Verizon

Verizon is the largest US wireless carrier by subscribers (146.8 million as of March 2026 per company disclosures), so pick your plan, then sign up through ShopBack before you pay, where ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. The current Cashback is shown on the ShopBack Verizon page before you buy. It sells postpaid unlimited wireless through its myPlan structure (typically marketed as Unlimited Welcome, Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Ultimate; verify current plan lineup on verizon.com since a newer Simplicity Plan option has also been introduced), prepaid service through Verizon Prepaid and Total by Verizon (a Verizon subsidiary), iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phone-on-plan financing, 5G Home Internet and LTE Home Internet fixed-wireless nationwide, Fios Fiber home internet across eligible northeast US metros, business wireless plans, and the Verizon Up rewards program with rotating Disney+, Netflix, Apple Music and event perks.

myPlan is Verizon's modular postpaid unlimited structure, historically sold in three base tiers (Unlimited Welcome, Unlimited Plus, Unlimited Ultimate); Verizon has also introduced a newer Simplicity Plan option, so check the current plan lineup on verizon.com. Unlimited Welcome sits at the entry tier with unlimited talk, text and data on the Verizon 5G network at a lower monthly price and no included perks. Unlimited Plus adds premium data prioritization, larger hotspot allowance and higher-quality streaming. Unlimited Ultimate is the top tier with the largest hotspot bucket, high-definition streaming, international day-pass inclusions and access to the deepest Verizon Up perks lineup. Perks like Disney+ Premium, Netflix and Max bundle, or Apple Music are selected per line and added to the base tier at a flat monthly add-on. Check current tier inclusions and per-line pricing on verizon.com. Go through ShopBack US at shopback.com/verizon before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback.

Verizon family wireless is the same myPlan tier with multiple lines on one account. Each additional line drops the per-line rate, with the biggest step-down usually at line three or four, and lines can mix tiers (one line on Unlimited Ultimate, others on Unlimited Welcome) so the household only pays premium prices on the lines that use them. Multi-line accounts also carry the biggest phone-on-plan trade-in credits, which is where family economics compound. Autopay and paperless-billing discounts apply per line on qualifying payment methods. Confirm current per-line pricing and any autopay discount on verizon.com before locking.

Fios is Verizon's fiber-to-the-home internet product, sold in symmetrical speed tiers from a base gig up to multi-gig where the network supports it. Availability is concentrated across northeast US metros (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Rhode Island and Delaware). Symmetrical speeds mean upload matches download, which is the practical advantage over cable internet from Xfinity or Spectrum for households that upload video or work from home. Availability is address-specific. Check the Fios address lookup on verizon.com before locking. If Fios is not available at your address, Verizon 5G Home Internet or LTE Home Internet is the fixed-wireless fallback nationwide.

Fios is the default pick where available because symmetrical multi-gig on a dedicated fiber line is more predictable under load than any wireless product. Verizon 5G Home Internet is the fallback for addresses inside Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband or C-band coverage, delivered via a plug-and-play modem with no technician install. LTE Home Internet is the further fallback for rural and suburban addresses outside 5G Home footprint, running on the Verizon 4G LTE network at lower peak speeds but wider reach. 5G Home and LTE Home are typically the sharper pick for renters, short-term addresses, or streets where the wireline option is DSL. Verify address availability for all three products on verizon.com before locking.

Verizon phone-on-plan bundles a handset (iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel and others) on a 36-month device financing agreement paired with a postpaid myPlan line. The handset repayment is a separate line item on the bill and is typically 0% APR over the term for qualified buyers. Trade-in promos knock the effective monthly device cost down further when you add a new line or upgrade an eligible device. Buying the phone outright from Apple, Samsung, Best Buy, Costco or Amazon and pairing it with a Verizon SIM (or Visible prepaid) is usually cheaper on total spend but requires the upfront outlay. Amazon is not a ShopBack US merchant at the moment, so compare its price but do not expect Cashback there. Phone-on-plan is the fit for households smoothing cashflow across a 3-year window; outright plus a lower-tier myPlan is the sharper option for shoppers with cash on hand.

Verizon runs rolling BOGO and deep-discount trade-in offers on iPhone and Samsung Galaxy launches, typically requiring a qualifying trade-in device, a new line or an eligible upgrade on a specific Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate tier, and staying on that plan for the full 36-month device financing term. The promo credit is applied as a monthly bill credit across the term, not as an upfront discount, so leaving Verizon early forfeits the remaining credits. Trade-in valuation is device- and condition-specific and can be low compared with a private sale, so the effective saving comes from the promo credit rather than the trade-in value itself. Verify current trade-in eligibility and required plan tier on verizon.com before locking. For a deeper look, see iPhone 17 Trade-In at Verizon, AT&T, and Best Buy 2026.

