Get a free iPhone 12 mini or Galaxy S21 if you switch to Verizon 5G

Become a costless iPhone 12 mini or Galaxy S21 if you switch to Verizon 5G

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Verizon is and so eager to become people on its 5G network, it's willing to take its cues from rival T-Mobile and offer customers a free 5G phone when they trade in their current device. Only with Verizon, you can score an iPhone 12 mini or Galaxy S21 equally part of the promotion.

Specifically, Verizon says any phone — fifty-fifty damaged devices — can be traded in for a new 5G device. You'll need to sign up for one of Verizon'south unlimited information plans that includes Ultra Wideband coverage; those plans offset at $fourscore a month for a unmarried line of data.

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If this sounds familiar, it's considering T-Mobile launched a similar deal back in Apr. Trade in any device at T-Mobile, and you'll get a Milky way A32 5G to use on the T-Mobile 5G network.

Verizon is offering more impressive freebies in the form of the iPhone 12 mini and Milky way S21, though there are a few more than caveats to Large Red's promotion. While Verizon volition accept any telephone, you'll demand somewhat recent models to get the total credit — $700 in the case of the iPhone 12 mini and $800 for the Milky way S21. The iPhone 8 or subsequently, Milky way S8 or Note nine or later and Pixel 3 or afterwards are eligible for the full discount, a Verizon spokesperson told us.

Got an older phone? Y'all'll still get some disbelieve on the iPhone 12 mini or Milky way S21. A Pixel 2, for example, will internet you lot $350 in merchandise-in value, which you can apply to a new phone. Too, if you prefer a more expensive 5G iPhone 12 or Galaxy S21 model, yous can apply your merchandise-in credit to that.

Your trade-in value appears on your bill in the course of 24 monthly credits. In other words, Verizon — like other carriers — is willing to float y'all a new telephone in substitution for 2 years of wireless service.

Verizon 5G eligible plans

Verizon's eligible plans may be on the expensive side of the best unlimited data plans, but they certainly pack in the perks. Verizon'due south $lxxx-a-month Play More plan, for instance, includes a subscription to the Disney Plus bundle (with Hulu and ESPN Plus in add-on to Disney Plus), along with a yr trial of Discovery Plus. You likewise become six month trials for Apple tree Music and either Apple Arcade or Google Play Pass.

The Play More plan along with the identically priced Practise More and $ninety/month Get More than options includes access to both nationwide Verizon 5G, which reaches around 230 million people, along with the loftier-speed Ultra Wideband network. That service is currently available in more than 70 cities and features the fastest 5G speeds we've tested.

Verizon's willingness to requite away high-end phones and consume the costs of having customers switch to its service shows how much wireless carriers want to lock in subscribers to their 5G service for the adjacent few years. Carriers right now are still expanding the reach of their 5G coverage — Verizon hopes to bring C-band spectrum online by yr'south end that will improve the speeds of its nationwide coverage. The willingness of phone carriers to brand these kinds of deals is something to continue in mind as y'all consider upgrading to a 5G phone.

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Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom's Guide. He has potent opinions about Apple, the Oakland Athletics and one-time movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.