- So, maybe this is one of those videos
that isn't actually about tech.
It's actually more of a sort of existential crisis
of parenthood.
It's one of those things
that anybody with kids is gonna face at some point, right?
And, the smart ones put it off as long as they possibly can,
and others of us, like me, kind of run into it head first
and face it sooner.
So, my youngest daughter, she has a phone,
and she's actually had it for a little while,
but, like so many young kids, she's had an old iPhone
that didn't actually have cell data on it, right?
She's just been using iMessage, and iCloud,
and all that stuff.
And, that's been fine, but it's time, right?
It's time for her to have a phone number,
it's time for her to have an actual data plan,
and yeah, it's time for me to start paying for that stuff.
The question then is how much am I gonna have to pay?
Or really the question is,
how little can I get away with paying?
This video is sponsored by Visible,
they're a wireless company, and they're sponsoring it,
but I'm actually paying for the data with my money,
'cause again, it was time for my kid to have her own line.
And you know what?
It's turned out pretty good.
Let's go check it out.
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So first off, what is Visible?
It's using Verizon's services, right?
It's using Verizon's towers, and datas,
and calling, and all that.
And while Verizon may well vary depending on where you live,
where I am it's actually really good,
so I have no problems there.
How much is Visible gonna cost me?
All right, so for the first month, it's only $25.
After that, it's $40 a month,
and that's still not bad at all, especially considering
that you're getting unlimited calling,
you're getting unlimited data,
you're getting unlimited messaging.
And that's it, no math.
All right, there's a little math.
Hang on, we'll get to the math in a second.
It's really not that bad.
Now, a lot of times,
when I think about tech stuff for less money,
I also figure I'm gonna get a lesser experience, right?
You buy a cheap phone, you get a bad phone.
Now, that's really not true with MVNOs
and wireless experiences.
While my house here is kind of a black hole,
outside the house everything works just as well
on visible as it does on Verizon proper.
Really, the name on a SIM card isn't gonna change that,
the service is the service.
And, this might sound a little funny,
and maybe it's just my age showing
'cause I'm getting even more impatient every day,
but what really impressed me was just how easy it was
to set up the whole thing.
The website was pretty simple,
but it was also really well built,
nothing hung, nothing froze,
it didn't take 17 clicks to sign up.
Just create an account, order a SIM, and you're good to go.
And, they rushed it over in just a couple days too.
Now, once I had the service,
set-up was as easy as it could possibly be.
You pop the SIM in the phone,
and then you fire up the Visible app and sign in,
reboot your phone, and that's it, everything just works.
So, now my kid has a phone number,
and she's actually really stoked about that,
because that's what all the big kids have, right?
She doesn't have a baby phone anymore.
Also means, she can use Signal, or WhatsApp, or whatever
with family members that use those.
I'm happy because she's happy,
and I'm the one who's not paying too much
for all this unlimited stuff.
Okay, speaking of the payment thing,
I did mention there was gonna be just a little bit of math,
but hang on, it's not bad.
Visible has this thing called Party Pay,
but it's really kind of more of a referral program, sort of.
Here's how it works.
Me, one single Visible account, $40 a month, okay?
If I get a friend to sign up for Visible as well,
and they're using it, we're tied together in the sense
that now we're both only paying $35 a month instead of 40.
But that's it, I'm not paying their bill,
I don't have access to their account,
it's just I kind of got them to sign up,
and now we're both only paying $35.
Get three people involved, it's $30 a month.
Get four people involved,
your bill's gonna go all the way down to $25 a month,
and that's kind of insane.
It doesn't matter if they're family members, or friends,
or if you just pull somebody off the street and say,
"Hey, do you want to sign up for a cheaper wireless plan?"
That's it, the more people you have on it,
the more you save, down to $25 a month.
That's kind of nuts, it's great.
It really is, the more I think about it,
almost a no-brainer, especially if you have adults
in your family and can get them all on board, $25.
And besides, look at these people, they're partying,
they're having a great time.
Don't you want to look like them?
Really, that's it for Visible.
It's a less expensive wireless service
that doesn't give you a lesser experience.
You get unlimited everything on Verizon service.
And, if you get a few friends or family to come on board,
you can pay as little as $25 a month.
I keep saying that out loud
because I almost can't believe it.
So, if you've got any more questions or anything,
hit me up down in the comments,
or maybe go meet a new friend down there
and start your own party plan
with people you met in the comments.
That's not scary at all.
That's it for Visible, working really well,
paying not too much, love it.
That's it, see you next time.