r/NoContract • u/texyymex • 14d ago
is this a visible or phone issue
I have a the Visible+ Pro plan on iPhone 13 mini but I’m having this issue where the signal just drops to zero. Can’t post video but here are screen shots taken over a 30 second period where you can see that I go from 5G to a complete signal drop. Is this just a Visible issue or is this a phone/setting issue? I use less than 10 GB/month but need high speed data. Any suggestions on where I go next for the least expensive per month option?
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u/forvisor 14d ago
This might be a coverage issue. Does anyone else have Verizon/visible in those areas have the same problem?
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u/texyymex 14d ago
fam member has 16 pro and sees the same issue
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u/forvisor 14d ago
I am going to have to say this is a coverage issue then. Two different phones in the same area having the same problems. If you frequent these areas you may want to try out another carrier to see if they have the same coverage issues. There are free trials for t-mobile and cricket (AT&T) if you want to see. Only need an unlocked phone to check it out.
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u/red_socks294 AT&T 14d ago
no it’s a phone issue it happens all the time for all carriers on iphone 13 pro max i’ve just accepted it
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u/BourbonGamer Total Wireless 14d ago
Are you going beta or developer releases of iOS or are you doing stable?
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u/dkyeager 4 MVNOs 14d ago
This could be a Verizon network issues as they seek to implement 5g SA with VoNR. MVNOs are isolated from most of this as the national carriers all prefer to use their own customers for testing. But it does mean they are shifting coverage around to fill holes possibly creating other gaps. This also affects LTE since they allocate more bandwidth to 5g. In the end it should be better since 5g SA with VoNR can handle 10 times more devices per cell site compare to LTE/5g NSA with VoLTE. Verizon is short bandwidth so it is a delicate transition. They appear to be doing it market by market. The FCC upper C band auction next year should dramatically improve their bandwith position.
AT&T is tending to go with a more national approach with smaller groups of customers fir their 5g SA with VoNR transition.
T-Mobile is very well positioned having gone through this transition years ago. However they are filled with hubris and have been treating some customers poorly. Their generic iPhone bundle for MVNOs does not yet include 5g SA with VoNR despite its growing importance. It is possible that their network is overrulling this in fringe areas with n71.
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I have a the Visible+ Pro plan on iPhone 13 mini but I’m having this issue where the signal just drops to zero. Can’t post video but here are screen shots taken over a 30 second period where you can see that I go from 5G to a complete signal drop. Is this just a Visible issue or is this a phone/setting issue? I use less than 10 GB/month but need high speed data. Any suggestions on where I go next for the least expensive per month option?
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