With the concern of tariffs overtaking the U.S., Verizon on Thursday introduced a brand new “three-year value lock assure on all myPlan and myHome community plans.” Verizon says the assure ensures your core month-to-month plan value for calling, knowledge, and texting received’t change till at the least 2028.
On the floor, that appears like deal. There isn’t a dedication to remain for 3 years and the assure robotically applies to all current myPlan clients, which is principally anybody who’s signed up up to now couple of years. Moreover, clients can get a free cellphone (which varies relying on the plan) with any trade-in of an Apple, Google, or Samsung handset in any situation.
However the value lock assure isn’t all that assured. The deal solely applies to the “then-current base month-to-month charge in your speak, textual content, and knowledge,” and “excludes taxes, charges, surcharges, further plan reductions or promotions, and third-party companies.” That principally ensures that you simply’ll be paying extra in your cellphone plan in three years, even when the bottom month-to-month charge stays the identical.
For instance, in February, Verizon added a $3 per line enhance for myPlan clients with 5 or extra strains and 20 cents per line to the Administrative and Telco Restoration Cost in January. These very clearly fall underneath the class of a charge or surcharge.
So go seize your free cellphone, however don’t anticipate to pay the identical plan charge at this time as you’ll in April 2028, it doesn’t matter what Verizon ensures.
