Verizon Wireless Apple iPhone 7 – $0 Per Month with New Line Activation
Verizon Wireless seems to run this iPhone 7 $0 per month deal every few months or so. My guess is they’re trying to move inventory for the next iPhone release.
It’s not the best smartphone deal available, but for the right situation, it’s not too bad.
For a family – or group of individuals sharing a data plan – who’s looking for a quality, economical phone option to couple with an additional line, or an individual new to Verizon who isn’t bringing his/her own device and doesn’t care about the latest and greatest technology, this is a deal to consider.
VERIZON WIRELESS IPHONE 7 DEAL
Important to note upfront, this deal requires activation of a new Verizon Wireless line of service.
With that new line activation typically comes a one-time fee of $40. However, if you order online – which you have to do to get the $0 per month deal – you’ll get $20 off that $40 activation fee.
There have been some reports that if you call or chat with Verizon Wireless customer support and ask really nicely, they’ll waive the activation fee altogether. Absolutely no guarantees, though.
For the phone portion, you’ll be billed $0 per month for 24 months for the 32GB version of the iPhone 7. You can also get a 128GB version for $5 per month.
The free phone will be the result of a $349.99 (promo) statement credit applied over 24 months.
Which means, you’ll effectively be locked into a 24-month service contract with Verizon.
We’ve seen similar deals in previous years where you could activate a line, pay for a month of service and then pay the device off, in-full, at the deal price, leaving Verizon for less expensive cell service providers.
That is not the case with this deal.
While you are getting a deal on the phone price you will, again, be locked in to paying Verizon’s monthly cell service fee, the exact amount depending on the plan you choose.
$55 (plus tax and fees) appears to be the least expensive one-line plan currently offered by Verizon. Of course, your monthly fee may be less if you’re adding a new line to an existing shared data service plan.
This deal is good on online purchases/activations only. You won’t get this deal if you go into a Verizon Wireless retail location.
The promo credit will be applied to your account within 1-2 billing cycles.
And if you cancel the line of service prior to the end of the 24-month period, you’ll likely owe the remaining balance of the $349.99 less the effective monthly “payments” of $14.58 you’ve already made.
You can get the $0 per month iPhone 7 deal at this link.
WRAP UP
If you already had plans to add a new line of service with Verizon Wireless but didn’t want to pay a $20, $30, or more per month charge for a phone, this deal might be for you.
Granted, you’re not getting the most recent Apple technology, but the iPhone 7 is still a good phone which should last at least through the 24-month period associated with this deal.
And, it’s hard to be a “free” phone.
That said, if you’re looking for a real deal on a phone and cell service, there are better ways to go.
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