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

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$395

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Update: This offer is back with limited stock in the Midnight color only.

Visible offers New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Midnight) + 1-Year Visible+ Service on sale for $395 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member SarahPier85 for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Go to 128GB Apple iPhone 13 (various colors) Now Midnight only
  2. Add it to cart
  3. When prompted, create a Visible account or sign in to your existing Visible account (This offer is for new Visible customers with no active plan)
  4. Select eSIM
  5. Under 'Get to know our plans', select Pay annually
  6. Select the annual Visible+ plan for $395
  7. In cart, apply promo code SWEETDEAL
  8. The iPhone 13 should be discounted to free, and your order total will be just $395 for the iPhone 13 and annual Visible+ plan (which breaks down to as if you paid ~$31.90/month for a year to have both the service plan w/ QC7-level Verizon Priority data + a brand new iPhone 13).

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • Visible is owned by Verizon and operates on the Verizon network.
  • This offer matches a very popular previous Frontpage Deal (with more color options available this time).
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by SarahPier85
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Update: This offer is back with limited stock in the Midnight color only.

Visible offers New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Midnight) + 1-Year Visible+ Service on sale for $395 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member SarahPier85 for finding this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Go to 128GB Apple iPhone 13 (various colors) Now Midnight only
  2. Add it to cart
  3. When prompted, create a Visible account or sign in to your existing Visible account (This offer is for new Visible customers with no active plan)
  4. Select eSIM
  5. Under 'Get to know our plans', select Pay annually
  6. Select the annual Visible+ plan for $395
  7. In cart, apply promo code SWEETDEAL
  8. The iPhone 13 should be discounted to free, and your order total will be just $395 for the iPhone 13 and annual Visible+ plan (which breaks down to as if you paid ~$31.90/month for a year to have both the service plan w/ QC7-level Verizon Priority data + a brand new iPhone 13).

Editor's Notes

Written by RazorConcepts
  • Visible is owned by Verizon and operates on the Verizon network.
  • This offer matches a very popular previous Frontpage Deal (with more color options available this time).
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by SarahPier85

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wilfredtfs
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I took advantage of this deal last time. After activating the phone, I transferred the eSIM to my iPhone 15. Now, 60 days later, Visible is refusing to unlock the phone, claiming that the service must stay active on the iPhone 13 for the full 60 days before unlocking. Really disappointed.
andakim33
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I don't see where I am wrong?
andakim33
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Will unlock automatically after 2 months of paid service

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Quote from wilfredtfs :
I took advantage of this deal last time. After activating the phone, I transferred the eSIM to my iPhone 15. Now, 60 days later, Visible is refusing to unlock the phone, claiming that the service must stay active on the iPhone 13 for the full 60 days before unlocking. Really disappointed.
Good to know,
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Quote from CyanWing2807 :
Wrong.
.
https://www.visible.com/help/devi...ing-policy
.
"Any smartphone purchased from Visible will be locked for 60 days from the date the device was activated on the Visible account associated with the purchased device. Once the 60 days are up, your device will be unlocked automatically."

60 days from date device was activated. continuing active visible service makes no difference for unlock.
I don't see where I am wrong?
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Quote from andakim33 :
Will unlock automatically after 2 months of paid service
Quote from CyanWing2807 :
Wrong.
.
https://www.visible.com/help/devi...ing-policy
.
"Any smartphone purchased from Visible will be locked for 60 days from the date the device was activated on the Visible account associated with the purchased device. Once the 60 days are up, your device will be unlocked automatically."

60 days from date device was activated. continuing active visible service makes no difference for unlock.
Quote from andakim33 :
I don't see where I am wrong?
You only need 1 month of paid service for the phone to be automatically unlocked 60 days after activation. From wilfredtfs's post, it seems transferring the service to a different phone before unlock is not OK (account no longer associated with the purchased device), but inactive may be fine based on the terms.
Last edited by Crazy8 February 20, 2025 at 07:58 AM.
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itsssmeee
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Bought a # from number barn to port over but when I pay, it keep throwing an error Frown
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Quote from koalabear106 :
I skimmed through the terms, but no mention if device is carrier unlocked, or if need to be active service for some months. Since we're paying full amount up front there shouldn't be any active service time needed? Anybody experience with this?
I should be locked but can be unlocked after 2 months.
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What happens after one year?
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Quote from LivelyTree6515 :
What happens after one year?
Continue, get a new plan or switch

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Visible service is fine for many people and the price is good, but BEWARE! Know what you're signing up for:
  • They might lose your phone number on port-in.
  • You might be without service for a week.
  • They're known to not pay out bonuses or gift card incentives.
  • If you ever need to contact support, good luck! There's no phone number and support is exclusively through chat. They might respond in a few minutes or a few days. A different person might reply to you every time. If you ever need to be elevated to level 2 support, they'll send you one email from a no-reply email, and you'll have to start over with chat explaining your case from the start for each iteration.
  • Service will probably be fine but you may be in the minority of people that have issues.
Here's some comments from your fellow Slickdealers:

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Had an issue with Visible where I lost all service for a few days and support was terrible at solving the problem. Took 8+ hours of constantly chatting. Use a carrier that actually has real customer service.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170904837#post170904837

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They lost my number when I was porting in also. I went back and forth with their customer support for over a month and got nowhere. Only thing that got it resolved eventually was filing a complaint with FCC. I have had no issues with the service since getting that fixed, but stories of their customer service issues are sadly very true.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170905419#post170905419

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I was a happy user of Visible for almost four years. Quite a deal for $25 month *including all taxes and junk fees*. Until ...

