ethernet cable is very important will not work with a standard ethernet cable)well it didnt for me.
We get packages sent directly to our doorsteps then we complain that because it only cost $19 so why do I need someone there to sign for it.Call corporate maybe they'll listen to you but theyre simply protecting the customer because 99% of the customers and price is irrelevant. $20 for YOU is nothing! God forbid it never arrived or was stolen we'll still have someone to complain about that.Meanwhile most deliveries can be arranged by Amazon and some others that you can pick up your product at the facilities at your convenience.WOW!
that connection speed is the worst I have ever seen from a carrier. I am on Metro PCS Unlimited plan. They use the T-Mobile network. I have 2 phones both with unlimited for $99 a month. my speed test just showed me 96.7 Download and 31.8 Upload. I have NEVER been throttled and have been using this setup for around 5 years. I donno why you keep pushing this Hotspot Mumbo Jumbo when you can buy Easy Tether Pro and setup a hotspot using your computer. You are pushing like 10 year old tech that seriously sucks. Not trying to be rude but this is WAY outdated information.
Double D what phone are you using do you sue a android or a hotspot router ? I’m using iPhone 7+ and hotspot it for ps4 but it’s super laggy still and around 240kbs. I live in San Francisco, California
@@warukunai9678 I have a Galaxy s8 for my normal phone but I have two phones on my plan the phone I use for internet is the cheap free android phone Metro PCS gives you. I have it tethered to my Surface Pro using Easy Tether Pro tether app. cheap 1 time fee for the pro version. I then in my computer settings under networking I share the easy tether pro connection with my Ethernet adapter. then plug in any type of router. wireless or just a hub and connect everything else to that. if sharing doesn't work with your devices then try the Bridge connection between the 2 adapters. it is pretty simple really. also depending on your computer windows 10 has a built in hotspot option. the network card in my Surface Pro does not support that. but some windows computers do support it.
Hey Cynical Mikey really like ur videos about wireless internet solutions. Have you thought about getting 2 or so of those cheap visible phones as hotspots for ur house and using a bonding VPN like speedify to merge the 2 connections and make 1 fast home internet connection? I think it would make an awesome video. Let me know what u think🙂
I have my Visible working on my Unlocked MR1100 ATT Hotspot. Try to connect to Fast.com and see if they are capping your speed to lower than 3 Mbps. I went thru a VPN and the cap went away.
Yes. Google to find ones that will accept an input from a usb source. I am not aware of a cable type connection to a phone. You could get a travel router that has a usb input and an rj-45 output and then connect to your existing router. This travel router would do it: GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router
the perimeters of 4G was to be 100 Mbs the government let them get away with calling it 4g even though they haven't reached the 4G speeds as long as they were working towards the 100 mps speed
I just speed tested my device, and it not capped at 5mbps anymore like it waa when I got the service a few month ago. Woot woot. I get 35mbps down and 5 up.
Yes the phone will get hot if you use it as a hotspot and you will wear the phone out in a year (from what I have read). You can tether your phone to a hotspot with a USB input. Google to find which ones. I used this one: GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router
I wouldn't be able to answer that. Honestly, I think it was just a mistake on their part. Then again, maybe they've ordered R2 phone batches that didn't come with sim cards before, so they just started including their sim cards "in case" and never bothered to change their pattern.
Interesting.. unfortunately for me I'm getting around 2mbps were I'm located.. that's on Verizon's network in the country (Waco, tx area).. also they say there network is through Verizon but that my Verizon phone (pixel 2 XL) isn't compatible? Doesn't make sense to me, how can you claim you use Verizon's toweres but it doesn't work with Verizon's phones?? Oh well doesn't really matter anyways considering the crappy signal I get were I'm at.
visible.com/p/JeepersCheaper
So the question is is it unlimited? Cause i see u game so i need to know if i can update my ridiculous games that have like 60gb updates?
@@gottabetk2826 did you find out?
@@AeroVids1 I use the $20 tablet plan from at&t and put the SIM card into my mofi 923 hotspot device I'm up to 300gb used and no problems.
This dude actually deleted my other comment stfu
visible.com/p/monark this group has 3 folks in it. Feel free to join it for greater discount
Wow, I have been searching for any kind of reasonably priced internet. Desperately need it. Thanks to your videos, I found this. Visible didn't have the phone I wanted available in stock, but I scooped something up, and my phone was at my door by 1 PM the next day. Set up is a breeze, and the hotspot is great so far. I may just get four plans myself with that great deal and have hotspots for my car, a home phone, whatever else I might need them for. I am super psyched. Thank you for helping at least temporarily put my mind at ease with everything else going on in the world. This helps so much.
We have been using Visible for over 4 months and love it. We got the same cheap phone too. We bought a TPLink travel router and haven' t had any issues. Our speeds have not been capped either. We use it in our RV and have been able to do everything we need, including uploading videos and doing live streams on UA-cam and Facebook. Great review and thanks for sharing!
Hi do you still use visible? The speed is still uncapped ?
@@ys6697 Still using it and it is still uncapped. Not sure if it is uncapped for new subscribers.
I have the Netgear nighthawk router still on the AT&T $34.99 unlimited data plan as my home internet. I live in NJ right across the water from Manhattan and I'm getting 15-20 Mbps speeds non peak hrs, 8-12 peak hrs. I stayed under the radar and they grandfathered in my plan. God bless America.
@Mr. Thomas A. Anderson What model are you referring to as far as the Proxicast antenna?
I just got going with the att plan with a netgear m1 router. Works great, get about 30-40Mbps and ive used 300ish GB my first month. Zero throttling.
@@TeamShrimpGaming You must live near the space station....lol
@Ronald FlobJobbin His speeds are so good he must live near a satellite in space.....get it?...wow...smh.
