I switched to Visible Wireless Network from Verizon ~ My Experience & 2 Things You Must Know
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2022
- I recently switched to the Visible Wireless Network from Verizon to save money. I have been with Verizon since forever. I always wanted to be with Verizon because I felt like they had the best network. After hearing and researching the Visible Wireless Network, I learned that Visible is owned by Verizon and uses the Verizon Network for a much lower monthly cost. I've been on the Visible Network for almost 2 weeks now and I'm happy with the service. My phone bill with Visible Wireless is currently $40 per month. When I add my wife to the Visible Party Plan, I expect our phone bill to go to $35 each per month. My current phone bill is nearly $200 with Verizon. There are 2 things I mention in the video if you want to know how to transfer to Visible Wireless.
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Thank you SO much for this! I am a single person and my own bill is sitting at $175.. Outrageous! Also if I didn't know better I'd think it was Tom Hanks talking in this lol
Can't tell you how many times I've heard I sounded like Tom, LOL. I'm still on Visible and very happy. Cannot tell any difference from Verizon.
Thank you! These tips will definitely help tomorrow when we plan to switch
I also had Verizon and decided to go with Visible about 2 years ago. I also have a camper in a seasonal campground where the WIFI is not reliable and when it is not working I turn on my hot spot and connect everything to Visible through a mini router because my phone is a Android. I only pay 25 dollars a month since I joined the party plan and I am very happy with the service.
Super useful video!! Glad I came across it as I make the switch today.
I'm glad to help you.
I am user of visible.y daughter and I both 2 plus years. It's amazing. Area congestion is key if you live in metro area heavy Verizon users you'll feel it on weekends. I've never had a hiccup with data speeds but once in city. It's amazing. 400 gigs one month due to hotspot streaming. I don't have wifi. I will have ATT gigabit soon.
our family plan has thousands of users. bestphoneplans
Well you're one of the lucky ones. They suck now.Thats why I only use it for hotspot. Its not reliable for my main line
@@realtalk37851 area dependant
Dude, this couldn't have been more timely of a vid. Been trying to get my wife's phone working all weekend...just removed physical sim, BOOM-works! Thanks a million!
HELLO! Lol. Awesome man.
We have been using Visible for about 4 years. It’s great. One thing to note… your data speed will be throttled back in high traffic areas and regular Verizon customers will be given priority. Not a deal breaker at all. This happens to those with a low end Verizon plan as well. Just thought someone may need to know.
They throttle 5G at 200 mbps.
Depriotized Data.
US Mobile for Verizon device has high speed primum Data.
I do agree. I also got confused on that Port PIN step years ago. Lol
On the SIM card instructions I thought came with the card. That said, I need to update now with a new SIM.
I’m trying to get my parents switched over now to save them $ and trying to give them a video to watch & explain.
Waiting for my SIM card tomorrow…going to put a new iPhone with new number 🎉 nice advice🎉
Thank you...I'm on Verizon and my bill is 160 for 1 line and 1 watch (mind you I own the devices). I have a iPhone X and this makes it simple. I saw the tray, but when I switch over from another iPhone I didn't have to insert a SIM card. So these 2 steps make it better for me to understand as I use my device for work. Thank you I'm switching today.
Been with Visible since 2019 I mostly love it. Definitely get more people to join party play so everyone can pay 25 a month 🤗
Great vid! Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Had no idea. I will be doing this too!
2 weeks so far with no issues.
Steve, I had the same experience. When I entered my PIN number it locked my other carrier's number. I had to wait a total of three days as I locked it twice by using the wrong PIN number. The chat took a great amount of wait time as everyone was switching to a sim-less iPhone 14. In the end, I have my iPhone ($45.00) and iWatch ($5.00) on Visible. At the time of writing this, they have discontinued their party plan but at least I am saving much compared to previous carriers.
Thanks for sharing
thanks for your video steve. peace
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Steve! This is awesome! I am in the process of doing exactly what you made this video about. My wife and I are long, long time Verizon customers and I want to switch to Visible. They no longer have the party plan, but individual basic plans are $30. So, I can have 2 phones with unlimited everything and only pay $60/month. All taxes and fees included. All of the other videos I watched said I needed the acct no. and pin. Nobody explained that the pin they were referring to was the transfer pin, as Verizon calls it. There is also an account pin which you alluded to. The transfer pin can be generated on the Verizon website and lasts for 7 days I believe. Like you my greatest fear was moving my wife, who works from home and must have phone communication at all times! So, if I do everything correctly, meaning have the acct number, porting pin and physical sim available how long should I expect the calls to that phone number to be unavailable? I can't seem to get a good answer to that question!
