FYI, in the US at least, there are two Pixel 6 "standard (aka not Pro)" models; one with and one without mmWave.
Based on the specs on the Visible site and the price, it appears that they are selling the one without mmWave. (The mmWave is typically $100 more.)
The Pixel 6 from Verizon (or from Google for Verizon) has mmWave, as well as the Pixel 6 from AT&T.
The Pixel 6 from T-Mobile (or sold from Google as unlocked) does NOT have mmWave.
"Although mmWave 5G offers exponentially faster speeds than Sub-6GHz 5G, it's more limited in terms of range. That means a phone with mmWave 5G support will need to be located somewhat close to a 5G tower to truly enjoy those faster speeds. This may work in major metropolitan areas where there are multiple towers spread throughout the city, but it's less of a possibility in rural areas. Because of that, mmWave 5G rollout has been slow and it's available only in select cities."
-TomsGuide
Visible Phones Unlock Policy: Bootloader - The bootloader is probably locked in the Pixel 6 Pro.
https://www.visible.com/help/do-p...e-unlocked
Visible's list of eligible carriers which qualify for the $200 Gift Card port-in promo
https://www.visible.com/help/port-in-promotions
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Visible: Google Pixel 6 + $100 Store GC + Pixel Buds A-Series + 3-Months Service
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w/ Port-In (New Customers)at Visible
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In order to get the $200 gift card you must port your number, then pay for and complete three full months of service.
https://www.visible.com/google
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I'm on Red Pocket now which isn't an eligible carrier. I was thinking of switching to Visible anyways and using a party plan though so this works good
For all who are unaware there was a big hack and visible's handling of it was terrible. Several people on reddit commented that they were hacked despite having randomly generated passwords. It really calls into question their integrity when they post a statement blaming customers for bad passwords. Hacks were still happening a week after the issue was made known.
Even if it was the customer's fault for a bad password the ability for a hacker to just buy a phone, sim swap, change emails etc without any further checks was unacceptable. And the response has been lacklustre from visible. People are still trying to get their accounts back after 2 weeks. Still waiting for customer support to get back to them. Legitimate phone orders have been delayed.
Yes I'd think hard before trying to save a small amount with the amount of hoops to go through and the risk here.
Also locked for 60 days. No using the esim in the meantime.
All of the major carriers and some their MNVOs have had similar hacks. Just this Summer alone AT&T along with T-Mobile/Sprint were hacked. People should be wary of who they trust with their private information but if you're moving away from one Telecom provider to another because of security concerns you're wasting your time.
None of these large companies care about protecting consumer information and they never get punished.
So, 599-99-50=450
With visible 500-200+75(visible 3mo svc)-99(buds MSRP)=375
For me I added losing CB and real value of buds
599-200-99+10(5% cb of 200)+29($70 resale value of pixel buds)+75(visible 3 mo payment)=414 but I would be charged tax on MSRP
Add 5% cb $30 on $599 from PayPal ~ 414-30 = 384
Add 2% cb from tcb = 599*2% = 12 then 384-12= $372
Delta tax diff at 8.25 = 13.7 (599-432). So my price for visible would be 389
Target 500-99-50-22.5(5% redcard)=432.5
If you value the buds, then visible is better else you're going to break even. The buds are gonna be a hard sell for many. You would save $43 if you can handle all the hassles of visible and liquidating the assets.
What paypal cashback.. The one on discover is over now
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I will say my personal experience with Visible has been mixed. Cheap service yes, but ping in the PNW is always 80-100ms if not more. going to KS When the network is congested (common in rural areas around here) I've had 1mbps up and down, which is dang near unusable. I've also had calls dropped because all the lines were busy.
"Unlimited hotspot" sounds great in principle but unless you find a way to trick the carrier into thinking your laptop is actually your phone, be prepared for a sloooooooooooow time. My MBP would also top out at around 1mbps in most areas when my work AT&T phone didn't have coverage and I needed to work off this line.
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