@Ronald FlobJobbin Lmbo.... that's why I like your channel, you are a funny guy.
pro tip from a phone farmer. DO NOT..... just plug this phone in and leave it on the charger forever like a router. this will cause the batttery to bloat. and risk exploding. the phone needs to cycle its charge. so plug it in and put the charger on a timer so it has a break from the charger. a few hours on and a few hours off. it will make the phone last alot longer. and it is much safer. great vid
That’s not true
I have the same experience with you. Fedex per did even go to my door to leave the notice. He just posted outside my front gate. I had to call his supervisor to let him know that it was a valentine's gift. The driver finally came back. VIsible is top notch in sending it out, next day delivery. Unlike you, I only get one sim card. I had the sim in in ZTE blade and usually the down load speed is 6mbs. I just took out the sim and put it in my xs max and it works perfectly fine. No need to make any changes or setting. Speed is lower than my verizon post paid old legacy unlimited plan. However, for $25 compare to $95 i will take Visible anytime. ALso, my old plan did not include hotspot, if I want hotspot, I have to pay $30 more. Like you mention, Visible will not work on edge, 1x, 2g or 3g. It only works on 4G LTE.
Take a cheap laptop with a 1gbp eithernet connector and wireless N. Then, connect the laptop via wireless to the phone's hotspot. Then, in the laptop, share the internet connection. then, plug a cat 5e cable into the wired connection of the laptop, and then into the WAN port of a wireless router. Boom baby, instant network.
Deadass?
Easier to use a travel router.
@@billelkins994 would a router with a usb port work?
1 week after I activated Visible wireless from T-Mobile so far I’m happy. I will save $70 a month for 2 phones. I use the personal hotspot a lot for my kid’s laptop
#1 100ms average ping speeds is not very impressive. For some games it would be considered very bad dependng on the user. #2 You will only be able to use streaming services at 480p per Visible's plan description. I had that with a previous carrier and it was almost unusable . #3 What we really need to know is can you take that SIM card out of the phone and pop it into a router modem so that you do not need the phone for home internet purposes. Thanks for trying out the service and keeping us up to date on ideas. After ATT shut down the best service out there its been a real challenge for us rural folks to get internet that really works.
There is currently no router on the market that will work with Visible. With that said I am working with ALFA and they are making a 4G booster and wireless router that I am Beta testing for them and it is working great with Visible. They are currently fixing a couple of issues that I recommended to them and once finished I will be releasing a video of the product and they will making the product available to the public. Also I have had 720p video on the Visible R2 phone and 1080p on computer using there Hotspot without a VPN but a lot of people say the VPN works as a work around for that.
I can't afford a Mofi right now, but a guy in the community section of my channel said he plugged his Visible sim right into a MOFI and it worked instantly.
@@cynicalmikey8769 I heard that too but as I did my research there is a lot of info saying it does not. I love the Mofi but there support team has been horrible lately. I have had great support from ALFA and it comes with the booster antenna for outside and I like that plus it is cheaper. I just found your channel and love it! I would love to swap information and pic your brain a little. I wanted to invite you to my live stream this tuesday but I could not find your email. Would you be interested in being a guest on our live?
@@cynicalmikey8769 That's great to hear. Yes a VPN would normally work to hide your content but several of the streaming services block them like Amazon prime for example. Im probably going to have to start trying a few new ideas myself. I've been doing this for a couple years now and ATT was the best, by far solution. Hopefully they decide to really help out rural customers like they promised the govt in the first place. Maybe the TMO and Sprint merger will get us something as well, I am crossing my fingers. I can see the last comcast pole with their cable from my house but they will not even talk to me even if I offer to pay extra for the install. They wont even call me back. I appreciate your work on this.
480p is DVD quality... "unusable"? Stop being an entitled millenial. You can't have everything you want for nothing
Wife and I have been using this Visible service for almost 3 years now and have never had a problem. Have one hotspot connected to a tplink travel router. Use a ravpower file hub in the motor home. Sometimes it buffers, but we can live with that because we are each only paying $25 a month for 2 phones instead of the $135 we were paying for just hers. And now we are no longer giving $100 a month just for internet to comcast.
Ah my Suddenlink is lousy at my place too. But Visible has been great so far. Thanks for the video.
is it good for gaming whats the speeds?
Guys i have US Mobile which is apparently a subsidiary company of Verizon. I have their unlimited plan with ludicrous speed and hotspot for like $57ish a month. Much cheaper than the $110+ i was paying with standard Verizon. The speeds are pretty much the same, however sometimes in a busy area during lunch i notice my speeds are pretty slow.
Hey Mike I may have some insight on the variance of your gaming performance. The LTE hotspot connection does not give NAT access, thereby limiting your Xbox's connectivity during multiplayer due to how their network functions. The LTE hotspot is able to connect to XBox live as NAT Type 2, which is moderately better than NAT Type 3, which is just you sending packets to a burning dumpster and inhaling the smoke.
Over the years I've noticed ISPs rolling all in one routers (modem & router) and I haven't seen a model yet that will let your NAT access by higher than Type 2 or in some cases, Type 1. If you one of these AIO combo routers (you can look up the model # online and find out) then you should ask your ISP if you can get a model that isn't a modem and router combo. You may have to buy a third party modem and set it up yourself, but you'd have to look into the compatibility for that yourself. Can't promise anything if it isn't officially supported by your ISP, but you should be able to find one for your ISP if your ISP doesn't officially offer it. Anyways, Once you got your modem setup, go to portforwarding.com and search your modem's routing #, add the ports for Xbox. Then connect your router to the modem and get all your stuff setup running through the model and in your router's settings this time, add the same portforwarding stuff for your router's model #. That should give you a NAT Type 1. There's no reason you should be having a better gaming experience on 81 ping vs 15-30ping except for the NAT restriction and I see there in your video your Xbox is on a NAT 2 connection. While slightly better than Type 1, still utter dogshit compared to what you could have.
