Visible Review! The $40 Unlimited Plan by Verizon
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- A review of Visible, a carrier owned by Verizon offering unlimited talk, text, and LTE data for $40/mo. Interested? Check 'em out here → visible.pxf.io...
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Soooo...Verizon but without the extreme pricing lol
Basically. Very good plan in my opinion.
Yeah, but they do not support Samsung phones. I will stay with Verizon Prepaid Plan and consider switching when my phone dies.
@@americanbobtail1 yes, they do support Samsung phones, and they even SELL THEM to use on their network.
@@joshuamiller-le753 - Well it does not support my Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, checked the IMEI number twice, and it's not that old.
@@americanbobtail1 likely a GSM model then.
I’m streaming this video at 1080p on visible
Me too! 🙋♂️ (all my videos matter of fact stream on 1080p!)
Not capped at 480p?
@@Sugashak212 no, but since the networks depriortized, it’s better too stream at 480p.
me to I have Verizon
I’m watching this on AT&T
I have been using visible as my primary internet service for 4 months, amazon, netflix, youtube no problems on phone smart tv and pc
I had Visible when they launched. It was horrible with weeks of no service. I rejoined recently, and it was great. Everything worked well and really had no complaints. Well worth the $40.00.
I swear this is by far the most amazing mobile company/plan I’ve ever had in my
entire life! On my iPhone 11 Pro!!! I download movies, I share my data, I watch movies, I have wifi, FaceTime, Audio calling, cellular data is literally the fastest!!! In my iPhone 11 Pro the video quality looks amazing!!! HD!!! Not lying not being paid for this, just honestly a satisfied customer sharing this for those of you who want a fordable plan with the best service! I had no problems my self.
Your review is detailed, clear, and straight to the point. very well done.
Just signed up all three of our Verizon phones for the service using your link and code. Thanks for the discount!
We've been with Verizon for eight years. They keep increasing our rates, charging us overages for data, and generally punishing us for staying on month-to-month service and not renewing our contract after the first two years. We've been paying $160-$210 a month for 12GB of shared data. Now we'll be paying $120 a month with unlimited data on the same network. And if they slow it down, so be it. We've got 1GB internet at home for our Ruku/Hulu combination and there's wifi most places we go. At least we won't be getting any more $30-$60 a month surprises.
I'll try to remember to check back in later and update on the quality and speed of the data service here in East Texas.
Thanks, again, Stetson!
Thank you, Jeff. I appreciate your support!
Are u enjoying your crappy visible service
Like with anything, you get what you pay for. According to my buddy who had visible for 2 months, when the verizon network is congested, your speeds are the first to go down the toilet. If you're in a big city like Chicago, your speeds very well could be less than 1 mbps. Phone calls are dropped a lot, and if you have issues with your bill, good luck getting ahold of customer service.
Update 9/5/19:
Been in PCB, FL for the past week. Data service is awful, unpredictable here too. Spouse is on Cricket Wireless with no complaints.
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I've been on Visible Wireless since late July. The phone service works well, the data plan is horrible. I live in a rural area where with 3000 people. My wife gets 70 Mbps download speed on Verizon in our home. Occasionally I get 50 Mbps there, but more often I seem to get de-prioritized and get 0.1 - maybe 7 Mbps down if lucky, and it is not consistent. Occasionally I get 30 Mbps down at home but the real issue is when I try to tether, or stream, I get lots of speed issues then. At work I've got up to 110 Mbps down. I tried to download a 1 GB app after using @t to test download speed showing I got 50 Mbps. I couldn't download the file, it dragged on and eventually failed. I tested speed three times, every time got 30 - 50 Mbps down. So I tried to download the 1 GB app, 3 times, same result, drag, slow, fail. I switched to Wi-Fi (also 50 Mbps down). Downloaded quickly and completely. I think Visible is not ready for prime time and they seems to de-prioritize often. There are many others who have reported experiencing the same performance issues I report here. I suggest using Cricket Wireless (AT&T). I used Cricket for 4 years and never experienced the speed degradation I have with Visible in just two short months. Why did I try Visible, unlimited, high speed tethering, but it is useless.
