difference between Visibles service compared to the Verizon service I had. Other than the 50-75 price difference. I did need to get a phone through Visible as the one I had wouldn't transfer (a lot of them do but the specific Galaxy model I had didn't). I went with some cheap Power 7 or something like that. I think it was a hundred bucks and Visible gave me a hundred dollar visa card. Im not super tech savvy so maybe this phone sucks for a fancy person but it's fine for me. The battery lasts ages.