Is Bundling Verizon Phone and Internet Worth It?
Save $25 a month on deluxe phone and home internet service
Jul 10, 2024 | Share
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You can’t escape offers for mobile and internet bundles these days—and Verizon bundles are some of the best. If you’re a Verizon phone customer and you’re signed up for the carrier’s flagship cellular plan, you can get a $25 monthly discount on a Verizon Home Internet plan.
That means you’ll have fiber or 5G home internet for as low as $25 a month—that’s a killer deal considering that Verizon’s plans usually cost at least double that.
But how good is this deal, exactly? Is it the best pick for budget users or simply one more perk from a provider that offers perks in droves? We took a deep-dive into Verizon’s internet and mobile bundle options to see benefits you could get.
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How do you get a Verizon mobile and internet bundle deal?
To qualify for a $25 monthly discount on Verizon home internet, you first have to get one of Verizon’s Unlimited Plus 5G phone plans. Once you’re signed up for the phone plan, you can get the internet plan and your delightful discount will be applied automatically.
Qualifying Verizon unlimited phone plan
Plan | Price (1 line) | Premium data | Hotspot data cap | Video streaming quality | Order online |
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Unlimited Welcome | $65.00/mo. | 5G | No premium hotspot data | Up to 480p HD | |
Unlimited Plus | $80.00/mo. | Unlimited 4G LTE and 5G UW (no slowdowns) | 30GB (then speeds slowed) | Up to 720p HD | |
Unlimited Ultimate | $90.00/mo. | Unlimited 4G LTE and 5G UW (no slowdowns) | 60 GB (then speeds slowed) | Up to 1080p HD |
Don’t miss out on Verizon Extras:
You can get an armful of extras with your Verizon phone plan, including streaming services, cloud storage, extra hotspot data for your personal hotspot, and more. Plus, new customers can get deals just for signing up for internet plans. See our Best Internet Deals guide for a breakdown of what you can get.
What internet plans qualify for Verizon mobile and internet bundles?
Any Verizon Fios and 5G Home Internet plan qualifies for the Verizon Home Internet $25 discount.
But not all of Verizon’s plans are available in all of its service areas, so you may be limited on what you can get. Check availability below.
Verizon Home Internet plans
Package | Price | Price when you bundle with a phone plan | Monthly bundle savings | Download speed | View on Verizon’s site |
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Fios Internet 300/300 | $49.99/mo.* | $24.99/mo. | 50% off | 300Mbps | |
Fios Internet 500/500 | $74.99/mo.* | $44.99/mo. | $25 off | 500Mbps | |
Fios Gigabit | $89.99/mo.† | $64.99/mo. | $25 off | Up to 940Mbps | |
Fios Internet 2 Gig | $109.00/mo.† | N/A | N/A | Up to 2,000Mbps | |
5G Home Internet | $60.00/mo.‡ | $35.00/mo.§ | $25 off | Up to 300Mbps | |
5G Home Internet Plus | $80.00/mo.‡ | $45.00/mo.§ | $35 off | Up to 1,000Mbps |
*w/ Auto Pay + taxes & equip. charges.
†w/ Auto Pay.
‡w/ Auto Pay. Available in select areas.
§w/ Auto Pay and select 5G mobile plans. Available in select areas.
║/mo. with Auto Pay & without select 5G mobile plans. Fios plan prices include taxes & fees
Is it a good idea to bundle a Verizon phone plan with a Verizon internet plan?
It’s a great idea to bundle your Verizon internet and phone service, especially if you’re already a Verizon customer and have an unlimited phone plan.
It’s slightly tricky to actually get the deal—you have to be a phone customer before you get the internet plan. And you might not save as much money as you think, since Verizon’s Unlimited plans are fairly pricey.
Pros:
- Super cheap prices for Fios and 5G Home plans
- Excellent network coverage
- Tons of additional perks
Cons:
- High prices on phone plans
- Confusing sign-up requirements (must be a current phone customer to get the discount)
- Limited availability for Fios fiber plans
What we like: You get a top-tier phone plan and top-tier internet service
Verizon has arguably the best network coverage among the three major cellular carriers. Its 4G LTE network is available across nearly 60% of the country—including a lot of rural and remote areas—while its growing 5G and 5G Ultra Wideband (UW) network delivers superb speeds in many urban areas.