Thanks for the review Stetson. I switched one of my lines a month ago on a pixel 3 xl and service has been good to excellent in the LA area so decided to port a number from metro to visible and took less than a day to transfer so I only waited for the sim to be delivered and so far everything works fine on a Samsung galaxy s9 plus. I'll test it out on my next trip out of the city. Yes latency is way slower than on the metro service 170 vs 11
You get what you pay for...that simple. I started with Visible about 2 months ago...came from Cricket. The ONLY reason I left cricket was lack of hotspot, as I am a trucker and need a decent hotspot plan to stream tv at night. The good for Visible is the price and off peak speeds and of course unlimited hotspot. The bad ( and reason I’ll be getting rid of them) is that their deprioritized speeds are basically unusable. Usually those speeds range from .2 - 3mbps. Yes... .2...not 2...haha. Unfortunately it seems that they deprioritize your speeds quite a bit...so much so that it’s become an issue. I am also getting a lot of dropped calls, or frozen calls for 10-20 secs, then good again. I am also losing data temporarily in spots that I never did with cricket. Overall, for certain people that are in a very good area with low congestion on their towers, this may be a good deal...in fact it may be a great deal. But if you move around a lot and happen to be in a busy part of town, get used to extremely slow speeds. A real shame, as I wanted to like this company.
Cticket has hotspot. I use it A LOT and I travel a lot. Its gotta be the best out there!
John U. They didn’t at the time of this wiring. They do now and I’m back with them. As a trucker, hotspot is crucial
You mentioned buying a phone directly from the manufacturer. I did that a few months ago, bought the Moto G power directly from Motorola, unlocked for all carriers. Went to sign up on Visible, entered the IMEI and it said not compatible, talked to customer service, gave them the IMEI, they also said not compatible. Went to the Verizon site, it said it would work, went back to Visible, they said their requirements were different and that the phone would not work. I talked to Motorola, they said they only claim the phones to be compatible with the major carriers. So now I have a 250.00 phone I can't use. Visible would not even send me a sim card since they said it was not compatible. I ordered the Pixel 4a from Visible, and all went well. About 3 weeks after receiving the Pixel from Visible, they listed the Moto G power on their site, I checked my IMEI, and now it says it is compatible. So, if a phone is new to the market, it may take them a few months to say it is compatible. On the bright side, I now have a spare phone!
In the fine print it says they can change price at any time. They will likely hike the price later on
#Verizon
Just like us ,we can switch carriers at any time ...it is a fair game
They say that on basically ANY post paid plan for ANY Carrier, your on a month to month agreement, so they can do as they wish, you get the same issue with power, water and gas where I'm at and there's nothing you can do about those, if they change the price not to your liking leavings always possible, anyways I have 6months of credit on my account so a free plan for half a year I don't care what they charge
They won't. Phone plans are dropping drastically.
aab434 I Can almost guarantee they never will, phone prices are dropping by the month and they would be committing virtual suicide doing that.
I've had visible for a month now and the biggest difference I've noticed is that my data speed is unusable during high traffic times (local power outage). I've also dropped many phone calls while out and about that I didn't drop using Verizon. Inconvenient, but worth the price difference.
So crap service it worth saving ten bucks....got it....
Thank you, Stetson! I've been waiting for something like this to happen.
You’re welcome, Johnny!
Thanks for the video and especially the comments section because that was where I learned I couldn't use my Verizon devices because they are both 3G.
Verizon doesn't do 3G no more
Thanks a lot for a pretty balanced review. I've been thinking of trying Visible out as a long term Verizon customer. I'm almost always on wifi when I need to depend on data quality, so I'm thinking the de-prioritization and LTE-only quirks (hell, even the threat of maybe-capped, maybe-not) may not sting so bad saving $200+ a year. I'll use your referral if I do, as a thanks for the time you spent on this.
Three weeks in and everything is fine except when I'm traveling in a rural, less populated part of the state, which I do for work three to four days a week. I had coverage with Verizon and assumed it would continue, but I'm left without reception for 2-3 hours each time. My guess is Verizon is renting local service from another provider and Visible is left out. Otherwise everything is fine and the speed down and up is acceptable.
B/c it uses Verizon LTE network
@@peterjszerszen its fine for me i dont travel much anyway.
Verizon prepaid double data plan might work for you then, its $45 plus tax.
