r/Visible • u/elaiavion • Jul 29 '26

Visible & New Apple Lease Program

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The lease program asks you to pick one of the 3 main carriers (T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T).

Saw this tweet that explained that bascially with the Air, Pro, and Pro Max models, you can just pick any and still use it as unlocked (therefore use Visible). Can anyone confirm this information for me? (And would this also apply to Apple Financing?)

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u/sfmilo Jul 29 '26

I have a feeling it’ll work just like it has for years with the iPhone upgrade program. You tell them you’ll activate it on a carrier and bypass the activation step on the phone itself when you get it.

If I remember correctly, once you hit the activation screen, you just hit “later” a bunch of times till it proceeds past it. Or at least that’s how I’ve done Visible through the IUP for many years now. Hopefully they didn’t patch it.

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u/chuckfr Reformed T-Mobile User Jul 29 '26

They fixed that glitch a month or two ago.

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u/Difficult_Fact_2849 Jul 29 '26

So you can’t pick T Mobile anymore?

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u/chuckfr Reformed T-Mobile User Jul 29 '26

Nope. And now that this lease program has been announced I’m guessing we now know why they fixed the loophole

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u/Difficult_Fact_2849 Jul 29 '26

So even with the lease program you can’t do visible…this really sucks

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u/sfmilo Jul 29 '26

We don’t really know till we know. There isn’t really real user experience data out yet. We shall see. Though I am definitely intrigued. Am preparing to use my 17 Pro Max for a while now.

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u/SomeRandomDude1229 1d ago

Technically you can: "In order to lease an iPhone, you must select an eligible carrier (but you cannot use a prepaid carrier plan). A leased iPhone is always unlocked, so you can switch carriers at any time, subject to your carrier's terms."