I hope this helps. I was in a similar situation myself. You're looking at a guy that pushed more LTE data through Sprint's network than Pablo Escabar pushed cocaine through Arkansas when Bill Clinton was governor. I only recently got cable internet in my area. I just went through 16 years of dealing with this. God bless.
Didn't you watch the video? He's getting rid of his cable internet. He doesn't have an ISP to call anymore
@@davecarsley8773 Nah I paused it when I seen his NAT type, typed that up and closed the video. Unfortunate. Maybe it'll help someone else in the future.
There is no $20 phone. The cheapest phone they offer is $49.
And they DO cap hotspot data at 5MBPS.
Also, you can only connect one device at a time to the hotspot.
And the $25 plan is ONLY for the first month, after that it's $40
Becky Hetrick you are completely wrong. No, no and no. The cap hotspot data for me is around 25 mbps. I fan connect multiple devices with my apple products. And you could join random people with their party pay group and get $25 bill per month. You could always find another group.
@@51stfilms exactly right
SamyangPlus what router did you buy and did you buy the $20 phone from visible or what? I’m trying to get this all setup ASAP please help me if you can
There is a $19 R2 phone when it's in stock.
They do NOT cap hotspot speeds to 5mbps, and they specifically state that on their website. I've also done speed tests in 2 videos to prove the cap doesn't exist.
You can buy cheap travel routers. You can connect your hotspot to the router and then connect up to 5 devices at the same time, using your hotspot. You can also BYOD that doesn't allow hotspots to be capped.
The $25 plan is permanently $25 if you join the party pay plan. I had a party filled up in 4 hours. We are all paying only $25 a month for as long as we want.
Alex Flores i don’t even use a hotspot. That is the crazy part. I thought i had to in order to connect everything. But i tried connect my iphone to my other iphone and my 2 macbook pro, and still have a great connection.
If you ever do get throttled on the hotspot usage, change your packet headers to TTL 65.
Doing this is fairly easily with a rooted phone, but you can USB tether to a router like an Asus and with Merlin wrt installed you can enable jffs and telnet instructions to change the header
It doesn't matter what the packet headers on the phone are. It matters what they are on the device you're connecting to the hotspot. Why would you need a rooted phone to change your laptop's TTL to 65??
@@davecarsley8773 you're assuming everyone is trying to use a laptop. for devices like a PS4, non rooted tablets, iPads,etc you can't change their headers.. rooting the phone allows you to modify the headers of packets in the hotspot without the need to change each device or tethering with a router that does it.
Put your hand behind the phone so cover the whole exposure or focus area and will focus... then pull back from the lens. Thanks for sharing too. Which system do you recommend the most? I'm in Michigan and on a disability pension and not liking the ~$55 a month Xfinity WiFi payment. Didn't get a new $100 Go Phone or whatever AT&T calls the year long lasting prepay. Thinking to get phone and internet with a phone and the MAC address being the router/access point method. What's your thoughts? Thanks in advance for your time and support.
I just wanted to let you know that if you wish to get around the 1 device connected limit. Go with something like GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext Gigabit Travel AC Router. This router lets you tether your phone to it via USB. From there it then acts like a normal router just travel size. Feel free to test if you want or ask questions. With my visible phone speeds with it tethered to the travel router. I get 23mbps up and 23mbps down when testing.
What phone are you using?
@@250gto9 I am using the Visible ZTE Blade A7 Prime. I wanted to get the $20 one but it was out of stock.
@@Stealthy_Martian Would that travel router be good enough for strong wifi in a two story house?
@@250gto9 Not sure on a two-story house as it is just a small router. About the size of a wallet.
@@Stealthy_Martian Ok, is the router able to keep the phone charged?
Videos like this is what will lead Visible to make changes to their service that will antagonize current and future users of said service. We are enjoying great service for the 40 dollars a month. Once they catch people trying to do this, they will definitely considering going back to capping speeds and data.
Nah, people do the same thing with normal data plans. The whole point of Visible is that it's intentionally limited to cut costs.
Wow! Thank you Cynical Mickey! Got the SIM card, no signature required, inserted it in my Iphone6 plus (after I updated) and initially had some problems because the instructions were kind of vague. Got help from Visible and minutes later had the phone activated. Tried out phone, it worked so I then set it as a hotspot! I’m now back at the ranch and it works great, just have to have iphone connected because battery drains quickly! All in all, this is awesome, so I’m switching my other two phones and probably buying a phone from Visible to use as another hotspot. Thank you so much!
If nobody has mentioned it, you can use Speedify to merge two connections into one using a laptop with its build in antenna and another USB antenna. 12MBPS without using anything fiddly like PDAnet is pretty cool. Heck you could even get three extra antennas and get up to 24MBPS for 100/m total :)
Not clear how you'd use this, multple visible accounts?
OMG i cant wait to receive this in the mail today!
How has it ran so far?
How did it go?
@@Mourningdove55 the plan is great I've been useing it for about 1 1/2 weeks now. The transaction was fast as well and got my old number in about 20 mins on my new phone
BLANK what about hotspot ?
@@deatrhr0w i have tried it on a hotspot works great ping time are high about 100ms to 175ms
$20 and change for a pie phone? What a deal! I have a kit kat type phone with a lollipop up grade from MetroPCs....I might be switching :-)
its better to get an unlocked device from amazon tbh.
Visible along with all these shitty cheap services mess with the OS. you might be getting 9.0 but its just a shell of what the real 9.0(pie) is and can do, otherwords they alter the OS to limit its full capabilities, such as limiting the amount of hotspot connected devices. then they fill it with adtrackers and spyware.
hey, I assume, the best and only option for fast internet is any UNLIMITED data plan (any carrier) and just use MoFi router?