@@peterjszerszen Verizon have so many carriers running off of them. Visible,Yahoo, Straight Talk, TracFone and Ting. They can't provide great service for every carrier. Their own consumers comes first. I know that a fact. I was with MetroPCS which runs on T Mobile. The download speed was terrible. I was getting download speed of 8 to 14mbps. I switch to T Mobile. I'm now getting 50 to 60mbps.
@@peterjszerszen Get a Verizon Verizon tracfone and put an annual service days refill on it. It'll be under $100/yr and you have a backup phone. It should roam like Verizon itself. 3G is gonna be gone in a few months though.
I want to switch to visible but I still have 6 months on mint mobile hopefully uncapped speed is still available in 6 months
Great review. I have used Visible for several months and was aware of Visible's LTE only service at sign up. This did not affect me until our area recently lost a tower. As you mentioned chat hold times since the "unlimited" announcement has been quite lengthy. Last week, I spent 5 hours on chat hold just to record the duration. But expecting a delay, I typed my question and had my granddaughter check for a response while I went shopping, cleaned the garage, etc. That written, my initial chats were quite speedy with minimal waiting time. My download speeds are usually in the 5-6 Mbytes/s range, which at the base of a mountain with no cable or DSL service, and only two cell providers (Verizon & AT&T on a good day) is more than sufficient for my needs.
Something is fishy here, It would be illegal to charge different rates for same stuff..... by the same company
great video...i had little problems with the activation or should i say the quality of the calls...i contacted customer service. they did something at their end, i reinstalled the sim card, restarted and viola, it works great. i have an iphone xr and used verizon for at least 20+ yrs. i also have google fi for international travel...whenever that starts up again...lol...your video, among others, was the reason i switched to Visible. so far so good...pretty good service an d/l and u/l speeds have been far better than i expected...i live in northern NJ where verizon is excellent so i'm not that surprised at all....thanks for the videos...keep them coming...great job.
Plus any secondary carriers such as visible and MetroPCS they are secondary so they are not prioritized only the main carrier is prioritized
I switched my entire family over to Visible from AT&T, we now pay only $25 each because of Party Pay, with that and a switch from DirecTV to UA-cam TV we are saving $490/month... it’s honestly the best financial decision I’ve made in a long time! The coverage is better, the speeds are better, we now get unlimited hotspot data, the 24/7 chat is incredible! The only reason I’d give for someone not to switch is if you don’t have good Verizon signal in your area, but that is statistically rare in the US because how truly everywhere they cover...
I work for Verizon, and I feel like you should also review Sprints Kickstart program
No need, I tried sprints kickstart plan and it wasn’t really usable. I’m now on Visible and it’s great so far.
I'm leaving that plan. It was a good deal on paper but sprints coverage is horrible, at least in my area it's super slow no matter what reception it says I have.
They told me my phone was compatible, and turns out it wasnt. Total rip off. went straight to Wing and activated no problem on a $50 unlimited plan!!!!!
Signed up for visible using their IMEI checker for my phone said it was good but when I got the Sim and put it in it didn't work chatted with support and they said it only works with the phones they sell, not cool
Your phone has to be unlocked ! If not it’s not going to work. That’s your fault not theirs
@@purefire21 its unlocked its a Moto G7, still does not work , cause only their phones work!!
@@purefire21 the imei checker wouldn't work if it were locked
How is it "unlimited" if the quality of the phone calls is so bad others either can't hear you at all or can barely understand you and the internet speeds are stuck in the low kbps range regardless time of day? Been with Visible 2 months and have had so many chats with their specialists and CS agents they finally gave up and told me "the slow internet speeds will not change." Google Visible reviews. I'm not alone.
Thanks for posting the video on Visible and also the follow-up one on party pay. I used the referral code in the video. I'm porting from Mint/T-Mo over to Visible/Vz (Mint has excellent service but need better rural coverage and 2 towers nearest home are Vz and AT&T only). Ordered phone & sim card today and so far the process is going very smoothly...Visible already sent a fed-ex tracking number and told me my old carrier has approved the port.
I've been using them for 3 months, love the service.... and the $25 bill a month.
@@JonSuejoj Are you still with Visible? Can you tell me how performance has been overall? How are speeds, latency, video quality, and reliability? Do calls drop at all or do you ever lose reception completely?