I did all my transfer stuff and I had almost no down time. I'm trying to remember but maybe an hour or so? Once I realized I needed transfer pin, everything moved quickly for me. Since you know you need transfer pin, probably will be quicker for you.
@@SteveSherron Just to follow up I moved my wife without incident. It maybe took 5 minutes for each of us porting our old number over. I forgot to mention the special rate for December signup. If you sign up now you get the first 3 months for $15/month. So, here I am now with everything working as best I can tell and I'm paying $30 for the first 3 months and I get to lock in the rate of $60/month for 2 lines for 5 years. Unlimited everything. No taxes and extra fees! Flat rate. What's not to like?
Good to know! Your Verizon bill was probably so high because you were still paying for phones and your plan. When I got a new phone 2 years ago, they had me pay installments for 24 months. My last installment payment is next month. Then I will be out shopping again for replacement phones for hubby and me. Hubby’s camera stopped working when he ran himself over with the truck. The phone was in his pocket. The phone still works though!
No, both our phones were paid off long ago. I never really studied the intricacies of the bill. I just got a text every month saying thanks for paying your bill of $194. I'm pretty sure some extra money was paying for phone insurance though. I don't have that now so if I have damage I'll have to just buy a new phone most likely. I will still come out and buy that old truck and drive it back east.
Just because you have 2 lines, you can get the $25/a month on Party Pay. There are over 300 people in our party and everyone only pays $25.
To generate a portability PIN number I went to Verizon Contact and started a chat. I asked for the portability PIN number. They call it a Number Transfer Pin. Than I had to go through the account verification. After a couple emails and a verification number I got the pin I asked for. It’s good for 7 days. There is no search on Verizon that I could find. But, starting a chat works without actually chatting with customer support. I haven’t decided to go to Visible yet, but I’m thinking about it. Your video is very helpful. Thanks for making the effort.
Glad it was helpful. I'm still on Visible and honestly I can't tell any difference. I'm also not a power user like many who never have their phone out of their hands. My wife is still on Verizon. Every time we are out and I see maybe 2 bars on my phone I ask her how many bars she has? She always has the same amount of bars that I have which tells me I must be on the same network Verizon. I do use the hotspot and it has performed well. No issues.
So how is your data speeds?
I’m debating between US Mobile and Visible 🤔
I noticed you made this video about a year ago. I am interested in finding out how you like the visible plan and have you run into any problems in the past year? Thank you in advance.
I need to make a new video. I had a situation occur. The Visible Plan and service were awesome. No trouble whatsoever. I recommend it. This past Christmas I upgraded my phone to the new iPhone 15. I hoped it would be a breeze to convert my new phone to Visible. I ordered my phone from Apple. When it arrived, I followed all the steps in the instructions. It was a no go. All kind of problems and I can't pinpoint if the problem was Apple or Visible. The final message I had on my new phone after failure was it said you need to take this phone to your representative. I had no representative. I literally had to take my phone to Verizon and ask them to put my phone back on Verizon service and help me activate phone. I'm still on Verizon. I guess I could switch back to Visible but at this time I'm not willing to risk another failure. I can't really offer advice, but that's what happened to me. Keep this in mind.
i just switched to visible 3-4 days ago coming from verizon. i had no issue porting my number over and i joined a party pay with about 23000 people in it so there is little to no risk of having to pay $40 per month. i will be paying $25 per month and so will you and your wife should she switch to visible also...sounds like you made a great choice...good luck.
So far, so good on the service. No complaints yet.
Did your voicemails carry over? I don't want my husband to lose his messages from his mom.
@@AmberGates when i moved over, i didn't lose a thing...everything transferred over...i sympathize with not wanting to lose a voicemail of a loved one...good luck.
Dud you know you can just join any party. Then yousecure the 25 discount
I am running into glitches too the first problem is that I can't open the sim card tray on my Samsung S20 5G. I have tried 3 different "hacks" that are supposed to work with a stuck tray with no luck. Next, I can't seem to get an answer to the question about using the phone as a wifi hot spot with visible, so that I can eliminate my cable / internet bill with verizon.
I have used the hot spot when traveling with no issues. Not fast like home wifi but it worked acceptable.
Does Visible use verizon phones? Spectrum said my VZ V60 will not function on their network.
Yes. My iPhone was on Verizon for years and I switched it to Visible.
So a question I haven’t seen anywhere is, if i ever decided to switch BACK to Verizon for some odd reason, would I still be able to transfer my number back? (Verizon number transfer to visible, transfer back to Verizon?)
Just being cautious before I commit to something without knowing if it’s un-doable.
Should not be a problem. Our phone numbers are portable from one system to the other. I'm 99% sure but you can always go online to chat with Verizon or Visible to ask the question I bet.
