If you don’t care too much about the cosmetic condition of a smartphone, you can save a whole lot of money by going for a refurbished device instead of one that’s brand-new. My first flagship smartphone was a Google Pixel XL and I bought it refurbished in surprisingly good cosmetic condition. I loved that device too.
You buy refurbished to save money, and thanks to a new partnership between Back Market and Visible, you can save even more money when you do. Buy any refurbished smartphone from Back Market and you’ll get a discounted Visible plan thrown in for free, for a whole 12 months.
Buying A Refurbished Phone From Back Market Will Get You Discounted Rates On Visible For A Year
If you’ve never had to buy a device refurbished before, you might have never heard of Back Market before. The platform is a global marketplace for verified refurbished technology of all kinds, including smartphones. If a phone is refurbished, it had a previous owner but broken parts were replaced. The device will usually only have natural wear and tear (which is often just cosmetic damage that has no impact on function).
If you walk over to Back Market today, you can get any refurbished and unlocked smartphone on the website, and you’ll walk away with a monthly $5 discount on a Visible plan bundled in for 12 months. So, not only do you get to save money when getting a smartphone for yourself, but you’ll also be free of part of the added cost of a mobile plan for a full year after getting that device. You really can’t hate on that.
And just to exemplify this best, you can get a smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy S21 from Back Market for as low as about $160. For a device that was a flagship just three years ago, you’re guaranteed a great camera and excellent performance. The only thing that might let you down is the cosmetic condition of the device, but if you’re going to slap a case on it, who cares, right?
You Get Visible’s $25 Monthly Plan For $20, Which Gives You A Lot Of Value
The plan that you get bundled in with any Back Market device is what is usually Visible’s $25 monthly plan, though you’ll be getting it for $20 for the first 12 months. That is essentially $60 worth of value (which is astounding since that can cover more than 50% of the price of many Android devices on the platform). Visible is an MVNO owned by Verizon and operating on its networks, so with this plan, you get a lot in return.
First off, you’ll get access to all of Verizon’s 4G LTE and 5G networks across the US, and on those, you get unlimited data, talk, and text. If you’ve got relatives or friends in Canada or Mexico, you also get free talk and text to them so everyone can stay in touch. You also get Visible helping you screen robocalls and spam as part of the plan.