@@dawn-blade yes I am still with visible I'm enjoying the service my speeds are at this moment @ 7:20 am 33.9 down 3.39 up and 93 for the ping. I lose service only when I'm in an area without Verizon LTE. The unlimited hotpot is the best thing I enjoy and for $25 a month who wouldn't. Some ppl dont like the service and other do. All I can say is just try it I with a new number if you dont like it dont switch. If you so reorder and port your number. they don't have a number you can call. You can only reach them by the visible app through social media or sms support.
On my iPhone on boost mobile UA-cam wouldn't allow you to go higher than 480p in settings. I switched to visible and I can use 1080p by letting it buffer for 2 seconds (it says capped at 480p but they can the speed that the data transmits at not the actual resolution)
I've had Visible for about 6 months, it's OK. Areas I used to get great coverage have gone down to 5 "bars" but no internet. Many times I've had no service at all, texting doesn't work or calls just won't go through. Usually they send an email or if you chat with their customer service they always apologize and explain they are having network issues. For $40 it's a great deal but can be really annoying when calls, texts or internet just doesn't work.
In Israel I pay 8$ a month for unlimited text and calls and 100gb of data with no speed limits
Getting my number ported was a nightmare. For whatever reason, they encountered difficulty porting from Cricket. Also, I encountered an issue whereas my network connection, simply disconnected. However, all those issues have been resolved. Right now, I'm enjoying speeds of 50-89 Mbps down, 5-35 up, with ping in the ranges of 15-50. Thus far, everything ruining, working fine. My only gripe. There's no coverage in P.R. whereas Cricket had everything covered
You like cricket?
So as a traveler I'm hearing don't use visible because different jurisdictions only recognize Verizon and not mint? I'm using about 80 gigs a month on Verizon.
Visible has made such huge strides since even this video. They’ve added more server sites so speeds and ping times are much higher/lower respectively, and now Thier adding more features too Thier service (5g and eSIM mainly) and seemingly more plans. Thier finally catching up too the larger mvnos.
People, you can have 2 phones now...
I pay 15 a month for Mint, unlimited phone and text, 3 gigs of data,
So now i got this, with a 90 dollar phone from them, just for the internet and the unlimited hotspot.
That is 55 a month i pay, IN TOTAL. And I have 2 phone numbers, and all the data I need. If the Visible is slow during peak times, i have my Mint.
Why don't you give us details on how to join a party plan?
Stetson, great content. Always enjoy your thorough videos. I have to say my service with visible is Awesome. However, I had a terrible time activating and porting.
I recommend going with metro or T-Mobile at least they don’t lie about the bad services like bad signal and too many drop calls
Updates to the video: Party Pay gets the bill to $25/month and you can find people on Reddit to add to your Party, or join another (separate bills so no hassle), speeds average about 12Mbps, hotspot is unlimited and averages 5Mbps and I’ve been able to have more than one device connected to it...other than that androids are definitely hit or miss with WIFI calling and Visual Voicemail, Iphones work perfectly....
As a budget conscious iPhone user, this plan sounds like a perfect fit for me.
How’s it going
What about Total Wireless??? They have a plan that cost $49.99 and if you sign up for auto pay then it's $47.50 ... Also, you get unlimited talk, text and 25 GB of 4G LTE Data.
@@nonyabusiness9833 Total Wireless also runs on Verizon Towers. Not sure what the difference is between them is.
AVOID VISIBLE LIKE THE PLAGUE!!! Was told my S9 would work. Attempted to port my number and in the process they screwed up my account. The number porter rather quickly (a couple hours) even before I received my SIM card. Received the SIM and attempted to activate and was told my phone was not compatible (even the website checker said it was. They deleted my account before I could port my number out. I was without my number for over a week. Same thing happened with my wife except that she has permanently lost her number. We both have had the same number numbers for over 15 yrs and use our phones for work. HORRIBLE!!!!!!
They don’t offer VoLTE aka HD calling. So I dropped them. The customer service takes so long to get a reply you might as well not even bother.
Jess Barnett They actually do offer VoLTE calling.
I had it. I tried it. I have a iPhone 8. The only phone features they offered was WiFi Calling and Visual Voicemail. I messaged Tech support and they didn’t offer it. When you go to Cellular it doesn’t even give you the option to select LTE as Voice and Data aka HD calling. Doesn’t list that option at all.
