Payment arrangements & promise to pay FAQs

When you need more time to pay your Verizon Wireless bill, you can make an agreement to pay us on a date that's after your bill's due date.

Setting up a payment arrangement:

• Lets us know you plan to take care of your bill
• Can keep your Verizon Wireless service from being interrupted
• Can keep collection activity on your account from starting

Let's say your $100 bill is due tomorrow and you're short on funds. You can go to My Verizon online or use the My Verizon app to set up an arrangement to pay $100 next Friday. Or you might be able to divide the payments and pay some of the bill today and the rest next Friday.

The arrangements available to you are based on your account. You may be able to pay your past due balance by:

• Setting 1 or 2 payments to be deducted automatically from your bank account, credit or debit card.
• Setting a date to come back and make the payment(s) yourself.

Learn more about your payment arrangement options.

You must be the Account Owner or an Account Manager to set up a payment arrangement.

Yes. You can set up a payment arrangement any time you have a balance on your account, either before or after the account becomes past due.

Before your bill due date: If you already know you can't pay all or some of your bill on time, avoid collections activity and service interruption by setting up a payment arrangement to pay the bill after the original due date.

After your bill due date: You can still set up a payment arrangement. However, any time you go past your due date without payment you might not avoid late fees, collections activity and/or service interruption.

Yes. When you set up a payment arrangement you're letting us know you’re going to be late with payment and that you're taking care of the situation. That keeps you from having your account experience collection activity and from having your Verizon Wireless service interrupted.

Keep in mind, you need to make your payment on the payment agreement date to keep past due activity from starting on your account.

Yes. A fee for late payment is still charged to your account any time a past due balance is greater than $5.* A payment arrangement doesn't stop the late fee.

A late payment fee can be charged to your account as early as the day after the original bill's due date. Late fee charges are charged at the rate of 1.5% of the balance that wasn't paid by the due date or $5 (whichever is greater) or as permitted by law.

For example, if your unpaid balance is $50, each month until you're current, a late fee of $5 is charged to your bill (since 1.5% of $50 is less than $5).

*In Arizona, the late fee is added if the balance is $10 or greater.

There's no charge to set up a payment arrangement through:

• My Verizon online
• My Verizon app
• Our automated phone system (dial #PMT)
  • Note: The ability to divide your balance into 2 payments isn't available by phone.

Keep in mind, we charge a $7 agent assistance fee if a Solutions Specialist in a retail store, a Chat Representative or a representative on the phone helps you set up a payment arrangement.

If your service was suspended for past due payments, we start your service again when we receive the full amount that’s past due.

If you:

• Schedule a payment and the payment amount you scheduled will clear the past due balance then we restore your service. (This is based on your payment history and isn’t true for everyone.)
• Made a promise to pay arrangement - When the payment(s) post to your account and we’re sure the payment(s) clear the past due balance, we can then restore your service.

Keep in mind that a $20 per line reconnection fee is charged to your next bill.

When you make a payment arrangement, you're arranging to pay your entire past due account balance. Your available options depend on your account history with us.

There are 2 kinds of payment arrangements. You may be able to do either or both (your options will be displayed).

Schedule a payment (also called a future-dated payment): This is when you set a payment to be automatically deducted from your payment method (debit card, credit card, check [EFT]) on a date you choose to pay. You can:

• Schedule a date to pay part or all of your account balance.
• Schedule 2 different dates to pay parts of your account balance (called a "split arrangement").
  • You can pay once today and pick a future date for the other, or pick 2 future dates. You can make 2 payments total. Both payment methods can be the same or different.
  • How soon the second payment must be made varies by customer. Your options are shown when you set up the arrangement.
  • Not all customers are eligible for a 2-part arrangement.

Promise to pay: Setting up a promise to pay is when you choose a date to pay us but you don't schedule any automatic payments. It's up to you to come back and pay us on the date that you chose. You can:

• Promise to pay part or all of your account balance by a certain date.
• Promise to pay parts of your balance on 2 different dates. A "2-part promise to pay" has the same requirements as a split arrangement.

Watch our video to learn how to set up a promise to pay in the My Verizon app.

Ready to set up a payment arrangement? It’s easy to do on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon.

Note: You can set up an arrangement only if your current bill isn't paid and an amount is due. If your bill is paid, you won't see payment arrangement options.

How much of an extension you can get to pay your balance is based on your account history. It's usually about 2 weeks past your original bill's due date.

The arrangements you can make depend on your account history. Your options display when you set up the arrangement online or in the My Verizon app. You could be able to set up:

• 1 scheduled payment
• 2 scheduled payments (split payments)
• 1 promise to pay
• 2 promises to pay (split payments)
• 1 scheduled payment and 1 promise to pay (in either order)

You can schedule a payment or set up a promise to pay on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon. Follow the prompts to set up the arrangement.

Note:

• You can set up an arrangement only if your current bill isn't paid and an amount is due. If your bill is paid, you won't see payment arrangement options.
• We charge a $7 agent assistance fee if a Solutions Specialist in a retail store, a Chat Representative or a representative on the phone helps you set up a payment arrangement.

After you’re finished setting up the payment arrangement online or with the My Verizon app, you get a text and/or an email that confirms your arrangement (based on your notification preferences).

You can also check to be sure your payment arrangement is set up on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon.

Depending on your account history, you may be able to cancel the entire payment arrangement and set up a new one with a different payment date or amount.

Keep in mind:

• Canceling or changing a payment arrangement could affect your ability to make another arrangement in the future.
• Not everyone can cancel and reschedule; it depends on your account history with us.

Your options display when you use My Verizon online or the My Verizon app.

Whether or not you can cancel a payment arrangement depends on your account history with us. Your options display when you use My Verizon online or the My Verizon app.

Keep in mind:

• Canceling or changing your arrangement can affect your ability to make another arrangement in the future.
• You can cancel the payment arrangement up to 1 day before the payment date.

You can cancel your payment arrangement on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon. Follow the prompts to cancel your arrangement.

After you cancel, you can set up a new payment arrangement.

The changes you can make to your payment arrangement depend on your account history with us and display in My Verizon online or the My Verizon app. You options may include:

Payment amount: You can always pay more than the amount you set up in your agreement. If you want to pay less, you have to cancel the entire payment arrangement and set a new payment arrangement with a different amount.

Payment date: You can't change the amount or date for a payment arrangement you set up. Instead, you have to cancel the entire payment arrangement and set a new payment arrangement with a different date.

Payment method: You can change the payment method to any method (e.g., check, credit card, debit card, etc.). You can also change a scheduled payment to a promise to pay or vice versa.

You can change a payment method on the Payment arrangements page in My Verizon. Follow the prompts to add or change a payment method.

How you make your payment depends on which kind of arrangement you set up:

• Scheduled a payment: When you make your arrangement, you set your payment to be automatically deducted from a credit card, debit card, e-check or ACH payment from your bank account.
• Promise to pay: You can manually pay the amount due in any way that we accept payment. Visit our Bill Pay FAQs for a list of ways you can pay.

Keep in mind: If you plan to send us a check by mail, we have to receive the check by the agreed-upon payment date. Be sure to allow enough time for postal mail.