Cynical Mikey I use the GL-750s tethered from visible phone an ethernet cable to my network. Bypassing the 1 connection restriction an 5mbs throttle on hotspot. Usually see same speeds as what phone. shows only down fall is during network congestion. I tested it pretty good. It has a strong healty bandwidth at 5mbps lol! Plus already in party pay so it's our backup line for our home. Recently came across a plan from a company called travel data couple weeks ago 55$ unlimited at&t plan. 🤞 it works for a while. Can't complain about visible honestly great viable options as home internet an no worries about it jus randomly getting shut off.
I wonder if I could pop the SIM card into my Netgear MR1100 hotspot device and it would work? (Once it is all setup).
There is a video on how to do that with Verizon you have to change a few settings and apn & ttl
@@spangy2108 where do we find the video
@@spangy2108 Please share.
I'm looking into it. I'll let you know if I find anything out.
The best way is to change something else beside ttl. At least Tmobile black list some MR1100 IMEI in their system.
Just curious, what ever happened to the AT&T data connect plan with the netgear nighthawk?
It's been cancelled, and the new plan sucks and I believe has a HARD cap. Existing accounts are grandfathered in, unless they get flagged for using excessive data. There are no new accounts being made. It's probably possible to find resellers on eBay and such who have grandfathered accounts. -- I've still got mine. I hardly use it anymore, but I guess it's my backup in case of a power outage or something.
Cynical Mikey do you want to sell it? If so I can buy it from you.
@@kbella4081 honestly, I'm interested in selling the router/antenna/cable and giving the plan to someone else, but I don't know what to do about my account information. I can't change it.
Cynical Mikey let me know if you have a solution because the building I am in have open WiFi but very bad connection. I need to have my own connection for working from home.
Cynical Mikey hey if you wanna sell it let me know I need one badly...
Update phone service works but not data from visible : I bought the service , traded a phone for a zte blade a7 for free. I activated it. Remove it from the zte and put it in my oneplus 6t sim 2 slot. Works great. Primary calls are still on Ting, data is on visible. Thanks for information.
On visible You can use as much hotspot as you'd like but the speeds are limited to 5mbps-12mbps
Thats still a good fast speed
I've gotten 100 Mbps on hotspot. Coverage depends on area.
When verizon is busy you will hardly have any data or hotspot. It was horrible last weekend.
I have Verizon and I run my security cameras and big-ass TV on it's hotspot with barely any issues
@@rebeccahetrick6576 Yeah, that's why they work. You have Verizon, not their cheapie relative, Visible.
Can you put this in the nighthawk??? For fester net?
The R2 wasn't available anymore so I got the 89$ ZTE and it seems to be working good so far! Thanks for the info Visible hope it stays un throttled!
I took you suggestion and got visible service, joined a party in an hour and am pretty happy with it. A little concerned with you comment regarding the Verizon 4g Lte only covering 70% of the US!
I went to Verizon map and they claim 99% coverage.
Thanks for the video.
they claim 99% but theyre false advertisers like all the other ones out there.
I was advertised 4GLTE speeds yet i cant even watch a fuckn youtube video in anything higher than 360p between the hours of 3am to 5am everything after those hours, is 144p and still buffers.
its slow and unreliable 3G at best. and the ZTE i gpt through them is the cheapest piece of shit i have ever been so unfortunate to own.
I noticed your Xbox NAT was Moderate. Usually this makes it a bit difficult to join a xbox party or even some gaming lobby's. Did you notice any problems when playing live? I sometimes use my Verizon hotspot thru my phone and have NAT issues (Moderate-Strict), which makes it a pain when trying to chat with my friends and joining gaming lobbys.
I just did a check (since I decided to switch all my phones over to Visible to reduce my monthly phone charges) and noticed that internet speed is dependent on phone. On a cheap phone connecting through the RAV File Hub, Down Speed about 5mbs and up about 5mbs. On a better phone with better RAM and Processor, Down was about 15mps and Up was about 10mps. I live in a HIGHLY congested area I do see throttling all the time and the better phone helps with the circle of death buffering.
So you can buy a Sim and put it in a mobile router and it would work? Would there be any throttling or any thing like?
I'm following this thread. I have the same question!
Only been using my Visible SIM in my MoFi 4500 for two days, but it works great.
@@N6EAJ Did you have to request anything special from Visible? Or, just got a phone, took the sim out and plugged it into the mofi and that's it?
@@TopFitnessStrategies Nothing special needed from Visible. On the Visible web page under "bring your phone", I put in a few IMEI #s from phones I have and found that my current phone (Oneplus 7 Pro) is supported by Visible. I ordered the SIM, activated it in my phone when it arrived, and then moved to to the MoFi. Nothing special needed in the MoFi either as I chose United States and Visible from the wizard. I have the SIM7 version of the MoFi so I had B13 and B66 to try for Verizon/Visible. I believe the SIM4 MoFi doesn't support B66. B13 was the best for my location so I locked the MoFi to it.
Suddenlink 400 plan has 50mb upload. If your only getting 5, theres either noise in your wiring or something wrong with the node. We have Suddenlink here and I have so many clients with issues that simply boil down to line noise. Granted not everyone can afford a Fluke CIQ-100, so your best bet is get a Suddenlink tech out there to test your lines, especially your drop.
Hey Mikey, I have a visable phone and unlimited plan, so if I get one of the travel routers you're selling on Amazon I'll be able to connect multiple devices right out of the box, no unlock needed right?
I'm sure that most travel routers will work. The one I use is the Rav Filehub, but it appears that Amazon doesn't list their products anymore. You'd have to go straight to their website to buy one. But yes, everything I had was ready to go out of the box.
@@cynicalmikey8769 I tried it with an alcatel linkzone 2 from metro pcs because I had one lying around.. I even paid for an unlock code but it didn't work. I should have checked the IMEI # on the visable site first.