Jess Barnett That's interesting , when I contacted Visible when I used to have them , they claimed that they did and the customer service rep i talked to also claimed so. And when I went to settings, it had the option for me to choose LTE ( Voice & Data ) . I have the iPhone XR if that would make a difference but sorry to hear that you're having those issues, I moved to Cricket and it's been going great for me ( excluding the hotspot feature )
SiniGang 🇵🇭 I’m on Verizon wireless prepaid for actually 5 bucks less with auto pay discount and 6gbs. I’m good lol! I have HD calling again. Sounds clear and nice!
@@jbar_85 aha ! glad to hear that you're loving your current carrier !!
I have an Iphone 11 Pro Max and I am currently using Tmobile at $40/month for unlimited data, talk and text (esim) and Visible (nano sim) $40 unlimited plan. My phone allows two sim's. I have been testing out data speeds, call quality and signal strength in my place of work, home and all over the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Based on over 100 OOKLA speed tests over the LTE network, Visible service is superior in every way. I was not about to take anyone's advice so I figured the best way was to keep my old number and get a new number on Visible abnd test both numbers on my new Iphone. Well, after 30 days, I will be dropping Tmobile. Visible's ping's were a bit high earlier in October (90-120ms) but have recently improved (30-80ms). I hope this company sticks around for awhile as the quality of service is legit.
What he isn't telling you.
Visible has a lot of bugs.
Just activating the phone is a exercise in frustration.
1 - The app for activation does not recognize your password.
2 - Resetting password does not help.
3 - Chat support is non existent. Claims there are too many people needing help.
4 - The $19 phone comes with the brightness locked at the lowest. Can not be changed until the phone is somewhat setup. But setting up is hard at the lowest brightness.
5 - Phone comes with much of the software needing a update, including the Visible app.
6 -$100 to $200 promotion, but impossible to activate also.
In another words, it seems a non technical person is in charge of the IT and the IT itself is composed of the most incompetent people.
Look into this company perhaps after a year. Right now, it is a mess.
My sister switch to visible and she have excellent service even with one bar.
I switched to Visible from Straight Talk in Dec '19 and I'm. happy with it.
Update?
@@ownyoudaybyday1733 Still with Visible and am part of a group so my bill is $25 monthly. Groups are of 4 users who receive the $15 mo discount. Not too shabby for unlimited talk, text and data and your phone can be a "hotspot" for up to one external device, in my case my laptop.
thanks for the good review, gonna give it a go on a spare iPhone for a month.
I was looking to move from Cricket to visible so when traveling I could have Verizon and my wife on cricket (ATT).. but the just LTE service make me nervous now. We traveled out west last year and had several hours with no service on ATT and I was trying to resolve this by adding another carrier.
For me MintMobile is the top choice! $300 + taxes for a full year of service with 12GB every month for their most expensive plan. Wifi calling working flawlessly. Have had them for 2yrs with ZERO issues or service failure. Super reliable in my experience.
You forgot to mention that hotspot is limited to 5 mpbs
is this true?
Ryan James yes but on a iPhone it can be faster
That limit was lifted in June. Uncapped now and no longer limited to 5mb/s.
Wayne Rogers Outdoors for hotspots it’s still 5 mbps
Does not work at the same level NOR coverage as Verizon (FACT, they will even state it!). We travel with our Travel Trailer and several times, visible doesn't work (they will even state this) where Verizon was working. They stated they don't have the same coverage as Verizon. I canceled it after several locations failed and calling them only for them to tell me that it won't work in that area but I'll have 3 to 4 bars in that area with Verizon.
I am visible customer and always been capped to 5-6mbps always is capped also my UA-cam is dropping from 480 to 144 it’s horrible. I will go back to cricket we’re I was capped at 3mbps but works always FAST!
My main service is Cricket but I tested Visible using the R2 phone. My Cricket is capped at 3mbs and I was getting the uncapped Visible service but my Cricket serviced always seemed faster. I wanted to use Visible as a backup but I dropped it.
I have a galaxy 10+ that I bought as unlocked from bestbuy. when I put my IMEI number in their website for compatibility, it said it's not compatible! so is this service GSM or CDMA?
Hey Stetson, I feel visible is great, so why did you choose Mint over visible?
I'm planning to switch from mint to visible because of unlimited data, any advice?
