Verizon 24-month deal: what it really costs
Verizon also runs a compressed 24-month version of the same device-credit promo, aimed at buyers who expect to trade in again in two years rather than three. The mechanics are the same bill-credit shape as the 36-month version, but the credit needed each month to zero out the phone is larger, since the same device cost is being offset over 12 fewer months.
The requirement
This deal requires the Unlimited Plus plan, at $80 a month, held for the full 24-month term. Against US Mobile Unlimited Starter at $22.50 a month, that required tier alone adds $1,380 over the term, before any device credit is counted.
Qualification is identical to the longer term: the line must stay on Unlimited Plus for the promo's credits to keep posting. But the shorter clock changes what an early exit costs. Because more of the device's cost is loaded into each of the 24 months, walking away partway through forfeits fewer total months of unposted credit than the equivalent point in a 36-month agreement would, even though the credit amount forfeited per month is higher.
What this deal really costs
Enter the phone retail price and the monthly bill credit to see what this deal costs against buying the phone outright. Until both are filled in there is no deal to price, so no total is shown.
Plan uplift over the term: $1,380.
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Where these prices come from
Not in these numbers
Verizon Unlimited Plus at $80 a month requires autopay and paperless billing, and is stated before taxes and fees. US Mobile Unlimited Starter at $22.50 a month does not require autopay, and is stated with taxes and fees included.
- Taxes and fees, where a plan price is not taxes-inclusive
- They vary by state and by line, so any single figure here would be wrong for most readers.
- Promotional eligibility and credit-check tier
- Carriers set both per customer, and a failed check changes the deal entirely.
- Whether a trade-in passes inspection
- A downgraded appraisal cuts the credit after you have already shipped the phone.
- Line-count and bundle discounts
- They depend on the rest of the account, not on the phone you are buying.
- Autopay and paperless-billing requirements
- Advertised plan prices usually assume both; losing them raises the monthly figure.
- Device insurance and protection plans
- Optional on both paths, so including them would change both totals equally.
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