Visible eSIM: plans, Global Pass and what it costs abroad

What Visible plans were listed on 10 November 2026?

Visible sells three plans, each with unlimited data, talk, text and hotspot on Verizon's network, and each price includes taxes and fees. The Broadband Facts prices were $25, $35 and $45 a month. The plan cards showed lower prices with the code HOLIDAYHACK, held for one, three or five years depending on the plan. The page did not give an end date for the code.

A separate banner offered 50 percent off the Visible+ Pro annual plan with the code BLACKFRIDAY, which Visible says works out at about $18.75 a month. Visible's own promotion terms list many codes, some with end dates already passed, and say promotional rates move to the standard rate when the promotion ends. Check the code at checkout rather than relying on a third-party list.

This is desk research from Visible's own pages. We have not bought or tested a Visible plan.

Is Visible by Verizon the same network as Verizon?

Yes, the coverage is Verizon's. Visible's plans page says every plan runs on Verizon's 5G and 4G LTE networks, and that Visible+ and Visible+ Pro add premium data on 5G Ultra Wideband, Verizon's fastest 5G, where it is available. The base Visible plan does not get that premium data and is capped at SD video. If you are weighing Visible against Verizon's own prepaid range, our Verizon guide covers the parent network.

How do you get a Visible eSIM?

Visible's eSIM page says you can start service with a SIM card or with eSIM, and that eSIM gets you running in minutes. The steps are short: have an unlocked phone, connect to Wi-Fi, download the Visible app and follow it. If you are moving your number, find your account number and PIN with your old carrier and don't cancel the old line first.

The same page offers a 15-day free trial started from the app, so you can test coverage before paying. That trial is the easiest way to check Visible on your own street.

Does Visible work internationally?

Visible's travel feature is Global Pass, which it describes as its version of roaming: you use your phone abroad without a different SIM. It covers more than 140 countries with unlimited talk and text plus 2GB of high-speed data a day, hotspot included. What you pay depends on your plan:

Visible says unused included days can be banked, up to 12 at a time. In Mexico and Canada the plus plans include unlimited talk and text within the country and back to the US, and data slows to 3G after 2GB a day.

The plans page says Global Pass starts at $5 a day. That $5 rate applies only to Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Elsewhere it is $10.

For calling abroad from home, Visible+ Pro includes up to 500 minutes a month to more than 85 countries and texting to more than 200. The other two plans include unlimited talk and text from the US to Mexico and Canada only.

When is a travel eSIM cheaper than Global Pass?

On most trips longer than a couple of days. A week in Japan on the base Visible plan is seven Global Pass days, $70, for 2GB a day. Our verified prices, read on each seller's own site in August 2026, had Airalo's 10GB over 7 days in Japan at $17 and Nomad's 10GB over 30 days at $16. For Italy, Airalo's 10GB over 7 days was $17 and Holafly's unlimited 7 days was $23.90.

Global Pass wins when you need your US number for calls, when the trip is a day or two and you already have included days banked, or in Mexico and Canada on Visible+ or Pro, where roaming is already in the price.

If you add a travel eSIM, leave Visible on for calls and texts but switch data roaming off on that line. Our data roaming guide shows where, and the cheapest eSIM table ranks plans by cost per gigabyte.

Can a visitor to the US use Visible?

Visible is built for US residents on a monthly plan run from the app. The pages we read did not say whether a non-US card or address is accepted, so we could not confirm that a visitor can sign up. For a short stay, a US travel eSIM is simpler: our verified August 2026 prices were $21.50 for Airalo's 10GB over 7 days and $22.99 for Saily's 10GB over 30 days. Our cheap US SIM card guide and USA SIM card hub compare the options for visitors.

How do you switch from Verizon to Visible?

Visible's steps are the same as for any switch: check that your phone is unlocked, get your Verizon account number and transfer PIN, keep the Verizon line active until the number moves, then sign up in the Visible app. You stay on Verizon's network, but Visible's travel terms are the Global Pass rates above, so compare them with what your Verizon plan includes before you move.

Which Visible plan would we pick?

For someone who rarely leaves the US, the base Visible plan on the HOLIDAYHACK price. If you go to Mexico or Canada a few times a year, Visible+ is worth the extra $10 because roaming there is included. Visible+ Pro makes sense mostly for its international calling allowance.