I decided to port my landline (actually VoIP) number to Visible. This is a little bit more complicated than mobile to mobile, so the carrier has to do it right. Ooma released the number right away and it was transferred to Verizon, but Visible didn't provision it in their system.

Their customer support is insane, as it has no provision for maintaining progress on a ticket. Every chat in must start from the beginning. I engaged with them 17 times over three weeks and every call was the same. Half an hour to arrive at the same place as before, only to be told they guarantee it would be done in the next 24 hours. They blamed Ooma, of course, but I pointed out that when you called the number, it announced that it was on Verizon's network. I said "just call it!". They said they had no facilities for placing a phone call. Every chat was torturing with most of waiting for them to type was to have a bot say "We are very sorry you are having this problem," .. wait 5 minutes ... "I will do the needful to get it resolved", ... wait 5 minutes .. "Your satisfaction is our priority", etc.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170917023#post170917023

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Yep, dealt with the same issue. It took 2 weeks to resolve. Many hours spent on the phone with their support levels. I found the magical person that resolved it in 30 minutes after many could not.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170915940#post170915940

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I lost my number too but since I switched everything has been very smooth. I like the service. But that's a real risk.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170912361#post170912361

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Never go with Visible. I live in a major city and had such shit service that it would stop me from being able to reliably provide myself with subway directions on multiple occasions while out and about.

My music apps wouldn't buffer on the subway, meaning it would stop playing between every stop as well.

worst of all, it's nearly impossible to get a customer service rep. when i'd finally had enough and switched to t mobile (family was similarly fed up and we all moved) i kept getting the run around with their chatbot. there is NO customer service phone number, meaning if anything happens, you're completely out of luck. I spent hours upon hours trying to complete the switch because the bot was totally unhelpful.

beware, "same towers" may be true, but same internet speed and same service are definitely not.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170909874#post170909874

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I had Visible before they released these plans and increased the rates. That change caused us to have zero service. CSR said it was being fixed and tried several things over multiple days, but never restored service. The issue was documented all over Reddit. Needless to say, after 10 days of no service, we switched back to Verizon because Visible simply doesn't compare in reliability. I was definitely more than patient with them in the switch to the new plans but 10 days without service was a huge problem.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170915862#post170915862

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visible screwed up my port in and there's absolutely no customer support. heads up
https://slickdeals.net/f/17497485-visible-annual-plan-includes-smartwatch-service-395?p=170921199#post170921199

How bad would it be if you lost your phone number or didn't have service for a week? Would it bother you to spend 10 hours resolving an issue? I'd weigh that against whatever money you're saving on this plan.
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Thanks, but experience with Tmobile could be 1000 times worse
Quote from bhanson :
Visible service is fine for many people and the price is good, but BEWARE! Know what you're signing up for:
  • They might lose your phone number on port-in.
  • You might be without service for a week.
  • They're known to not pay out bonuses or gift card incentives.
  • If you ever need to contact support, good luck! There's no phone number and support is exclusively through chat. They might respond in a few minutes or a few days. A different person might reply to you every time. If you ever need to be elevated to level 2 support, they'll send you one email from a no-reply email, and you'll have to start over with chat explaining your case from the start for each iteration.
  • Service will probably be fine but you may be in the minority of people that have issues.
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How bad would it be if you lost your phone number or didn't have service for a week? Would it bother you to spend 10 hours resolving an issue? I'd weigh that against whatever money you're saving on this plan.
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Quote from wilfredtfs :
I took advantage of this deal last time. After activating the phone, I transferred the eSIM to my iPhone 15. Now, 60 days later, Visible is refusing to unlock the phone, claiming that the service must stay active on the iPhone 13 for the full 60 days before unlocking. Really disappointed.
Is this true? I talked to csr when i got this last deal on annual plan, they told me i can switch to my s24+ with same sim or esim didnt mention about anything about the sim need. I used esim and left the sim. May be its the second month. Need to check. If that is the case i would need to use it for trade ins.
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FrozenBeer
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a couple of quick questions... (hard to search for the answer on my tiny iPhone 12 Mini while sitting on a plane right now)

(1) how much data does the plan come with each month?

(2) this is a brand-new iPhone 13 with Apple warranty? (meaning I can add Apple Care if I want?)

Thanks!
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hexx29
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I did this last time and sold the iPhone for $270 and got $60 cashback. Making the Visible+ only $65. I put the sim card in my Moto G Power.
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Quote from FrozenBeer :
a couple of quick questions... (hard to search for the answer on my tiny iPhone 12 Mini while sitting on a plane right now)

(1) how much data does the plan come with each month?

(2) this is a brand-new iPhone 13 with Apple warranty? (meaning I can add Apple Care if I want?)

Thanks!
50gb premium data: https://www.visible.com/plans

Apple still makes some recently discontinued iPhones for prepaid carriers on the backend for budget customers -- they're brand new recently manufactured devices with full 1yr Apple warranty (they haven't been sitting in warehouses for years)

Apple and big carriers stopped selling them but you can find them at prepaid carriers like Visible/Tracfone/Metro/Cricket
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Quote from wilfredtfs :
I took advantage of this deal last time. After activating the phone, I transferred the eSIM to my iPhone 15. Now, 60 days later, Visible is refusing to unlock the phone, claiming that the service must stay active on the iPhone 13 for the full 60 days before unlocking. Really disappointed.
I am not sure, but mine unlocked automatically without even talking to Visible at all. I only activated esim on iPhone 13, made a couple of calls, and moved esim to my other phone day one.
Last edited by BhargavaRam February 20, 2025 at 09:38 AM.
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Is $100 trade available for any smartphone like last time deal?

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