Verizon’s unlimited phone plans also come with a dump truck’s worth of extras—depending on the plan, you can get discounts on subscriptions to Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN, hotspot plans, and much more. Choose your add-ons during checkout.
You can’t go wrong with Verizon’s internet plans, either. Fios fiber internet gets you symmetrical Wi-Fi speeds and an incredibly reliable connection. Verizon’s 5G Home Internet option is a great cost-saver for the budget-minded since it gives you respectable speeds at a flat monthly fee with no data caps and no extra costs for equipment or installation.
But here’s the catch: Verizon’s unlimited phone plans are really expensive
Even with $25 off your internet plan, you’re still likely to pay a pretty penny for your internet and phone plans. That’s because the plans that qualifies you for the bundle discount is one of the most expensive phone plans out there. Combined with one of Verizon’s Fios mid- and upper-tier fiber plans, you may end up paying an average price for the two services, or even higher than average.
Beware the fine print: You need to be a current Verizon phone customer to benefit
According to Verizon’s website, the discount on Verizon Home Internet specifically applies to current Verizon phone customers. That is to say, you can’t order a phone and internet plan together to get the discounted internet plan, and you also can’t order the internet first and then get the discount after signing up for a phone plan.
When you’re an internet customer and you sign up for a mobile plan, you get a much lower monthly discount—just $5 or $10 per line, depending on your internet plan.
These technicalities add a wrinkle to Verizon’s bundle offers that we’re not too excited about: It seems all too easy to sign up in the wrong way and end up losing out on a key benefit. But just make sure you’ve got your phone plan secured before you sign up for your Verizon Home Internet plan, and you should be good.
Expert opinion: Get a prepaid plan instead if you’re on a budget
If saving money is your main concern, you might be better off skipping this bundle deal and getting a prepaid phone plan instead.
Prepaid phone plans don’t require an annual contract and usually cost much less than postpaid ones. When you sign up for Visible’s basic phone plan and pay full price for a Verizon internet plan, you end up paying $30 per month less than the official, discounted Verizon bundle bargain.
Verizon prepaid plans and pricing
Package | Starting price | Data cap | Hotspot data | Order online |
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5 GB Plan | $30.00/mo.* | 5GB | 5GB (from the total plan allowance) | |
15 GB Plan | $40.00/mo.* | 15GB | 15GB (from the total plan allowance) | |
Unlimited Plan | $50.00/mo.* | Unlimited (speeds can be slowed during network congestion) | 15GB | |
Unlimited Plus Plan | $60.00/mo.* | 50GB Premium Data | 20GB |
*$5 off per line with auto pay.
Verizon bundle deal vs. Visible phone plan
Phone and internet bundle | Total price for combined plans | Internet speed | Monthly data | Order online |
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Unlimited Plus + Fios Internet 300/300 | $104.99/mo. | 300Mbps | 50GB of 5G and 4G LTE (then speeds may be slowed) | |
Visible + Fios Internet 300/300 | $74.99/mo. | 300Mbps | Speeds may be slowed during network congestion | View Plans |
Visible is owned by Verizon, so you get access to the same 4G LTE and 5G coverage. You don’t get 5G Ultra Wideband and you get worse reception during times of network congestion, when Verizon’s main customers get priority treatment. You don’t get the same perks either. But your internet plan is exactly the same, and you save $360 every year.
Depending on where you live, you might also be able to find an internet plan for under $25 a month from one of Verizon’s cable competitors, like Xfinity or Astound Broadband.
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Author - Peter Holslin
Peter Holslin has more than a decade of experience working as a writer and freelance journalist. He graduated with a BA in liberal arts and journalism from New York City’s The New School University in 2008 and went on to contribute to publications like Rolling Stone, VICE, BuzzFeed, and countless others. At HighSpeedInternet.com, he focuses on covering 5G, nerding out about frequency bands and virtual RAN, and producing reviews on emerging services like 5G home internet. He also writes about internet providers and packages, hotspots, VPNs, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting.