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Visible Review: Why I Switched Phone Plans After 5 Years!
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Apr 21, 2025
VISIBLE WIRELESS 5-YEAR REVIEW: I'm breaking down the pros and cons of Visible by Verizon's new phone plans in this unsponsored review. I've had Visible's base plan since 2019 and recently switched to the refreshed Visible+ plan with premium data to see if it's worth it. š Learn more about Visible's plans and free trial: https://michaelsaves.com/recommends/visible-free-trial/ šØ Get the latest deals and free trials: https://michaelsavesdeals.com/ šŗ Compare live TV services: https://michaelsaves.com/streaming/best-live-tv-streaming/ š» Find a better internet plan: https://michaelsaves.com/internet-plan-comparison-tool/ A written version of my Visible review is available on my website: https://michaelsaves.com/cell-phones/visible-review/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Why I Had to Make a New Phone Plan Video 0:47 Important Trend in Prepaid Plans 1:15 The Visible Plan Nobody Is Talking About Anymore 3:36 Number One Reason to Upgrade to Visible Plus 4:54 The All-New Visible Plus Pro Plan 5:26 How to Choose the Best Visible Plan for You 6:18 Customer Service Alert! 6:32 Price Sensitive? Here's What to Do! 7:16 Should You Get an Annual Plan? 7:40 Why I May Switch Plans Again Soon 8:03 Visible Alternatives I've Tested
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for the past 5 years I've had the same
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phone plan same carrier and the same
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price $25 a month with Visible by
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Verizon when I joined Visible back in
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2019 there was only one plan then a
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second plan was added in 2022 now as of
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April 2025 there are three plans
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offering unlimited talk text and data on
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Verizon's network and they're priced
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between 25 and $45 a month it's been a
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long time since I made a phone plan
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video but I've been following the
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coverage of these new Visible plans and
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thought I had something to add you're
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not going to hear me speaking from any
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Visible bullet points this is my
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experience as a longtime customer and
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what you need to know and when you first
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look at these three plans the base
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Visible plan looks pretty bare bones
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compared to the others and I guess it
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kind of is but as we talk about these
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plans especially the refreshed Visible
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Plus and the all-new Visible Plus Pro
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just know there's a trend in the prepaid
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industry and that has been adding
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features that go beyond the basics and
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they're features that are only a good
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value to you if you actually use them
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i'm always looking out for your money
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and I'm going to start today with the
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plan that nobody seems to want to talk
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about anymore i've heard it described as
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a plan for cheapkates penny pinchers the
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one you should skip right past no way
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let's dive in and this is the entrylevel
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visible plan historically the most
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popular the main features have not
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changed with the latest update unlimited
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talk text and data including mobile
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hotspot data all that for $25 a month
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taxes and fees included but I'll get
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right to it with this plan there's some
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fine print you need to know about the
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data first while you can use as much
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data as you want it is deprioritized and
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that just means when the Verizon network
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is congested your data will be slowed
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down and second if you connect to mobile
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hotspot data speeds are going to be
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capped with all visible plans but with
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this plan the cap is only 5 megabits per
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second i live very close to a Verizon
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tower the network performs well where I
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live and also in the greater metro area
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key reasons why the service has worked
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out so well for me let me show you the
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final speed test I took before I
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recently switched plans right around 200
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megabits per second download speeds and
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this is what I've come to expect from
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the base plan but during dep
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prioritization these speeds would be a
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lot lower it has happened to me at times
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usually while traveling but not often
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and it doesn't last long enough to be a
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major issue your experience though could
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be totally different 5 years is a long
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time to stay on the same phone plan so
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here are a few reasons why I stuck with
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the visible base plan first the low
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monthly price 25 bucks taxes and fees
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included and then unlimited data i don't
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use a ton of it but I like having not to
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track my data through the app and third
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unlimited mobile hotspot data i like to
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connect to the mobile hotspot instead of
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Wi-Fi if I'm ever working on my computer
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from a coffee shop or hotel room and as
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I mentioned the overall network coverage
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i prefer Verizon's network where I live
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and how could I forget this i also like
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it for the discount on my Verizon 5G
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home internet service i'll leave a link
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below you can watch my review of that
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plan from my experience the Visible base
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plan has been solid so why pay more next
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we're going to look at the two other
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options starting with the refreshed
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Visible Plus plan this one is now $35 a
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month and the most important difference
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with this plan is that you get unlimited
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premium data so you won't be
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deprioritized no more slowdowns this
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plan also supports better video quality
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up to 1080p full HD you get faster
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mobile hotspot speeds more international
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features too and a bigger discount on
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Verizon home internet and this is the
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plan that I switched to at least for now
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still trying to work out whether it's
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been worth it to upgrade a few minutes
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after I ran the final speed test with
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the Visible base plan I conducted my
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first speed test with Visible Plus same
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location minutes apart more than double
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the download speeds but these are just
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numbers on a screen with both plans
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Visible speeds have been fast enough to
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stream video and do everything else I
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need to on my phone i also ran a mobile
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hotspot data test and the download speed
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was just slightly higher than the 10
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megabits per second cap with the Visible
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Plus plan you might want to think about
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these plans as good better and best good
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would be the Visible base plan better
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Visible Plus and now the best plan
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Visible Plus Pro $45 a month and this
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plan builds on the Visible Plus plan it
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is packed with features visible Plus Pro
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includes smartwatch service up to 4K
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video streaming quality even faster
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mobile hotspot speeds the cap is 15
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megabits per second and also more
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international features if you're looking
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for an unlimited data plan the way I see
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it Visible's got something for almost
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everyone here just be aware of the
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marketing hype it's going to be steering
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you toward the more expensive options
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Visible Plus and Visible Plus Pro so
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tune out the ads and the influencers and
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ask yourself these questions do you need
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premium data or are you willing to try
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out a deprioritized plan and see how it
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works in your area what video streaming
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quality do you need on a phone plan how
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often do you connect to mobile hotspot
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data and what speeds do you expect there
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how often will you use the international
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call text and data features do you
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really need a data plan for your
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smartwatch or can you just use the watch
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without a separate plan and will you
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take advantage of the Verizon home
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internet discount and with any visible
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plan that you get you need to know
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there's no physical stores or 800 number
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to call for customer service support
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starts through the app with an AI
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chatbot with human chat agents also
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available for a lot of prepaid customers
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price is number one and when I graduated
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from college making 10 bucks an hour
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working the overnight shift a10 or $20 a
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month savings that mattered to me so if
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your monthly phone plan budget is $25
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well there's a visible plan for you and
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it's a pretty good plan if you start
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with the base plan and experience issues
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with deprioritization you can always
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upgrade to one of the plans with premium
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data switching plans only takes a couple
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minutes you can do it from the Visible
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app or website after selecting my new
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plan the change took place right away i
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just had to restart my phone and then I
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could access the new plan and features
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i've been mentioning the monthly pricing
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throughout the video 25 $35 $45 a month
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visible also has annual plans available
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they can save you somewhere around 10%
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but I do not recommend them right away
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test out a monthly plan first before
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making a 12-month commitment and there's
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also a free trial for Visible so I'll
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link to that below i'm planning to keep
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that Visible Plus plan for a couple
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months to test it out see if the premium
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data proves valuable over time early on
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I'm not seeing much of a difference the
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only difference is that I'm paying more
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and depending on how things turn out I
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could always switch back to the $25 plan
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or perhaps change carriers altogether
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there are a lot of deals right now so
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let's talk more about those options like
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Visible Total Wireless is owned by
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Verizon and it's got some great limited
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time deals for single line users and
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overall it's a good deal for multiple
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lines of service on T-Mobile's network
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Mint Mobile has responded with an
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improved offer for its unlimited plan
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$240 for a full year of service taxes
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and fees are extra always something
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going on with US Mobile the Darkstar
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plans on AT&T's network seem to be the
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focus now and I really like Mobile X
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this one offers an AI forecaster so it
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helps you pick a plan based on your
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actual usage but if you are looking for
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unlimited data Mobile X also has those
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plans i'm updating deals for phone plans
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as well as streaming TV services and
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internet providers on
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michaels.com thanks for watching