Hi, thanks for the review and tips. I am on Verizon now, and not under contract, by that I mean, I own my phone outright, so it’s not being figured into my bill. Can I use the phone I have now and make the switch to Visible? It is an unlocked phone to begin with, so my thinking is, I would be able to. Thanks again for the info.
I don't see where it would be a problem. When I made the switch, I also owned my iPhone outright as well.
@@SteveSherron thank you for your response
3 questions: 1) where in the Verizon account do you request a PIN number to port your number over? I can’t find this anywhere. 2) once the eSim is completed, does Visible send you a physical Sim to use in your phone? 3) Isn’t there info on the Sim that you want to keep? Great video, I really think I should quit Verizon for this service.
I think I typed in the Verizon search box for a portability pin number and it gave me a page. If your phone has an e-sim, you do not need a physical sim card. My iPhone XS Max had an e-sim. I removed my sim card. I didn't lose any info on my phone by removing the sim card. I'm very happy with the service at this point. I don't have a single complaint. I can't tell any difference.
@@SteveSherron thanks. It’s ironic that I was even considering switching. I was okay with my current Verizon rate and plan, and then they hiked that rate by 20%. That was the only reason I started looking at other plans. Verizon should have just left me alone.
Did you lose your texts and/or voicemails? I have an android and want to make the switch very badly, but don't want to lose these in the process.
I did not lose any texts. I had to set up my voicemail as new again. You will probably lose your voicemails but I don't actually know for sure. I have iPhone.
Do you guys have wifi through Verizon by any chance? I would love to switch to Visible but I have Verizon Fios internet and if I switch to Visible for my Wireless service my internet bill will go up $20 making the switch to Visible pointless for me since I'll be paying the same between the two services overall.
No I do not.
We run everything through the Visible hot spot for two years now - we cancelled our cable internet
What did you use to record this video? Loom?
Screenflow on my iMac.
Trying the 15 day free trial and see if I like it. I’m still on Verizon.
Do you have to port your number over for this 15 day trial period?
We’re looking for one more member to join our party (PhoneFun) before it gets locked.
Is the Hotspot true Unlimited
Not sure but they say it is. I used it recently for 3 days and had no issues. Verizon used to throttle my hotspot speed down to nothing when I used my allowance.
Yes it is
You should join a group party 🎉 pay and pay 25.00 a month
Why is it that people on Verizon stay there, rather than switching to Visible? You would think Verizon would have 0 customers.
Good question. I think partly is people think it's just too much of a hassle to move and it's not.
For me, I'm paying for my phone with Verizon. But my husband's phone is paid for and I've been planning on switching him to Visible tomorrow. Then I'll crunch the numbers and see if I'd save over the next 1 1/2 years if I pay my phone off and also switch to Visible. I just did a Verizon chat earlier and got my pay off amount and my monthly price for my phone, so I can do the numbers. I went on youtube tonight to specifically to see if there were any videos about switching, thanks so much for taking the time to do this video. Great tips! @@SteveSherron
Visible support sucks. Just dumped Visible had an account email issue and support gave me the run a round for 2 months with no fix in site, back to good ole Verizon
Verizon is way too expensive.
There are many customers that have had a very bad experience with Visible. Their customer service is horrible - snarky and unhelpful, no solution offered, continued problems. I believe folks who do these videos should at minimum do their research and address the issues that many, many customers are wrestling with. Bully for you that you are one of the lucky few that did not have any problems with your service. Shame on you for not doing your due diligence.
Cherie, I don't owe you any due diligence. Do your own like I did. I documented my own experience and shared it freely which was a very good experience. Shame on you for being an entitled lazy human being who wants other people to do their work for them.
Visible seems to have fleshed out the new terms of Party Pay. They're important so I'll leave a link for anyone to read in the description
Key Notes
A: Party Pay remains available to you (switch parties) as long as you stay on Visible Unlimited
B: Party Pay functions (mostly) as it did before the misleading locked in Promo (discount depends on 4 active members)
C: Visible reserves the right to change the name/details of a party, suppress a party from discovery by other members, and/or dissolve a party, with or without notice to you, for any reason at all, including (but not limited to) if the name is inappropriate, offensive, or derogatory or infringes on the rights of any other person or entity. Any decision to alter or dissolve a party or party’s name/details is at Visible’s sole discretion
I personally recommend anyone missing members immediately disband and migrate to the largest Party they can find. Feels like it should be illegal to not notify users of changes like this since it impacts our experience and wallet.
I'm not sure when one of my members left, but I haven't received any notifications that it would impact my bill nor have I received notifications about the update to Party Pay Terms and Agreements
Pass it on!! Help your fellow Party Pay members out!
www.visible.com/legal/supplemental-terms/