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frontpage Posted by BhargavaRam • Mar 24, 2023
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frontpage Posted by BhargavaRam • Mar 24, 2023
Mar 24, 2023 12:05 PM
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Verizon Free Trial lets you try Verizon's network's voice, data and text services on your smartphone, free for 30 days. You keep your current phone number and carrier service during the trial.
Verizon Free Trial is a beta program.
Do I keep my current phone number while I try Verizon Free Trial?
Yes. You keep your current number and carrier service. We give you a temporary phone number with data, talk and text service for up to 30 days. Learn how Verizon Free Trial works.
Is Verizon Free Trial completely free?
Yes, Free Trial is free with no contracts or obligations. No commitment or credit check is required.
What do I get with my Verizon Free Trial mobile phone line?
Can I access Verizon's 5G network during Verizon Free Trial?
Yes, you have access to our 5G network during Free Trial if both:
Your smartphone is compatible with Verizon's 5G network.
You're in an area with 5G coverage.
Otherwise, your smartphone will use our 4G LTE network.
What happens at the end of Verizon Free Trial?
Verizon service automatically ends at the end of Verizon Free Trial, unless you sign up for one of our paid service plans.
You can sign up for an Unlimited mobile phone plan during or after Verizon Free Trial. Entertainment, gaming, travel services and more are included with select plans.
How can I sign up for Verizon service after Verizon Free Trial?
You can join Verizon during or after your Verizon Free Trial. Choose a Verizon paid service plan by doing any one of these:
Open the My Verizon app and click Join Now.
Visit our Bring Your Own Device page.
Contact us for help from a Customer Service representative.
Visit our mobile plans page to learn about available plans.
How do I know if I'm eligible for Verizon Free Trial?
Download the My Verizon app and follow the prompts to check your eligibility. If you're eligible you can sign up.
To be eligible for Free Trial:
Your smartphone must have an eSIM slot available (i.e., the eSIM you want to use for Free Trial isn't active with another carrier).
You can't currently be a Verizon, Visible or TracFone customer.
You must be in the US.
Your smartphone can't be locked with another carrier. If locked, contact your carrier to unlock.
You can't have enrolled in Verizon Free Trial in the last 12 months
Which devices can be used for Verizon Free Trial?
You can participate in Verizon Free Trial with an eSIM-compatible smartphone.
Apple :
iPhone XR
iPhone XS, XS Max
iPhone 11, 11 Pro
iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
iPhone 14, 14 mini, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max
iPhone SE
Google:
Pixel 4, 4 XL
Pixel 4a, 4a 5G UW
Pixel 5, 5a
Pixel 6, 6a, Pixel 6 Pro
Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro
Samsung*:
Galaxy Flip / Fold 3 & 4 series
Galaxy Note20* / Note20* Ultra 5G (Software update 17 or later. Android OS 11 required.)
Galaxy S21 * / S21+* / S21* Ultra 5G (Software update 11 or later. Android OS 12 required.)
Galaxy S22 5G / S22+ 5G / S22 Ultra 5G
Galaxy S23 / S23+ / S23 Ultra
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Thanks for posting this. Giving it a trial and so far I'm loving it compared to T-Mobile. I'm pretty sure I'm going to switch before the trial is over 😂
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So as a consumer, I just need to be prepared to go through the effort to file an FCC complaint and it will be all good?
PS the complaints become public, so non't give too much personal info.
PS the complaints become public, so non't give too much personal info.
I filed 2 FCC complaints against Total Wireless last year (after they had already been acquired by Verizon).
I also filed 1 BBB complaint against Total Wireless last year (after they had already been acquired by Verizon).
Basically, indentical facts for each FCC case (re. qualification for unlocking handsets for phones activated in 2022 and after 61 days had elapsed).
Total Wireless (which shares a fair amount of website and backend IT system infrastructure with TracFone) was a hot mess.
Likewise, the Total Wireless customer support organization was a hot mess.
One FCC complaint was resolved satisfactorily to me. The second, not.
Note: Total Wireless was susequently rebranded as Total by Verizon. No surprise to me, as Total Wireless was corrupt, and people were catching on. I suspect Total by Verizon remains so, but I will never try them to know for sure.
TracFone appears very similar to me:
The TracFone website and smartphone Apps (both Android && iOS) are a hot mess: Poor performance, inconsistencies & contradictory informational displays, ugly workflows - it goes on and on.
Likewise, the TracFone customer support organization is terrible.
So far though, no need to get the BBB or FCC involved from my perspective.
I am winding down my accounts on TracFone, and look forward to the day that is complete.
There are plenty of stories about incompetant and/or obnoxious TracFone organization behavior on other Slickdeals threads (as well as Reddit) that you can read for yourself.
This Verizon deal is for free service, so by all means indulge. Have a care if you give give them $ though.
If i can transfer from spectrum to verizon then finally i can transfer to mint to get my wife's mint referral for her $100 credit.
What is the point of testing it for 30 days?
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Deals like this one are great to 'test drive' a Service Provider's Network prior to picking an associated MVNO. It'll also give you an idea of how much the MVNO is being throttled below 1st-party customers.
In my case:
I'm almost out on my year of Mint Mobile (been very happy w/ them, BTW). -with their buyout by T-Mobile, I'm considering Visible Wireless (Verizon-owned MVNO). I use enough "High-Speed Data" to make Visible potentially worthwhile.
I'll probably be trying this Verizon network trial out on my Pixel 4a, to see how their coverage and speeds are in rural W WA.
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