Verizon Up is Verizon's postpaid loyalty program with two parts. The first is the monthly perk selector on myPlan, where each line adds a monthly perk (or bundle) from a menu that includes Disney+ Premium (with Hulu and ESPN+ bundle), Netflix with Max, Apple Music Family, Apple One, a 100GB hotspot booster, or an international travel day-pass. Unlimited Ultimate lines include a wider perk pool at a lower incremental cost. The second is the Verizon Up rewards tab in the My Verizon app: rotating dining discounts (Uber, Grubhub), streaming perks, live event ticket pre-sales, and merchant offers refreshed periodically. Neither part requires an additional signup beyond an active postpaid line. Check the current perk lineup, per-line pricing and eligibility on verizon.com.

Visible is Verizon's self-owned subsidiary, running on the Verizon network at a lower monthly price on month-to-month prepaid billing (no fixed-term contract) and typically without a credit check. Visible plans include unlimited talk, text and data with a single flat-rate structure (Visible) and a step-up tier (Visible+) that adds premium data prioritization on the Ultra Wideband network, hotspot at reduced speeds, and international coverage. Visible typically does not include the phone-on-plan trade-in credits, Verizon Up perk selector or Fios bundle discount that Verizon postpaid myPlan offers. Visible is the fit for cost-first single-line shoppers who buy phones outright; Verizon postpaid myPlan is the fit for family accounts, trade-in-heavy households, or shoppers who want the Fios or 5G Home bundle discount tied to a postpaid line. Visible has its own product line under Verizon. Verify current Visible plan terms on visible.com.

Total by Verizon is the Verizon-owned prepaid brand (formerly Total Wireless under the TracFone family, brought fully under Verizon), sold at big-box retail (Walmart, Target) and online, running on the Verizon network at a lower monthly price with multi-line family bundles. Verizon Prepaid is the direct-Verizon prepaid line, sold on verizon.com with unlimited plans and multi-month discount options. Both prepaid brands sit underneath postpaid myPlan at a lower price with a lighter feature set (no trade-in credits, no Verizon Up perk selector, no Fios bundle discount). Total by Verizon is typically the sharper pick for prepaid families who buy at retail; Verizon Prepaid is the fit for single-line shoppers who want a direct Verizon relationship without the postpaid contract. Verify current prepaid plan pricing on verizon.com before locking.

Verizon typically wins on rural and suburban coverage because of the depth of its low-band network footprint, on the Verizon Up perks lineup (Disney+, Netflix, Apple Music and rotating rewards) that adds a streaming-and-loyalty benefit to wireless, and on Fios fiber where the northeast US footprint reaches your address, plus access to Visible as the self-owned budget MVNO route on the same network. AT&T typically wins on trade-in promo depth on device launches, on AT&T Fiber where the fiber footprint reaches outside the Fios northeast, and on the Signature Program discount for military, first responders and educators. Pick Verizon if you are in a Fios address, live outside a major metro and want coverage headroom, or value the Verizon Up perks lineup; pick AT&T if you are in an AT&T Fiber address, upgrading phones on trade-in, or eligible for Signature. AT&T also has a ShopBack merchant page, so go through ShopBack before you pay on that route too.

T-Mobile leads on Un-carrier features (Netflix on Us, Apple TV+ on higher tiers, T-Priority for first responders) and typically posts the fastest mid-band 5G speeds in many US metros because of the depth of its 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. It also has the strongest international roaming inclusion on its higher unlimited plans. Verizon counters with the widest low-band coverage footprint (which shows up outside major metros and on rural corridors), the Verizon Up perks lineup with Disney+, Netflix and Apple Music per-line perks, and Fios fiber in the northeast. Pick T-Mobile if you are in a metro with good T-Mobile mid-band coverage and travel internationally often; pick Verizon if you are in a Fios address, drive outside metros regularly, or value the Verizon Up perk selector. Both carriers post competitive trade-in promos on iPhone and Samsung Galaxy launches.

MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) resell capacity on the big three US networks at typically lower monthly prices in exchange for a lighter feature set. Visible is Verizon's self-owned MVNO on the Verizon network with a single all-inclusive plan structure and a step-up Visible+ tier. Total by Verizon is Verizon's prepaid retail brand on the same network. Cricket Wireless is AT&T's prepaid MVNO on the AT&T network. Mint Mobile runs on T-Mobile and sits near the lowest per-GB SIM-only price point in the US, sold in prepaid multi-month bundles. Straight Talk is a multi-network prepaid brand sold through Walmart under the TracFone family. Xfinity Mobile is Comcast's MVNO on Verizon, priced to bundle with Xfinity home internet. Spectrum Mobile is Charter's MVNO on Verizon, priced to bundle with Spectrum home internet. Verizon postpaid myPlan wins over these when you specifically want Fios bundling, trade-in credit depth, Verizon Up perk selector, or Ultra Wideband priority; the MVNOs typically win on straight-line dollar cost per month if you only need talk, text and data. For a deeper look, see Verizon vs AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Mint Mobile US 2026: Best Carrier.

