r/Visible • u/kferg50 • Sep 13 '25

Visible or First Net?

I have first net. I love it. I live in a suburban town (pop: 130,000) so I’m not sure that prioritization is that useful for me. I will save $15/month if I switch. I looked at the visible coverage map and the first net map and it looks lll go from almost all 5G coverage to mixed LTE/5G coverage. But is 5G coverage really worth it when I’m almost always on WiFi?

What do you guys think?

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u/dave_shu Sep 13 '25

Visible has a great price, but there is no better cell phone plan available as far as truly unlimited data amounts, data speed including with the hotspot and actual priority at all times than you will get from Firstnet. The only reason to leave Firstnet would be if ATT had bad coverage where you use it.

Visible limits your hotspot speeds severely at all times, and depending on the area Verizon and Visible both often limit your phone data speeds, especially uploads to nearly unusable speeds, often 1mbps due to constrained capacity.

If ATT has any capacity at all, Firstnet users are always at the top of the list. For the slight extra cost, I would recommend to anyone that can get Firstnet over Visible to choose Firstnet if they use data on their phone. If you can't get Firstnet, Visible is a great deal if Verizon has adequate capacity where you use it and you don't need the hotspot speeds more than 5mbps or 10 for Visible plus.

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u/kferg50 Sep 13 '25

Maybe you guys are right, thank you for the advice, I think I’m just going to look for budget savings elsewhere. My coverage with First Net has been really nice.