Hi. I use straight talk hitting off a Verizon tower because I live in a rural area and it's the only thing that works for me. They have capped my hotspot to 10 gigs a month. I use more than that for my smart tv so I've been casting to tv. But I'm wondering if this would work for me for just that reason. To connect to my smart tv exclusively. And How do you think my picture quality would be?
It would depend on how busy your tower is, because you are in the back of the line, when it comes to priority.. so everyone gets in front of you when it comes to data.
We use visible in an IPhone for our tv . We can’t get cable or wired internet. We can generally watch Netflix or Prime with hardly any buffering once it starts. I’d like to tether to a router . Hoping to use phone lightning cable to router USB port
Was that some special deal they were offering on the 19$ phone? ...i was just on the site and i dont see any 19$ phones listings... they had a 49$ ph but it was sold out.
I was going to ask the same question. Where did you get this $19 phone Mikey?!?!!!
it was a limited time device now the cheapest one they have is a shitty ZTE...
Just placed order for the SIM card, will be using my IPhone 6 Plus. So once I install the SIM card how long will it take to be able to use it? Which is best the T-P Link Ac750 router, the RAVpower N300 or the RAVpower AC750?
The n300 is rather small and may not have the range the ac750 has. I would go with the first or 3rd option you mention up there. Bigger is better, just not as convenient if you literally want to carry it in your pocket. -- I didn't do the byod with Visible, so I'm not sure how the activation process goes (or if it's already ready to plug in and use) for you. But you'll probably download the Visible app, plug your sim card in, and hook up to wifi to communicate with the app and activate the sim. Should be ready to go the moment you activate.
Also, you may not even need the router if you have an unlocked iPhone. Test it out when you set it up. You should be able to connect multiple devices straight to your phone's hotspot.
Cynical Mikey thank you for your quick reply, I’m getting the SIM card tomorrow, will test it out and let you know how it goes! I have a Coolpad that’s getting no signal as soon as we get to our cabin outside the city! We had been using it for about a year with no problems but now it goes “red” as soon as we hook it up. Sprint has been no help and was advised that we need a “magic box” as they stated there are plenty in this area of ranches. My cell service is with Verizon and we are being charged $70 per phone & they’re already paid for...if Visible works as well I’m changing all 3 to Visible and getting one of the $20 phones to use as a wi-fi to install cameras at a barn! Really appreciate your video and information you shared! Thanks!
11:10 Maybe tether the phone to a wireless router?
The # you mention @ the beginning cN it be off your computer?
still waiting for visible to come to Canada, regardless of the price increase, we have zero options here in Canada, any tips or ideas?
I'm sorry Jay, but I'm not too familiar with Canadian services. I will be one day as I plan to live there! -- my gf has some Canadian friends. Maybe I can fish some information through her.
Telecommunications laws in Canada are strange....I doubt if you’ll see Verizon in the great white north...but, you never know?? Are you near the US boarder??
@@gregb8759yeah tough to say, no, I'm just north of Barrie
Thank you for your awesome informative videos, but I have some questions. I first saw your video dated 1/20/20 & thought the info was Great! Then I saw one dated 3/8/20 & I need clarification since the first one said u were going to cancel Netbuddy & pay only $35. a month & then it seems like u were looking for the same service as the 1st one. But the first one requires an expensive mobile router. The 2nd one u said u were going to buy 2 travel routers (a lot cheaper than the hotspot one u already had). Why would u say on the 2nd video that u were paying 60. a month if u were going to cancel Netbuddy in Jan? The reason I clicked on the 1st one was to find a cheaper way to have decent internet & wifi. I am a 67 y.o. who isn't tech savy so I'm trying to understand your advice. I live alone so I don't need excessive speed But when my kids come over with the grandkids, I want to make sure they can access my wifi/internet without throttle/caps. I have 35 mbs dwnld & 4.40 upld. Plz advice, thnx!!
Sorry, just now came across the video from 2/14/20 which explains more detail. Were u using the hotspot because u are living in a rural area? I'm in a big city.
Does that cheap phone you bought have settings that can be changed for the hotspot feature? If so go into the configuration menu and find an option that allows you to change the bandwidth that the hotspot uses. It should be set at 2.4 GHz by default but you want to set it at 5 GHz instead. Doing this should increase your data speeds. My service is through a different carrier but when I tried this my download speeds more than doubled.
Phone does not have 5ghz wifi capabilities at all.
be sure to set up party pay so you can get it for 25 dollars a month
Great reviews. I will say if your phone runs a better chipset like the newer snapdragon I found the speeds are even better. I have gotten 90 Mbps download and 20 upload. Thanks for the info on the router it is awesome.
bobby what’s the snapdragon? I’m trying to get visible and a router so I can have decent internet can u help me out some by telling me how you did it all??
Has anybody used a cheap/affordable cell booster with their visible phone? Results?
The $20 phone is junk, half the time people cant communicate with me because they cant hear me and the audio is really bad. I have phone calls drop all the time too. I have a Verizon company phone and visible and Visisble does use Verizon but big difference in speeds. Also for hotspot you can only connect to one device even using a router, I have a nano and the phones knows if I try to connect more than one device. Also theres no customer service number everything is done by chat, it took them 3 days just to activate the phone.
can u put the simcard into a the netgear nighthawk 4g lte router?
Hello,can you advise me of a good cell phone for Verizon network,?I have been looking at the Samsung Galaxy 51,71??? I am oon a budget something around$500 or less, Thank you Diana
www.verizon.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-a20/?sku=sku3600269 -- this is the A20. Really, Samsung phones or iPhones are the way to go in my opinion. The S series of Samsung phones are THE ones to go with, but they're too expensive! My current phone is a J7, for example. It's a "detuned" S7. The A20 is a "detuned" S20. They're powerful enough to last you through 2-3 years of new phone cycles before you'll want to upgrade. And they don't cost nearly a thousand bucks! This one is $250. Don't spend $500+ on a phone. They're meant to be replaced. Technology is advancing fast, and most phones can't keep up after a few years.
