The Verizon Plan FAQs

The Verizon Plan is no longer available for new activations.

New and current customers can get our Shared Data Plan – 5GB or Shared Data Plan – 10GB or consider a current unlimited plan. You can switch your plan any time in My Verizon.

If you currently have the Verizon Plan, each line on your account has:

• Unlimited talk and text
• Unlimited International Messaging from the US
• Mobile Hotspot on capable devices

Your account also has shareable 4G LTE / 5G Nationwide¹ data for up to 10 devices in one of these sizes:

• XXL: 18 GB for $100
• XL: 12 GB for $80
• L: 6 GB for $60
• M: 3 GB for $45
• S: 1 GB for $30
  

¹5G Nationwide available in 2,700+ cities. 5G Nationwide access requires a 5G Nationwide-capable device, which automatically connects when you’re in a 5G coverage area. Most devices manufactured in 2020 require the customer to download a software update that adds the 5G Nationwide capability. The software updates will begin to roll out to capable devices in the  weeks and months following the 5G Nationwide announcement on 10/13/20. View a list of eligible devices.

There are 2 different charges on The Verizon Plan:

• Data plan shared by up to 10 devices
• Line access charge for each device, such as:
  
  • Smartphones
  • Basic phones
  • Tablets
  • Mobile hotspot devices
  • Mobile broadband routers
  • Netbooks and Notebooks
  • LTE Internet (Installed)
  • Wireless home phone

For example, if you have 4 smartphones and 1 tablet on your account, you'll have 5 line access charges (i.e., one for each device) and 1 data plan charge.

Your bill will also include taxes and surcharges and charges for any other products or services you subscribe to.

Monthly access charges for smartphones on The Verizon Plan differ based on:

• If you're currently making monthly device payments or own the phone, the monthly access charge will be $20.
  
  
• If you purchased the phone at a discounted price, the monthly access charge will remain at $40 until each device contract expires. Once each device contract expires, the monthly access charge automatically drops to $20.
  
  
• Tablets and mobile hotspots are $10/month.

Yes, you can add connected devices to The Verizon Plan including:

• Wearable tech, like smartwatches:
  
  • Samsung Gear S3 classic
  • Samsung Gear S3 frontier
• GizmoPal®2 by LG

Yes, The Verizon Plan for basic phones includes:

• 700 minutes for $25/month
• Unlimited messaging, including International Messaging from the US
• $0.45/minute for more minutes
• $1.99/MB for data

Up to 10 basic phones can be on each account.

If you're satisfied with The Verizon Plan, you can keep it.

No, there are no fees to change and backdate your plan.

A data allowance is the amount of data included with your selected plan. You use 4G LTE / 5G Nationwide* data on your device when not connected to Wi-Fi and you access the internet, check your email, play games, use apps (e.g., Facebook®, Twitter®, etc.) and more.

Background tasks, such as syncing or location services, may also use data. With The Verizon Plan, the amount of data you use each time you access the internet will be deducted from your data allowance. The Verizon Plan comes with a data allowance that you can share with up to 10 devices on your account.

*5G Nationwide available in 2,700+ cities. 5G Nationwide access requires a 5G Nationwide-capable device, which automatically connects when you’re in a 5G coverage area. Most devices manufactured in 2020 require the customer to download a software update that adds the 5G Nationwide capability. The software updates will begin to roll out to capable devices in the weeks and months following the 5G Nationwide announcement on 10/13/20. View a list of eligible devices.

No matter what size data plan you have, all overages are billed at $15 for each 1 GB, rounded up. For example, if you use 250 MB over your allowance, you'll be charged $15.

Visit our My Verizon Alerts & Notifications FAQs to learn about setting usage alerts so you know when you're getting close to your data allowance. You can also change your plan any time in My Verizon or the My Verizon app.

No, pay as you go for data usage isn't available with The Verizon Plan. For information on the prepaid plans we offer, visit our Prepaid page.

There are a couple of ways to monitor and manage your data in My Verizon:

• Monitor your unbilled monthly data usage on the Device Usage Details page.
• Set up and manage usage alerts to send a notification when you’re reaching your data limit on the Preference Center page.

There are various ways to check your data usage both online and on your device.

You can get a quick summary of your data usage on the Device Usage Details page in My Verizon.

You'll see the data usage for your last bill cycle. You can see a summary of your data usage broken down by percentage and gigabytes.

You can send as many as you want. Every device on your account gets to send unlimited text and multimedia messages internationally from the US on The Verizon Plan.

We have several options if you make frequent international calls from the US.

For more information, refer to our International Services While in the US page.