Mint simply ends up being cheaper for me. I'm on Wi-Fi most of the time, so Mint's $15 3GB plan is perfect for my needs. Visible is a great option too, and if I needed unlimited data I'd probably switch to them. I'm just all about getting the best value possible, and right now Mint is it for me.
Just tried it myself on my 3a XL. I had the unique "in between" activation prices. Ported in my number but they claimed something went wrong and I needed to contact them. The app didn't work to get a chat going, so I open my computer. Going to their website and logging in, it had a banner at the top saying my "account number was incorrect". 5/5 attempts remaining.
I copy and pasted my account number (again) from Total Wireless chat, and it said wrong again 4/5 attempts remaining.
I then noticed my account at TW was inactive since I sent to their website to confirm the account number.
Without doing anything else, I got an email saying my previous carrier released my number.
Not sure what was the final trick, but it's been working fine now. Just wish it had WiFi calling (or didn't need an iPhone to trick it into visual voicemail).
WiFi calling does work
@@JonSuejoj any more details? It doesn't on the pixel lines and I confirmed that with support. Just saying "it does work" isn't true; it only works on certain phones
@@NateBraska I'm not sure what to tell you I guess it is on certain phones. It was even working on my Galaxy s8
@@JonSuejoj not sure, their faq says this:
"Currently, Wi-Fi calling is only available on these devices:
All Apple iPhones
Visible R2
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+
Motorola G7 Power (only if purchased through Visible shop)"
@@NateBraska that's a lie my Galaxy s8 was unlocked and not from visible
I had trouble getting the activation process through because I was using a Gmail email address.
Customer service suggested I use a different email service and it went right through.
They said it was a problem with there software.
I live in a very strong Verizon City and I generally get 50-100 down. 15-25 up.
I'm using the Visible ZTE R2 phone .
And I'm seeing 5mb down and up. So far
That's ok. It works. I've used the hotspot and streamed 1080p video on my S10+ on Prime Video.. with no issues.
UA-cam seems to be 480p.
Netflix works fine also..
Main purpose was to use the phone for hotpot and make it my home internet . Since no other options are here .
Verizon hotpot devices are capped at 22 gig. Then go to 3g. And there is no 3g tower. So it's worthless.
Will see how it goes .. so far it's working ok.
Fyi the whole 22gb then called at 3g thing just means capped at 3g "speeds" it works fine on LTE
@@jaykoerner
I was referring to actual Verizon hotspots. Once you get to the data cap it drops to 3g. And at least where I live 3-g is essentially useless because there is no 3-g tower in my area. So you end up with 200kb or less.
Hey dude you joined my party i did watch your review before getting visible too lol
Just tried to sign up for the service. IMEI is incompatible with their service. Reached out to support and was told that phones bought directly from Samsung are not compatible with their system. Next!
Can you do a review on Pix Wireless I have been wanting to switch over for a while but always want a reviewer's take on it.
I almost tried it it, but the $10 sim cards are lame. Not a huge deal if they work out, but notably more expensive for just trying for a month
You should review Hello Mobile. I have used them for 2 months. Solid unlimited service for 2 phone lines at $40 per month.
Unfortunately Hello Mobile uses Sprint, which my phones aren't compatible with. Deals look great for those who use Sprint though.
Great video! Can you do a review of Hello Mobile?
i got it for the hotspot and the high speed has worked fine for my fire stick and programming work i do ! at a dead spot on the river . :)
Do you see things slow down such as UA-cam and things? Some comments say you only get 480p for videos.
To fix Verizon's low reception, simply talk to your phone' can you hear me now '
I have a post account with At&t and it's pretty good! A little pricey though. I'm trying Visible and so far I love it! The hotspot feature is awesome!
Yes it is
Visible has made such huge strides since even this video. They’ve added more server sites so speeds and ping times are much higher/lower respectively, and now Thier adding more features too Thier service (5g mainly) and seemingly more plans. Thier finally catching up too the larger mvnos.
Very helpful video, thanks!
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Is streaming still capped at 480p or can you guys stream up to 1080p HD quality on UA-cam and other streaming apps
You're luck if you can get the page to load.
Alex Ocasio-Gomez I can stream in 4K over my hotspot and 4K on my phone and everything loads perfectly fine
@@epicdailygamecontent6265 Mine doesn't even load the page.
