Some Visible subscribers are having their accounts terminated abruptly
Visible is owned by Verizon
But imagine the customer’s shock when he received the email within four hours and instead of bringing happy news, it said that he cannot rejoin Visible. So he went to the company’s chat platform to get his account number and PIN in an effort to keep his phone number. But the second Visible rep told him that “there is no PIN attached to a terminated account” and that if he wants his number, he needs to call the FCC.
As a result of this, during the 20 days that he was with Visible, he and his wife lost their 12-year-old phone number.
It would seem that most of the Visible customers who had their account terminated had ported over their number in time to receive the $200 gift card as per Visible’s promotion. Some on Reddit came to the conclusion that the accounts were terminated so that Visible wouldn’t have to hand over to these subscribers the gift cards that they were promised.
Some Visible subscribers have lost their accounts and their phone numbers
Others put the blame on the customers noting that the deal was for new customers only and guessed that these subscribers were trying to get a $200 gift card that they weren’t entitled to. We will try to get some more information from Visible and when we get a response, we will update this story.
Of course, Gurman, being a high-profile “personality,” was able to get T-Mobile to respond more quickly than they might have for John Q. Public. As Gurman wrote, “In response to my questions, T-Mobile will contact customers via text who were incorrectly denied rebates and automatically process the promotion and ensure they are enrolled.”
The issue with Visible is not exactly the same thing, but it is hurting consumers. And remember, Visible is owned by Verizon and has deep pockets. It isn’t a small carrier seeking to save money by failing to live up to a promotion.