Well I have a Wing SIM card unlimited data, with hotspot. Hooking up a device through the hotspot and running Speedtest I get 58Mbps , DL and 3-9 UL. 4G LTE AT&T. But $50 a month so depending on your needs especially a gamer your device hotspot overall works better. Because these speeds I get are not steady.
Hey thanks for the video. I was just told about Visible on Sunday. I saw your speedtest location was Hutchinson KS. Thats where I'm from. Would you recommend them as a regular cell phone carrier? I currently use Straight Talk.
Kenny Rounds I don’t think that means he’s in Hutchinson KS. I’m in a different state hundreds of miles from Hutchinson KS and sometimes that comes up on my speed tests
Yes, I highly recommend Visible as a cell service. I have been using it for over three years now and I have never had problems.
@@stevesealey317 thanks. That comment was 3 years ago. Lol
How well is console gaming over hotspot data? Could you play PUBG or COD with little to no lag?
ok theres only one problem with this i put it on my mr1100 works great 50 gig upload 45 down load works great on 5 devices on any thing you try but soon as you try useing in on any iptv service your connetion will drop like a rock cant even look at 480 movies or iptv it buffer..so how do you get this to by pass the 5g
. Mobile Hotspot
Visible’s $40/month unlimited plan also includes mobile hotspot, but don’t expect blazing fast speeds. Mobile hotspot speeds are capped at 5 Mbps and limited to one tethered device at a time.
pat palermo that’s not true. I have been with Visible 4 months and I hotspot my TV and PC and both my kids tablets from my iPhone at the same time. The speed is not capped in my area either .
It depends on your device probably
evon markus I think your right. I didn’t buy a phone from Visible I brought mine over from another carrier
@@marlboromatt5656 If I were to purchase an unlocked iPhone to do what you do, what phone should I get and how would I set it up? I am pretty IT illiterate and things need to be simple. My working phone is with AT&T on my boss's account. My phone is not compatible with the Visable and they want me to send it to them and they will send one of theirs...but I understand those are capped at 5Mbs.
Janice Simmonds I have 4 lines with Visible. I simply bought my iPhones used from ebay. I just searched Verizon iPhones. Verizon owns Visible. Just phones sold from Visible are limited. Remember When signing on with Visible it will only work on Verizon towers and won’t roam. I get Amazing fast speeds but I live not far from a tower.
If you bring your own phone to Visible they will give you a $100.00 credit card after you complete 2 months service. Visible also just gave us a month free service because of the Covid-19 pandemic. So this year with the $100.00 gift card and the $25.00 credit I have received 5 months free unlimited phone service.
I have a Verison Elipsis Jetpack that would work with this sim card right? Also is this service still going on? I would if nothing less use it for making my cable company give us proper service...if you disconnect for 1 month then go back they have to treat you like a new customer...
i cant get it to work in the elipsis
Try changing the apn
Your home computer or TV is connect through limited Visible 6gb hot spot. Am I understand this correct?
I'm in East Las Vegas ... having problems maintaining 4LTE as well as even getting a steady 3-bar average. I'm on the 3rd floor and get a consistent 5 bars with ATT. Well, I've paid for the first month so I guess that'll I'll have to experiment.
Now you use sudden link a month ago you were using att lte so which one is it, sudden link is available in my area I need nothing is but satellite or 4gvlte what should I do
When you get those travel routers, please do a video.
Will do!
How would you connect the travel router to the phone? Would it be a direct connection or wired or would it be a wireless connection?
Todd Lafond It’s wireless I believe
@@toddlafond2920 I bought this router on Amazon: GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router. It has a usb input. I connected my iphone 6s that has a visible sim in it and really had no issue getting it to work. This also keeps the iphone charged and I don't have an overheating problem. This also has 2 rj-45 jacks. one is input, one is output. I connected my output to my ring alarm to make sure it always has internet. I think you could also connect to a more powerful router with or without the travel router. I have had zero issues with anything. It has only been one week since I signed up with Visible. You might be able to connect wireless but your phone will be working a lot harder and overheat. It will wear out a phone in a year from what I have read.
@@toddlafond2920 one of the main attractions of travel routers is for hotel stays. Most hotels limit how many devices can be connected to their wifi per room. Travel routers pick up the signal and redistribute it to multi devices. They also allow you to create your own password encrypted network when pulling from public wifi if I understand correctly. So in theory, I should be able to order it and connect it wirelessly to the hotspot.
I will probably keep straight talk for my main phones bc it roams and we have service anywhere att does, only a little more than this
But I wanna try this for home internet for sure
dont!
it aint worth it... the network is unreliably spaztic. when streaming UA-cam ot buffers on 144p and the only time its desent is from 3am to 5am but still anything higher than 360p will result in buffer wheels...
It depends on the area.I watch fire stick and UA-cam all damn day with no buffering.Its not good as main provider.
I ordered a visible phone and have had it for over a month now I don’t have a existing hotspot/WiFi to set it up so still have no clue if/how the hotspot will actually work. I tried to set it up at a place with WiFi when I first got the phone but it would not activate, went through hell with customer service and finally found out that it was because my old phone number had not “migrated”. I don’t know if it will work now if I try to activate again or how to find a good enough public access point during the pandemic lockdown. any suggestions?
Did they say that it just hadn't migrated "yet", or was it not going to migrate at all? A lot of people have issues porting their phone numbers over. Despite the inconvenience, I didn't want to go through that trouble. So I just got a new number. -- but if they said it just hadn't "yet", then you could just try again. As for finding local wifi, most national chains have free wifi, and should still be available even if the store is closed. Dollar General, Lowes, McDonald's... fast food to general merchandise to grocery, most stores will have it.