Alex Ocasio-Gomez that’s bad your probably in a bad service zone
Awesome review! Thumbs up
I’ve had visible for about 5 months now . Only complaint is UA-cam is 360-480p 😕 other than that it’s good.
usa a VPN to bypass that
Jafet Villeda Morales I would but I don’t want them to terminate me. They can at their discretion I’m pretty sure. So it’s risky. I’ll just try and live with it
@@Queeshandle the VPN won't work I've tried it and UA-cam won't let you watch videos with it on
@@JonSuejoj get the one called touch vpn, it works, do you have Android or iPhone?
@@Queeshandle Android I have the r2
I've had Visible now for several months with a Galaxy S9+. The problem I'm having is that the phone gets dropped by the network. Even though WiFi calling is on, I see the circle with slash through it where the vertical strength bars should appear, so I have NO cellular signal, and my phone cannot receive phone calls or text messages.
It's not "Do Not Disturb" because then the phone WOULD receive text messages, just not notify me. This is a network disconnect, and it even covers WiFi calling.
Is anyone else having this problem?
When you say porting your main number over to Google voice as a safe haven, and then signing up for a new number on visible, do you mean that you have two numbers and your main number will always be protected? I need some clarification on that.
Could not find a compatible phone. Bought a brand new moto g power unlocked. smh.
It worked well for the first couple of days. Then data service gets down to zero, while phone calls go through just fine with three-bar signal strength.
It sounds like it works just like their "go unlimited" data plan. It's unlimited with no soft cap, they can throttle you at any time based on network congestion.
I live in a more rural part of Kansas City. The latest generation of high speed internet hasn't made it out this way yet. Everyone's data is slow, even our cable internet at home. I'm assuming Verizon's towers in this area are using the same slow internet as everyone else.
When I was getting throttled on the go unlimited plan I was getting about 60kbps according to the speedtest.net app. The only time I could get usable data speeds was at 3am when I woke up to go to work. I had to switch to the next higher tier of unlimited plan.
I guess what I'm getting at is, if you're a current Verizon customer, if you switch to the go unlimited plan for a few weeks, that would be a good barometer of what the visible plan would work like in your area.
I tried using my note 8 unlocked by Samsung and it's not compatible, Really????
Utterly hideous service. Just don't.
My experience with visible is real bad. live in the middle of the city where Verizon is very fast. my wife has Verizon and she has great service .and I got the visible plan. I can call and text just just fine. As long as I don't try to text pictures. and here the problem Stars.I have zero internet.even trying to do a Google search it will come back with a message saying that there is no network connection.I contact the service they ran me around resetting the phone doing all kinds of pulling the SIM card out and back in and nothing same thing and I've been doing without internet for like 4 days and I don't know what I'm going to do other than feeling stupid for trying a company that we don't know much about.don't be fooled by the Verizon advertising I don't even think they are supported by Verizon and if they are I don't think they are paying them enough to have the service.you will see full bars and LTE on the screen but you just don't have a service because they're probably not paying Verizon.
anyway this is the second comment after 4 days and after signing up for this plan all of a sudden this morning I had internet and everything seems to be working good I don't know how long it's going to last.I drove like 10 miles around my city and did many speed tests and they all seem to be super fast? between 5 and 40 megabits per second.and it say that it is Verizon LTE. So I apologize for doubting on my first comment. Time will tell.
I had a similar experience. The FIRST time I contacted a specialist, they reset my device (that's what they said). Then my kbps speeds shot up to around 13 mbps. Within a day, my speeds were back down around 100 kbps. Whatever they're doing on their end seems a temporary fix. The network soon deprioritizes our access again. Last CS chat rep told me about my very slow internet speeds that it won't change.
Thanks for this review, I bought the r2 last night :)
How is the phone
@@JonSuejoj it's a really nice phone for $19. My son has been using it with zero issues, it's fast & responsive. He already downloaded a bunch of apps and hasn't run out of space yet. The camera isn't the best of quality but it has some cool features. My only complaint is that I can't find a good case for it, only flimsy silicone ones on ebay. I can't speak on their service yet because I haven't activated the included sim, I'm looking into other service providers that are compatible for less then the $40 plan they offer.
@@Mootsmommy i just got it today and i like everything about it, and the hotspot feature is nice and doesn't cost extra to use.
