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US Mobile vs. Visible: iPhone 18 Pro Max for 2 lines
For 2 lines of iPhone 18 Pro Max over 36 months, US Mobile's Unlimited Starter beats Visible's Visible+ by $640. The monthly plan price is the single biggest driver of that gap. Both sides are backed by confirmed plan pricing.
US Mobile and Visible already bake taxes and fees into the plan price shown.
US Mobile
Unlimited Starter · Buy unlocked (Apple financing)
vs. Visible unlocked (Apple financing) over 36 months
$61.12/mo per person, 2 lines
$4,320–$4,400 over 36 months · $120.01–$122.23/mo household
$158.26/mo for 24 months, then $50.00/mo once the device is paid off.
- Activation fee unconfirmed
Resolves once US Mobile's activation fee is confirmed.
Saves $2,520 vs. your current bill over 36 months
Plus 2 new phones and setup: $2,520–$2,600, net of trade-in/resale credit.
Plan $25.00/mo + device $54.13/mo + $40.00 upfront − $38.97 cashback
iPhone 18 Pro Max paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.
Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.
US Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.
We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.
Plan $25.00/mo + device $54.13/mo + $40.00 upfront − $38.97 cashback
iPhone 18 Pro Max paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.
Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.
US Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.
We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.
Visible
Visible+ · Buy unlocked (Apple financing)
$70.00/mo per person, 2 lines
$5,040 over 36 months · $140.01/mo household
$178.26/mo for 24 months, then $70.00/mo once the device is paid off.
How we calculate thisData verified September 9, 2026.
US Mobile's provider fee: $0.00/line. Visible's provider fee: $0.00/line.
Frequently asked
Which is cheaper for 2 lines of iPhone 18 Pro Max: US Mobile or Visible?
US Mobile's Unlimited Starter costs $4,400 over 36 months for 2 lines of iPhone 18 Pro Max, $640 less than Visible's Visible+ at $5,040.
What's the effective monthly cost of iPhone 18 Pro Max on US Mobile vs. Visible?
US Mobile works out to $122.23/mo and Visible to $140.01/mo, each the 36-month total divided evenly by 36 — not necessarily the bill you'd see in any single month.
Are these US Mobile and Visible prices confirmed?
US Mobile's total is a computed worst/best estimate, pending a promo or fee confirmation, and Visible's is not yet independently verified. See the confidence badge on each card, and our methodology page, for what that means.