Unlimited plans | Start Unlimited FAQs

Start Unlimited is perfect for those who want a basic unlimited plan, and no worries. Great for those who browse the internet, check email and stream video sometimes and don't mind if it's not HD.

Plan features include:

• 5G Nationwide access TT
• Unlimited 4G LTE domestic talk, text and data TT
• 480p DVD-quality video streaming

Also included:

• Apple® Music 6 months on us
• Disney+ 6 months on us TT
• discovery+ 6 months on us TT
• Apple Arcade℠ 6 months on us TT
• Google Play Pass 6 months on us TT
• Optional 5G Ultra Wideband access for $10/month TT
• Talk, text and use unlimited data when traveling in Mexico and Canada TT
• Unlimited texting from the US to over 200 countries and territories worldwide
• Verizon Up Rewards

Note: These Start Unlimited plan features changed 8/20/20 and are now included in your plan if you had Start Unlimited before that date.

The Start Unlimited plan cost depends on:

• How many unlimited plans you mix and match on your account. Learn which plans can be mixed and matched.
• If you sign up for the $10/month per phone Auto Pay and paper-free billing discount.

Start Unlimited monthly cost:

That means with 5 or more plans and the Auto Pay and paper-free billing discount, each Start Unlimited line is $30/month. Learn about pricing for all our current unlimited plans.

Note: You may also be eligible for a nurses, teachers, military, first responder or students discount.

Here's how to get Start Unlimited:

• If you already have a Verizon mobile phone plan: You can add a line or switch your plan to Start Unlimited.
• If you're new to Verizon: Sign up on our Verizon unlimited plans page.

Keep in mind that if you're switching to unlimited from a shared data plan, all of the phone lines on your account have to change to current unlimited plans.

You can mix and match up to 10 smartphones and/or basic phone plans on your account. Choose from:

• Current unlimited phone plans: Get More Unlimited, Do More Unlimited, Play More Unlimited, Start Unlimited and Just Kids, our child-friendly, unlimited plan.
• If you already have any of these plans you can mix and match with them: the original Get More Unlimited, Do More Unlimited, Play More Unlimited, Above Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited,* Go Unlimited.* (However these plans can no longer be added to accounts.)

Keep in mind:

• You can mix and match with up to 10 phones total. You can have up to 30 total devices per account.
• The Just Kids plan requires that at least 1 other line on the account be on a current unlimited plan.
• When you switch to an unlimited plan in My Verizon, you'll be asked to choose a plan for every line on your account.
  • Learn more about switching from a shared data plan to an unlimited plan with our Understand and change your plan FAQs.

*Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited plans purchased on or before 6/17/18 can't be mixed and matched and aren't eligible for this discount. You can switch to a current unlimited plan in My Verizon any time.

You can add up to 10 smartphones or basic phones on your account that are on unlimited plans to mix and match. And you can have up to 30 total devices per account.

That means if you have 10 phone lines with unlimited plans, you can have up to 20 connected devices (e.g., tablet, smartwatch, streaming camera, etc.). Each connected device must have its own data plan. Learn more on our Connected Devices FAQs page.

480p DVD-quality streaming is included with Start Unlimited.

720p HD-quality streaming is included with Play More Unlimited, Do More Unlimited and Get More Unlimited. You can switch your plan in My Verizon any time.

No. Start Unlimited doesn't include a Mobile Hotspot feature.

Unlimited Mobile Hotspot is included with Play More Unlimited, Do More Unlimited and Get More Unlimited. You can switch your plan in My Verizon any time.

Verizon Cloud media storage isn't included with Start Unlimited, but you can use the Verizon Cloud app to back up and store your contacts. You can add Verizon Cloud media storage online in My Verizon for $5/month.

Verizon Cloud storage is included with Do More Unlimited and Get More Unlimited. You can switch your plan in My Verizon any time.

Yes. 5G is the fifth and latest generation of mobile networks. Start Unlimited gives you unlimited access to our 5G Nationwide network TT whether you purchased the plan before or after 8/20/20.

Learn more about our 5G Nationwide network and 5G devices.

Shop for a new device in My Verizon.

5G Ultra Wideband network access is not included with Start Unlimited. However, for an extra $10/month you can add access to our 5G Ultra Wideband network when you're in an 5G Ultra Wideband coverage area TT

With the $10/month 5G Ultra Wideband access, a 5G Ultra Wideband phone on a Start Unlimited plan gets:

• Unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband data
• Unlimited 4K HD streaming TT
• Unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband hotspot

The option to choose a 5G network access plan displays when you choose a 5G Ultra Wideband phone. Shop for a device in My Verizon online.

Note: 5G Ultra Wideband access is included with Play More Unlimited, Do More Unlimited and Get More Unlimited. You can switch your plan in My Verizon any time.

No. You can use your 4G device. However, you need a 5G-enabled device to access our 5G networks.

Learn more about our 5G Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband networks and 5G devices. Or shop 5G devices.

First responders, nurses, teachers, active duty military service members, veterans and college students may be eligible for an account-level discount of up to $25 when you have unlimited plans you can mix and match.

Learn more about these discounts, including how to register, by visiting our:

• Nurses discount FAQs
• Teachers discount FAQs
• Military and Veterans discount FAQs
• First Responder discount FAQs
• Student Discount FAQs

Employee discount: Our unlimited plans aren't eligible for your employer discount or corporate plan discount. Contact your employer to see if you can take advantage of any other benefits your employer offers with Verizon.

Yes. You're eligible to get Apple Music included free for 6 months on each smartphone line with Start Unlimited. Taxes apply. Learn more with our Apple Music FAQs.

Yes. Those with Start Unlimited are eligible for the Disney+ on us 6-month promotion. Visit our Disney+ FAQs to learn about adding Disney services to your account with an eligible unlimited plan.

Note: The Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu bundle is included with Play More Unlimited and Get More Unlimited. You can switch your plan in My Verizon any time.

Yes. With Start Unlimited you're eligible for 6 months of discovery+ on us.

Visit our Get discovery+ with an Unlimited phone plan FAQs to learn more.

Start Unlimited includes:

• Mexico and Canada - Talk, text and use unlimited data when traveling in Mexico and Canada. TT Unlimited talk and text to Mexico and Canada when you are in the US.
• Unlimited international texting from the US to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

If you're going to countries other than Mexico and Canada, adding TravelPass to your account lets you use your domestic talk, text and data allowances in more than 185 countries. Learn more about TravelPass.