G L visible sent me a free case and glass screen protector after I made my 2nd or 3rd payment
@@cockdieselsworld Nice! Is it a heavy duty case?
Hi Stetson! Excellent video! I signed up last week and found the whole process flawless. Yesterday, I ordered a second phone for backup and their customer service is second to none! They are an excellent company to work with!
I keep seeing the $40.00 a month fee for the wireless service. Using your referral link, I am buying the Visible R2 Free with a phone swap. Why does it still show $40.00 for the phone service?
I think the credit may be applied after the second month. You also need to make sure you use my code; my link is an affiliate link and will not provide the $20. The code in the video description will.
I have one question for you , visible has been good for me but if you are in area that is not 4g , why does it not go to like 3g or 2g or rome.
I'm confused you continue to say over and over again and I quote visible is one of the most affordable again you say one of the most affordable there has to be one that is the best of all of them where you can say it is the number one in affordability so please make yourself more clear is it one of the most affordable or is visible the absolute most affordable 1 at this time please make yourself clear
I read on Google that Visible sucks. There were a lot of complaint about drop calls and static. Buffering while watching videos. Can't get a hold of consumers service. I don't give a shit it's only $40 a month. I'm with T Mobile prepaid simply $50. Only $10 more. But there are no static and drop calls. And you can bring your own phone. Almost every unlocked phones is compatible. Visible only have a few. You're going to spend $350 to $1200 for a new phone through them. And forget about consumers service. Because they don't own any stores. Only way it's by video chat. It means it might take a day if they're busy. Fuck that shit. I'm willing to pay extra $10 for better service. And no buffering while I'm watching UA-cam.
Just to let you know, I have an unlock galaxy note 9 from tmobile that I am using right now with total wireless, and also compatible with Verizon prepaid, but Visible said they do not support that phone yet.
I love the smiley faces/emoticons.
WARNING: If you Bring Your Old phone and insert their SIM card, if your Activation onto their Network doesn't go smoothly, you are going to get no real help from customer service.
Yeah, unfortunately Visible only supports a limited number of devices at this time, and customer support does need some work. Try reaching out on Twitter and Facebook.
Okay you finally said the best I didn't continue to listen to the whole video and you did finally make yourself clear right now I am at 2 minutes and 49 seconds into your presentation I'll continue to listen and see what you have to say and make appropriate comments when I when it deems necessary to do so
Just set mine up today. Talk txt great. Data, Good signal but unusable. Prioritized to death.
Excellent review bro. Thank you.
Could it work on a ps4?
I wouldn't be so upbeat about this service just yet. The $20 phone is very fragile. Screen will crack under normal use. Try upgrading to a better phone. Major nightmare. You can't order a new phone from them while your old phone is online. Once I ordered it, my service stopped and it took support a few hours to restore it. Then, the payment didn't go through so the phone was never ordered anyway. I ordered a compatible phone on Amazon (using the same payment method that didn't go through on Visible). When it arrived, they could not get my SIM card to work. Now they claim that the SIM card "might" be defective. I'm waiting for a new SIM card to arrive. Maybe, if it works, they'll redeem themselves. Needless to say, I have a backup hotspot for when I am on the road.
like many other people after a month with no data and a month of fighting and bugging chat people they give me $10 credit on my account are you kidding? now i have no service but hey i have a $10 credit on my account i should have gotten a free month of service since i didnt get what i paid for terrible company!
Aaayy, I see you're from Taxachusetts too! Which part? I'm from Western Ma
What are you using at around 00:15 to keep the phone upright?
I have the base of a baseball trophy propped up behind it. Basically a small block of marble. Playing T-ball came in handy for me!
Hotspot data is now speed capped at 5Mbps, although I’ve seen many people getting 10-15Mbps...
Great news. Great video Stet
Not that good it drops speeds all the time
I tested the hotspot. It doesn't work well at all. I was going to use this hotspot and cancel Spetrum; but, after testing it for a few days, I realize Visible hotspot is not reliable. Often I couldn't even see the hotspot when I was looking for it.
What device were you using?
@@StetsonDoggett iPhone 6s Plus is the one with the Visible SIM. Lenovo ThinkPad connects to iPhone 6s Plus's hotspot.
Unlimited hotspot and unlimited data will be unlimited you could use it all you want right