Cynical Mikey, yeah I know I might have to ask them to send me a whole new sim. I tried activating outside of a dollar general which for me is over a half hour away and I was able to get a strong WiFi signal showing on the new phone but it still did not allow me to access the internet or use the visible app to finish registering. I don’t know if it was because there was something wrong with the service at the store or if it was an issue with the phone. I have yet to try again, and I am thinking that I should just go ahead and request a new sim, not sure what to do.
There is no speed cap. But it is deprioritized data. The more people in your area using Verizon that are connected to the same tower as you was the slower your speeds are. At my house I get 5mbs download but in other cities 40 mbs not Mbps. Also only one device can be contacted to the hotspot.
You know mbs mean "millibytes per second" right? That means you're getting 0.00050 Mbps. I could type faster.
I’m doing the same thing. We are buying a house in an area that does not have internet service, I have the R2 visible phone that I purchased to use as a hotspot and was getting 108 Mbs at the new house.
I bought a Sprint hotspot 3G/4G USB modem then I had connected it to my router that has a USB port and now I can make phone calls and surf the internet without having a service provider . But even then I use a virgin mobile prepaid Android phone that for $20 bucks a month I get 4GB of data . For $30 bucks I get 5GB of data not bad for virgin mobile.
do you know what the actual upload speed is are u uploading videos with it??
download speed are slow... it took 5hours for a 500gb game to download off of googleplay, so i can only assume upload speeds are worse.
and times usually double from download speeds so i would say a 500gb upload will take about 10hrs... so a small youtube upload of 100gb should take about 2hrs... about 1hr and 50min longer than it should.
So, would you recommend visible over OTR Mobiles new package, that is threw T Mobile???
T-Mobile is way better service if you can get it at your location
@@spangy2108 can you get get for $25
Can’t you just use a normal WiFi extender instead of a travel router?
this is what they wrote to me from messenger: Hi friend, thanks for sharing this information with us. I greatly appreciate it. I'm currently unable to access the link but I'll make sure to pass it along to the right department. Members are free to share their data with their other devices, although hotspot is capped at 5 Mbps. -Wendy
Have you thought about using a mofi 4500 router and try the SIM card in it. That’s what I’m using right now.
Thanks for that .I will order Vision Sim and plan and try with my MOFI and drop ATT robbers
Hi I have a question, I have mofi 4500.. does it work with visible ?
You must get your smarts from my side of the family. 😊❤️
visible told me that the 5mbps capped been removed as of jan 2020
This same Visible plan came out as Yahoo Mobile (www.yahoomobile.com/plan) today or yesterday, and also says capped at 5 MBps.
99% of customers would like to receive their product not have it missing.
There is no speed cap. But it is deprioritized data. The more people in your area using Verizon that are connected to the same tower as you there slower your speeds are. At my house I get 5mbs download but in other cities I get 40mbs download not Mbps. Also only one device can be contacted to the hotspot.
I get 40mbps I downloaded call of duty with 66gb did it In a few hours
Did you get a chance to try the TTL trick to see if that improves your upload speeds while using hotspot?
I set my TTL to 40 it works better than 65 or 64 for me. I also use "SG TTP optimizer" it works pretty good, "Internet Accelerator 2" is another option that works well. I've found that "regedit4" helps after runing either optimizer. I then set my MTU to 1450 in the cmd, it keeps my ping @20ms with speeds regularily between 20-35 down 5-8 up (up of 48 once, but that was an outlier). I also use "PDANet" and tether using my charging cord, that way I can, and do also run an ethernet cable directly from my pc to my Tv, my kids stream 4k AND I'm playing WOWS at the same time, between matches i'm watching 1080p youtube on my pc I continuously find new ways to optimize my system. Playing with a lot of registry tweaks, powershell, cmd, exc... DNS 1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1 Verizon prepaid moto E5 play from walmart, on the unlimited prepaid card. I swear by verizion because I drove coast to coast without EVER losing service, I also have a gig job that puts me in areas where my counterparts always lose service, and I can keep doing my job even in areas where others can't. I can't say enough about how happy I am with verizon prepaid.
I just ordered a mofi 4500 4g/LTE router in hope of using att unlimited plan, just to find out, that they recently discontinued that plan. Do you know if this sim card will work in it? If this sim card will work in an ipad, it should work in the mofi. At least from what I've found while researching this. Any help would be appreciated!
One of the oldest comments on this video, as well as a comment posted in the community thread, is from people who said they plugged the sim in and it immediately worked. I can't validate it myself as I don't have a mofi, but you may be okay. I hope you'll let us all know if it works for you!
Make sure what you ordered is UNLOCKED and not set up for a specific provider.
Aye, thank you, I appreciate it, and when I get everything in and set up, I'll leave a comment
Finally got my Mofi in and tried a sim from an iPad I've had with service for years. Did not work. But I have a Visible sim on the way.
Idk if ATT still has the unlimited plan. But T-Mobile does not have a hard data cap
I got the Rav travel router and it works great and yes visible took over as my home internet.
How fast speeds? And what phone you using?
@@jeezze07 hotspot is capped at 5mbps. ZTE blade A7 prime. Speeds on you phone internet are uncapped only the hotspot is capped. I can run 4 TV's and my speeds never slow down. This service is like every other phone service it's not for everyone. Hopefully it will be great for you if you tried it. You can get you payment as low as 25 a month.
@@jeezze07 this is their website. And they use Verizon towers
www.visible.com/
@@jasonhuey8524 oh ok I seen the speeds over 5 on hotspot in the video
@@jeezze07 visible said that they get reports from some people saying that they get more than 5mps on their hotspot. I guess it depends on where you live. The closer you are to a tower the better yours speeds will be.
Do I remember correctly that you can help us find users for party pay??
There's a page on Reddit dedicated to finding people to go in to parties. www.reddit.com/r/VisiblePartyPay/
I've been using this as my only internet access for my home for 9 months
2 months for me
I ordered a SIM card to run it through a router
What router are you guys using?
