New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 (Midnight) + 1-Year Visible+ Service

turboc20

Nov 26, 2024 10:16 PM

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turboc20Nov 26, 2024 10:16 PM

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Straight talk $245 is much better.
The difference is 11 months service for $150. Not worth it.

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cheap_bastid

Nov 26, 2024 10:18 PM

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cheap_bastidNov 26, 2024 10:18 PM

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Quote from Judean85

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Port in required. Add to the title if that's the case. That's what I'm seeing.

Correct, port-in is required.

BeigeStew7045

Nov 26, 2024 10:20 PM

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BeigeStew7045Nov 26, 2024 10:20 PM

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Quote from WiseNarwhal571

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Not in this case. Visible plus plan is regularly $35/month. When you take this deal, you pay roughly $28 per month for the same thing for a year upfront. That's all have to come out of your pocket. Apart from the sim service you receive , you are getting an iPhone 13 as a treat. In short, you pay less for the service and pay nothing for the device.

You have just perfectly illustrated the whole point of the NY Times article titled "Those Promotions promising a free iphone? It isn't free" that I linked to. I am pretty sure every person who takes part in a promotion for a "free iphone" will explain to you why the promotion they got is a great deal, just like you are trying to convince yourself here. It reminds me of almost every person who goes into a car dealer and comes out bragging to all their friends how they got such a great deal and they really took it to the dealer and got such a great price. Of course, the dealer who does this for a living every day of the day is laughing at every one of these people who think they got a great deal.

In this case, you are paying for a full year phone of service, in which case it defeats the whole point of prepaid service. In fact, paying in advance for a full year of prepaid is worse than postpaid service. And especially with a company like Visible,whose 1.5 star rating on trustpilot is one of the worst ratings of any MVNO out there. Compare that with US Mobile which has a rating of 4.5 Stars. Yes, they both use Verizon lines, but not all Verizon lines are the same.

I'm not saying this might not be a useful deal for some people, but there is no "free iphone" here.

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boynaruto

Nov 26, 2024 10:27 PM

259 Comments

Joined Jul 2010

boynarutoNov 26, 2024 10:27 PM

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Anyone else get charged for the full amount of the phone plus tax? Even though at the end it was the $395. Luckily my cc declined it.

FaithfulFlower6743

Nov 26, 2024 10:27 PM

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Joined May 2024

FaithfulFlower6743Nov 26, 2024 10:27 PM

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Anyone know if gvoice or tracfone numbers will work for this as a port in number?

kaharris83

Nov 26, 2024 10:32 PM

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Joined Jan 2009

kaharris83Nov 26, 2024 10:32 PM

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Quote from rdr

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State tax

Just have to select other

I was concerned if you select a carrier not on their approved list there would be issues down the line.
Eligible Port-In Carriers:
AT&T + AT&T Prepaid
Boost Mobile
Consumer Cellular
Cricket Wireless
Google Fi
MetroPCS
Mint Mobile
Net10 Wireless
Page Plus Cellular
Republic Wireless
Simple Mobile
Spectrum Mobile
Sprint
Straight Talk
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Prepaid
Ting
Total Wireless
TracFone
US Cellular
Verizon (includes prepaid & postpaid)
Virgin Mobile USA
Walmart Family Mobile
Xfinity Mobile

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kaharris83

Nov 26, 2024 10:34 PM

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kaharris83Nov 26, 2024 10:34 PM

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Quote from turboc20

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Straight talk $245 is much better.
The difference is 11 months service for $150. Not worth it.

But where can you get 11 months of service for $150?

rdr

Nov 26, 2024 10:38 PM

411 Comments

Joined Nov 2006

rdrNov 26, 2024 10:38 PM

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Quote from kaharris83

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I was concerned if you select a carrier not on their approved list there would be issues down the line.
Eligible Port-In Carriers:
AT&T + AT&T Prepaid
Boost Mobile
Consumer Cellular
Cricket Wireless
Google Fi
MetroPCS
Mint Mobile
Net10 Wireless
Page Plus Cellular
Republic Wireless
Simple Mobile
Spectrum Mobile
Sprint
Straight Talk
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Prepaid
Ting
Total Wireless
TracFone
US Cellular
Verizon (includes prepaid & postpaid)
Virgin Mobile USA
Walmart Family Mobile
Xfinity Mobile

It could just be an outdated list but it still looks to have work as I already got the email that the number has been ported over to Visible and will be ready to go when the phone arrives.

BinkyBill

Nov 26, 2024 10:39 PM

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Joined Mar 2005

BinkyBillNov 26, 2024 10:39 PM

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Quote from turboc20

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Straight talk $245 is much better.
The difference is 11 months service for $150. Not worth it.

Unfortunately, that deal is dead.

rdr

Nov 26, 2024 10:40 PM

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rdrNov 26, 2024 10:40 PM

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Quote from boynaruto

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Anyone else get charged for the full amount of the phone plus tax? Even though at the end it was the $395. Luckily my cc declined it.

The site said $465 but the authorization was for $395. Visible typically doesn't finalize the charge until you activate though so I'm assuming it'll change then.

aokusman

Nov 26, 2024 10:40 PM

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Joined Sep 2015

aokusmanNov 26, 2024 10:40 PM

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Quote from kaharris83

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But where can you get 11 months of service for $150?

11 months service plus Apple Watch service plus $10 off Verizon fios.

cheap_bastid

Nov 26, 2024 10:56 PM

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Joined May 2006

cheap_bastidNov 26, 2024 10:56 PM

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Quote from BinkyBill

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Unfortunately, that deal is dead.

The Straight Talk $245 deal is still live.

Krazen1211

Nov 26, 2024 11:09 PM

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Joined Aug 2009

Krazen1211Nov 26, 2024 11:09 PM

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Just ordered with a $100 trade in of a oneplus 8. Fingers crossed.

covid22

Nov 26, 2024 11:11 PM

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Joined May 2008

covid22Nov 26, 2024 11:11 PM

822 Comments

I got an message saying my number porting is approved. Can I activate the service now on my current phone using esim or do I need to wait till the iPhone 13 arrives?

MCeatalot

Nov 26, 2024 11:16 PM

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Joined Nov 2005

MCeatalotNov 26, 2024 11:16 PM

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Quote from BeigeStew7045

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You have just perfectly illustrated the whole point of the NY Times article titled "Those Promotions promising a free iphone? It isn't free" that I linked to. I am pretty sure every person who takes part in a promotion for a "free iphone" will explain to you why the promotion they got is a great deal, just like you are trying to convince yourself here. It reminds me of almost every person who goes into a car dealer and comes out bragging to all their friends how they got such a great deal and they really took it to the dealer and got such a great price. Of course, the dealer who does this for a living every day of the day is laughing at every one of these people who think they got a great deal.

In this case, you are paying for a full year phone of service, in which case it defeats the whole point of prepaid service. In fact, paying in advance for a full year of prepaid is worse than postpaid service. And especially with a company like Visible,whose 1.5 star rating on trustpilot is one of the worst ratings of any MVNO out there. Compare that with US Mobile which has a rating of 4.5 Stars. Yes, they both use Verizon lines, but not all Verizon lines are the same.

I'm not saying this might not be a useful deal for some people, but there is no "free iphone" here.

While I see your point, I don't think it applies to people who are already subscribed to a similar phone service. I am one of those. And it just so happens I am also looking for a new phone to retire my iPhone 8 and leave my current MVNO. I am willing to continue to pay the same or less $$$ for the annual service, so this deal makes the phone free for me.

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