Switching between US wireless carriers uses the FCC-regulated wireless number portability process. Sign up for the Verizon myPlan tier you want, provide your existing mobile number and current carrier account information (account number and transfer PIN, which most carriers require you to generate in the old carrier's app), and Verizon initiates the port. The old service usually stays live until the port completes (typically within a few hours, sometimes up to a business day). Cancel any autopay on the old carrier after the port completes to avoid a stray charge, and confirm any device-payment balance on the old account is settled or transferred. Verizon runs periodic switcher promos that credit the remaining device balance from the old carrier when trading in on a qualifying myPlan tier. Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account.

Check address availability on verizon.com; the checker returns whether Fios has been built at the address and which speed tiers are available. Pick your speed tier and schedule an installation window; a technician visit is typically required for new fiber activations to run the drop and install the router. Fios does not require a long annual contract on standard plans, and the router hardware is included with the service on eligible tiers.

Verizon typically runs its deepest annual wireless and phone-launch promotions across Back-to-School (July through August, aimed at students and families adding lines), Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the Friday after Thanksgiving through the following Monday, deepest phone trade-in credits of the year), Christmas and New Year (gifting phones on new lines through late December and into early January), Super Bowl and March Madness sports promos (bundling perks or free-line offers), and Memorial Day and Labor Day (long-weekend refreshes on family plans and Fios activations). Rolling BOGO iPhone and Samsung Galaxy trade-in promos run outside these headline windows on device-launch cycles, and the Verizon Up rewards tab refreshes rotating merchant offers monthly. Activate ShopBack US at shopback.com/verizon before clicking through so sale-window pricing is also covered by Cashback on eligible new activations.

Verizon accepts major credit and debit cards, bank account (ACH) payments through the My Verizon app and web checkout, and stored payment on the account for autopay. Autopay is a per-line monthly discount on qualifying payment methods; the deepest autopay discount is typically on bank account (ACH) or debit card, with a smaller discount on credit card autopay. Paperless billing is a separate discount, in addition to autopay, for accounts that opt out of mailed paper bills. Both discounts apply per line, so household savings add up on multi-line myPlan accounts. Check current autopay and paperless discount depth on verizon.com.

Verizon applies its own offers automatically without a separate promo code, so sign up through ShopBack before you pay, where ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. Verizon's direct-site pricing typically applies any current campaign discount, trade-in credit, and autopay-plus-paperless discount at checkout without a separate promo code, and sign-up offers (waived activation fees, bill credits, bundled perk months, switcher credits) are typically auto-applied to eligible plans during the promo window. The current Cashback is shown on the ShopBack Verizon page before you buy.

Sign in to ShopBack US, click through to Verizon from the merchant page at shopback.com/verizon, and complete the new activation as normal.

For US households in a Fios address, on a phone-upgrade cycle with a trade-in-eligible device, in rural or suburban areas where low-band coverage matters, or in multi-line family accounts that value the Verizon Up perk selector (Disney+, Netflix, Apple Music) across lines, Verizon is typically a strong overall pick because the fiber-plus-wireless bundle, trade-in credits, per-line perk lineup, and coverage footprint add up. Metro shoppers who value the AT&T Fiber footprint outside the northeast, deeper device trade-in credits, or Signature Program eligibility typically save more on AT&T; metro shoppers who value Netflix, Apple TV+ and international roaming perks typically save more on T-Mobile; cost-first single-line shoppers on the Verizon network typically save more on Visible or Total by Verizon; cost-first shoppers open to other networks typically save more on Cricket Wireless, Mint Mobile, Straight Talk, Xfinity Mobile or Spectrum Mobile MVNOs. On value, a Verizon myPlan tier sized to your actual data usage and perk mix and timed to a Back-to-School or Black Friday window, with any switcher credit and trade-in credit Verizon offers, is typically the strongest net-cost route for shoppers who want Verizon specifically. Starting from shopback.com/verizon before you pay is an essential step, and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback.

The ShopBack app opens verizon.com, where you complete the new activation. On a computer, start from shopback.com/verizon and complete the new activation on verizon.com.

The current Cashback is shown on the Verizon page on ShopBack.

ShopBack's guides on Verizon cover whether wireless home internet beats cable, how digital SIMs compare with roaming and choosing a prepaid mobile plan: Is 5G Home Internet Cheaper Than Cable in the US? (2026), What Is an eSIM, and Is It Cheaper Than Roaming? (US 2026) and What Are the Best Prepaid Phone Plans in the US for 2026?.