@@renrenapolito2052 I'm using a MoFi 4500 sim7 I have tried it with a T-mobile SIM, Verizon prepaid SIM, and most recently a Visible SIM. All work.
@@N6EAJ what settings did you have to go through in order to get your visible sim to work in the mofi4500
I thought you could just take a junk phone with visible wireless, connect with a usb cable to a nano router, and then it would give WiFi to all of your devices
take a old or new router hook it up to a laptop/or big pc thru ethernet(use a ethernet crossover cable) then make go to network settings on pc right click property then enable network sharing to wi-fi also make sure http is enabled i just check all boxes this should route internet to router turning your pc in essence a internet hub broadcasting whatever internet you connect from...cell phones ,unlocked access point,mcdonalds ect...as long u can get it via wi-fi.try it first before u dismiss it.(that crossover ethernet cable is very important will not work with a standard ethernet cable)well it didnt for me.
We get packages sent directly to our doorsteps then we complain that because it only cost $19 so why do I need someone there to sign for it.Call corporate maybe they'll listen to you but theyre simply protecting the customer because 99% of the customers and price is irrelevant. $20 for YOU is nothing! God forbid it never arrived or was stolen we'll still have someone to complain about that.Meanwhile most deliveries can be arranged by Amazon and some others that you can pick up your product at the facilities at your convenience.WOW!
I tried to sign up for this service 6 months ago.. customer service was no help I tried for 2 weeks on the crappy appy
Direct message them on Twitter. They helped me a lot. @visiblecare
does the att hotspot trick still works the 35 dolar monthly plan?
With the ZTE blade A7 prime you can tether by Bluetooth or USB while hotspot is active also
Is there an ATT option like this?
do you have to buy a contracted plan or is a pre pay deal?
Pre paid, no contract.
@@cynicalmikey8769 nice! thanks for the informative vids.
Also will it work with a real hotspot?
that connection speed is the worst I have ever seen from a carrier. I am on Metro PCS Unlimited plan. They use the T-Mobile network. I have 2 phones both with unlimited for $99 a month. my speed test just showed me 96.7 Download and 31.8 Upload. I have NEVER been throttled and have been using this setup for around 5 years. I donno why you keep pushing this Hotspot Mumbo Jumbo when you can buy Easy Tether Pro and setup a hotspot using your computer. You are pushing like 10 year old tech that seriously sucks. Not trying to be rude but this is WAY outdated information.
Double D what phone are you using do you sue a android or a hotspot router ? I’m using iPhone 7+ and hotspot it for ps4 but it’s super laggy still and around 240kbs. I live in San Francisco, California
@@warukunai9678 I have a Galaxy s8 for my normal phone but I have two phones on my plan the phone I use for internet is the cheap free android phone Metro PCS gives you. I have it tethered to my Surface Pro using Easy Tether Pro tether app. cheap 1 time fee for the pro version. I then in my computer settings under networking I share the easy tether pro connection with my Ethernet adapter. then plug in any type of router. wireless or just a hub and connect everything else to that. if sharing doesn't work with your devices then try the Bridge connection between the 2 adapters. it is pretty simple really. also depending on your computer windows 10 has a built in hotspot option. the network card in my Surface Pro does not support that. but some windows computers do support it.
Is there a 4G modem with a sim card slot you can use with this?
Hey Cynical Mikey really like ur videos about wireless internet solutions. Have you thought about getting 2 or so of those cheap visible phones as hotspots for ur house and using a bonding VPN like speedify to merge the 2 connections and make 1 fast home internet connection? I think it would make an awesome video. Let me know what u think🙂
I have my Visible working on my Unlocked MR1100 ATT Hotspot. Try to connect to Fast.com and see if they are capping your speed to lower than 3 Mbps. I went thru a VPN and the cap went away.
What speeds are you getting through your MR1. I have the same. With att
@@dougshrader7392 94 Mbps down and 5.32 Mbps up
What vpn are you using?
I'm wondering if you can connect this phone directly to a home router? And is there such a cable available for this option.
Yes. Google to find ones that will accept an input from a usb source. I am not aware of a cable type connection to a phone. You could get a travel router that has a usb input and an rj-45 output and then connect to your existing router. This travel router would do it: GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router
that latency speed isn't going to cut it for online gaming. you need 25ms or less for good online gaming
I just spoke with them and they told me it was capped at 5mps
no i found a way to get it fast to watch iptv on your tv box get a free vpn
brother will you please speed test fast.com , because Verizon throttle video streaming such as Netflix
the perimeters of 4G was to be 100
Mbs the government let them get away with calling it 4g even though they haven't reached the 4G speeds as long as they were working towards the 100 mps speed
I just speed tested my device, and it not capped at 5mbps anymore like it waa when I got the service a few month ago. Woot woot. I get 35mbps down and 5 up.
Your phone doesn’t get hot when you use it as a hotspot? And you’ll have the uncapped speed no matter what as long as you don’t cancel the service?
Yes the phone will get hot if you use it as a hotspot and you will wear the phone out in a year (from what I have read). You can tether your phone to a hotspot with a USB input. Google to find which ones. I used this one: GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router
Is one of the sim cards for porting your old number?
I wouldn't be able to answer that. Honestly, I think it was just a mistake on their part. Then again, maybe they've ordered R2 phone batches that didn't come with sim cards before, so they just started including their sim cards "in case" and never bothered to change their pattern.
Interesting.. unfortunately for me I'm getting around 2mbps were I'm located.. that's on Verizon's network in the country (Waco, tx area).. also they say there network is through Verizon but that my Verizon phone (pixel 2 XL) isn't compatible? Doesn't make sense to me, how can you claim you use Verizon's toweres but it doesn't work with Verizon's phones?? Oh well doesn't really matter anyways considering the crappy signal I get were I'm at.