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Visible is piloting a new feature called Inner Circle that lets customers connect multiple Visible accounts under one roof for centralized management and payment, something the Verizon-owned brand hasn’t supported before. The early-access program was announced by a Visible community manager on Reddit on August 8 and briefly opened a signup form that was closed due to high demand.
What Inner Circle does
According to Visible’s post, Inner Circle lets members keep their own plans and accounts but link them together so one person can choose to pay for others in the group. Participants on Visible+ or Visible+ Pro can get $5/month off per line as long as they aren’t already on a conflicting service promotion. An Inner Circle requires at least two members. You can join or leave a group and still retain full control of your account, which fits Visible’s long-standing single-line-per-account model.
Visible staff mentioned in the Reddit thread that “the maximum amount of people that can be in a circle at any given time is 7.”
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How this compares to Visible’s old Party Pay
Before the Inner Circle test, Visible’s answer to multi-line savings was Party Pay which effectively lasted from 2019–2022. Party Pay delivered automatic per-line discounts that scaled with party size, it was $35/line for two, $30/line for three, and $25/line for four, while each person paid their own bill. Visible later revamped plans and retired Party Pay for new subscribers, with discounts temporarily grandfathered on legacy plans. Inner Circle, by contrast, focuses on centralized payment control and a flat $5/line discount on premium plans during early access.
Is Inner Circle a Quick Response to MobileX Xtensions?
The move lands just days after MobileX rolled out Xtensions, which similarly enables multi-line oversight from one account. However, MobileX’s announcement emphasized the ability to manage “numerous lines” and doesn’t list a specific cap, whereas Visible’s Inner Circle is explicitly capped at seven members during early access.
Availability
Inner Circle is in early access beta testing; you need an invitation via a form linked from the Reddit announcement, and signups have been paused while Visible processes the initial wave of access requests. If and when Visible reopens the program, terms, including discounts and the 7-member limit could change.
Visible has long focused on single line accounts and customers, but this new feature could potentially mark a change in brand strategy. It may also lead to further blurring of the lines between Verizon's other prepaid brands that include Straight Talk, Total Wireless, Simple Mobile, and Walmart Family Mobile to name a few.